Wordless Wednesday - some of the happy, focused women I met a few weeks ago training MuayThai at Jitti Gym in Bangkok, Thailand More Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
How badly do we want to win at sport?
Running in the park yesterday morning I spotted a squad of teenage girls warming up for football* practice. It made me smile cause you just know how many stressed out mums n dads were behind getting them there just after 9am. It was inspiring to see. But later in the morning I read an expose done … [Read more...]
A personal trainer and her Mojo
Have you ever wondered where a personal trainer gets her Mojo?Australian Shelley Lask is a former couch potato, a former MuayThai fighter in Thailand and now battling negativity in the fitness industry. Q: HOW DID YOU GET INTO SPORT? In school I just hated it. I got teased about my knees turning in … [Read more...]
Technology and women’s boxing in Australia
This week's video is a great insight into the difference science is making to women’s sport, and specifically how the lure of an Olympic medal is changing women’s boxing.Set in the Australian Institute of Sport, the clip follows boxer Sarah McFarlane as scientists examine her punches. Women’s boxing … [Read more...]
Women and sport in Cambodia
Waiting for the ferry to Phnom Penh across the Tonle Sap River Cambodia’s history overshadows its present so much it is almost a surprise to discover sport and games but they’re there.Walking through the capital city Phnom Penh at twilight all you have to do is follow the shouts and you will find … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - outdoor aerobics at sunset in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia ** More Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing (**Been travelling for work - more posts from here to follow) … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - memories of women's boxing London 2012 More Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
How did you get into sport?
PIC via EosFitnessOn this blog I usually focus on people who are succeeding at some level, but it's good to remember back when some of us started out.That first wobbly long bike-ride, the first time a punch connected with pads, the first time you ran without heaving up your lunch too ... the good … [Read more...]
Laila B - an actress gets in the boxing ring
Laila B PIC via Facebook How often have you heard about an actor who really beefed-up and took on a huge physical challenge to play a boxer? A lot, right? How often do those boxers actually fight? Hardly ever. In this latest Kickstarter project on women’s boxing, the team at “Laila B” are … [Read more...]
Accepting the Hijab in sports
Egypt's Eman Gaber PIC Reuters via Mail Online A basketball player who couldn't represent her country drew attention once again to the challenges facing Muslim women who wish to wear the hijab while competing. But that incident during the Asian Games is actually a blip. A very public blip … [Read more...]