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How should we be moving? It’s a moving target
There’s no shortage of movement and exercise advice. From the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition in the US to the Centers for Disease Control, we are inundated with recommendations...
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Undeniable? Undeniable. (Guest Post)
I’ll be honest – I didn’t want to like the new ad for SickKids. I’m surprised that I do, given that, for the most part, I don’t support the use of language in illness that refers to “fighting...
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Vacuuming as exercise, and other myths about women’s mobility
For some time now women have been told that housework chores can count as exercise, but for reasons unknown I’ve only just cottoned on to this self-help trend. Vacuuming, gardening, washing the floor,...
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Unpacking the ACSM’s Body Composition Table (Guest Post)
In my Advanced Physiological Assessment class the other day, we conducted a body composition lab which measured body fat using a variety of clinical assessment tools including bioelectric impedance...
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Stop flossing right now? Or not…
I loved the list of 40 things you can stop doing right now. It included peeling vegetables before you cook them (duh) but also a bunch of personal health related things such as getting eight hours...
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Finding my fitness spirit animal (Guest post)
I have figured out my fitness spirit animal. My desire to get in better shape has been a long time coming. I’ve always dreamed of being the kind of person who truly enjoys physical activity, who opts...
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Mood Swings (Guest Post)
I’ve written before about how I use exercise to manage my mild anxiety and depression. I know I’m not alone in using exercise to manage not only my mental health, but also regular emotions. After all,...
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The Flu and My Friend’s Fitness Journey (Guest Post)
Last week I got unexpectedly hit with the flu. (Come to think of it, is it ever really expected?) Anyway, it knocked me out hard and I was upset by the rough start to my 2017. (Needless to say I...
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Why I hate (yes, hate) going to the doctor and why I go anyway
As a white, cys-gendered anglophone in Canada I have many privileges. This post is about how, despite those privileges, I truly hate going to the doctor. It is the 1980s, I am a child at the...
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(Weight stigma) science is hard: some thoughts on the newest study on fat...
There’s new study that purports to tell us what we think we already know about weight stigma and physical activity: when you perceive more weight stigma in your life, you are less likely to engage in...
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Katherine’s Wibbly Wobbly Walk (Guest Post)
From zero to completing a sponsored walk raising over £400 for hypermobility syndromes. In 2011, after years of pain, exhaustion, worry and doctors’ visits, I was diagnosed with hypermobility syndrome,...
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Riding safely in the big city
I’m currently spending five weeks working and visiting friends in and around London, UK – the “other” London, as we know it in southwestern Ontario. This is where I began my road cycling career 5 years...
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Why I’m glad I stopped worrying about sugar and other weird food obsessions
I had a funny exchange the other day on Facebook. There was a link about the dangers of the cheese powder in boxed mac and cheese. I commented on my friend’s post that when we can, we should rely on...
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My highest weight and feeling great?
That’s not how the whole body image & heart health narrative is supposed to go. I know. I’m supposed to struggle with my weight and health. Then, because I’ve sublimated my base urges and really...
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N+1: A Love Story (Guest Post)
I know many of the contributors and readers of this blog are avid cyclists. I’ve only recently discovered the joys of cycling. Although, like most people, I learned to ride a bike when I was a child,...
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New Year’s resolutions: the academic year edition
For those of us who live by the academic calendar, it is New Year’s. My Facebook feed has been filled with pictures of grinning kids in their back-to-school ensembles and reports of fall syllabi being...
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Sports equipment as anti-fat-shaming devices
A few weeks ago, I went to the optometrist for my biannual eye exam and to get my reading glasses prescription updated. During the eye exam, the doctor told me that I was suspect for glaucoma– my eye...
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Float report: Or, Kim tries hydrotherapy
I’ve just moved house, to a new city; it’s been a stressy time. Between the administrative challenges (do not put me on hold again!!), the physical labour (please, please, no more boxes…), and the...
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Women and concussions: what do we know? Not nearly enough.
Today we have a co-authored blog by Catherine W and Julia F-C. Julia F-C is a senior at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. She has a background in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a passion...
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Reflections on the exercise pill by a reluctant desk potato (Guest post)
The exercise pill is in the news again. We’ve talked about before (here and here), as has Fit and Feminist (here). The pill made the headlines again this week because of new experimental results that...
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