Feminist reflections on fitness, sport, and health
I have been dealing with a shoulder issue since at least this spring . At one point in September it was full-on frozen shoulder (or something that looks like it, since I don’t have a formal diagnosis). How could this be? My shoulders are super strong from all the swimming I do. Since then, it… Continue reading Building Strength in My Shoulders and Back – What?
This weekend I’m in San Francisco with my sister, touristing around, seeing sights, and eating very yummy food. Our plans Saturday included taking public transportation, traditional cable cars included, to see much of the city before renting a car and heading out to nature. We ended up on foot for much of the day; the… Continue reading Catherine becomes a tourist and boy are her feet tired
Since we are getting to the end of the year, I’m seeing a lot of social media ‘accomplishment’ posts where everyone who had tangible projects this year is listing the things they got done. If your year didn’t play out like that, please don’t take those to heart. I’m happy for people who can quantify… Continue reading Making Space 2023: Day 27
Well, it’s happened. I didn’t know if it ever would. But this was my year. Yes, I’m talking about finishing my 223 workouts in 2023 challenge without frantically rushing around the block multiple times on December 30 or grimly doing bridge exercises in my living room. But, on December 22, I made it: hit the… Continue reading Catherine meets her 223 workouts for 2023 with time to spare
It’s spring and Catherine is right, that does mean spring flowers. However, in my fitness world it also means the seasonal changing of tires and moving of clothes. Out of season tires live beside the house, in a semi-covered area along with canoes and the snowblower and lawn furniture. Out of season clothes live in… Continue reading The changing of seasons and functional fitness
My cousin Rachel was over for dinner the other day. She’s in her late 20s and art-y and youthful, and, as is often the case with young people, also wise. We were catching up on my patio over homemade Ethiopian food and talking about doing things that don’t excite you and Rachel told me about… Continue reading HELL YES! and nothing less.
Note: this post is shamelessly stolen from Nat’s Stop Doing list posts (here and here). In just about everything (as far as I can tell), Nat is a role model for us all. In case clicking those links is just too much for you, here are her lists: 2017, Stop: glorifying being busy beating yourself… Continue reading Catherine’s 2022 Stop-Doing list
On Sunday, my world got just a little darker when one of my oldest friends died suddenly. I first met Jennifer 37 years ago in the context of a medieval group I belong to. She was one of the first people I knew who broke the second-wave stereotypes of feminism. She was married for over… Continue reading Grieving the Loss of a Feminist Friend
Earlier this week I blogged about riding in a heat wave. See Heat cramps and aging? Really? Some readers wondered why I even did that. Why would you go out on the bike for a long ride on a hot day? Why suffer when you don’t have to? Here’s my attempt at an answer. The… Continue reading Why would you do that?
I love all kinds of yoga. I’ve blogged here about goat yoga. Last year, I went to Snow-Ga with Alpacas. But right now I’m recovering from knee replacement surgery and so my yoga options are somewhat limited. I’m still stiff and sore some of the time and I can only stand up for so long.… Continue reading Sam Gives Aqua Yoga a Go
