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Women 100 years ago Exercise Workout Video
by LostCentury
posted May 11, 2011 at 1:53pm

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Pampering: No longer a dirty word. (Plus a giveaway!)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 10, 2011 at 11:26pm

There is something unsettling about the word “pamper” to me. It conjures up images of doing something a bit sneaky or sly, like playing hooky or getting a treat for something you really didn’t earn. Pampering has a connotation, for me, of being extr...more

Could “Bad” Cholesterol be Good for Muscle Growth?
by Performance Nutrition
posted May 10, 2011 at 9:25am

I’m all for maintaining a healthy heart. But, could America’s quest for heart health be damaging muscle tissue (and keep in mind that your heart is the most important muscle in your body)? For decades dietary fat, and especially saturated fat, was de...more

Injury…not always a bad thing
by Pretty Tough
posted May 9, 2011 at 12:06am

(Editor’s Note: Pretty Tough Team member Heidi Johnson-Fry is a champion duathlete from Montana. ) After a year of being side lined for an injury/surgery, I am back to racing! I just came back from a decent showing in the Dallas Rock n Roll Half...more

1899 - Volleyball - The New Game for Girls
by LostCentury
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:39pm

April 23, 1899, Sunday - The San Francisco Call “Volley ball is the game par excellence for girls and young women. It is a new game and meets all the requirements for exercise and physical culture.” So said Miss Walker, instructor in physical tr...more

I almost died and now running is my validation
by margiepritchard
posted May 6, 2011 at 1:39pm

It is a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Vermont. I ran my long run today. Brilliant sunshine, cool breeze, and rolling hills. Truly idyllic. Past the cows that I actually talk to as I go by, as they walk along the fence as though escorting me down...more

When gifted athletes fall from grace
by Loren Fogelman
posted May 5, 2011 at 12:55pm

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all” Dale Carnegie...more

On two wings & a few hundred prayers
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted May 2, 2011 at 6:23pm

Nashville, Tenn., to many is where dreams come true or die. It’s where “starving artists” are found. And where people are trying to “make it.” I knew that Nashville would hold a special place in my heart. Last Monday, the FIT Project was abou...more

1896 article - "In a Girls' Gymnasium"
by LostCentury
posted May 1, 2011 at 11:10am

1896 article in Munsey's Magazine by Jean Pardee-Clark , "In A Girls' Gymnasium" (excerpts). Illustration by J.M. Gleeson....more

How much fiber does your athlete need?
by Sports Girls Play
posted April 29, 2011 at 11:58am

Giving your kids the right nutrition is tricky enough, but when they are bodies in constant motion – also known as athletes – not only is it tricky, but it is really important, too! I recently wrote a piece on Kids and Fiber for the Kellogg’s Sna...more

We need wellness policies to create healthy communities
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted April 28, 2011 at 12:58am

By: Hannah Barker, Dietetic Intern, with assistance from Rebecca This week I participated in a webinar called, “Looking Upstream: How Income, Education and Racial Disparities Shape Health.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was the host. The expert pane...more

Brianna Glenn on healthy eating
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted April 27, 2011 at 7:14pm

I have recently decided to go on a healthy eating binge. I know what you're thinking… I thought all professional athletes eat healthy! Well, some do. People ask me all the time what my diet is like and I pretty much confess to eating whatever I like ...more

Sweat in style with these fashionable fitness finds
by A Glam Slam
posted April 26, 2011 at 7:29pm

In 2010, Americans spent more than $30 million on women’s fitness clothing, a 2 percent increase over the previous year. Fitness brands are continuing to focus on fashions that are feminine, form-fitting and versatile enough to take wearers from the th...more

1900 Woman's Physical Development and Emile Zola
by LostCentury
posted April 26, 2011 at 10:30am

1900 Woman's Physical Development magazine cover with motto "Ugliness a Sin, Health is Beauty," and article by Emile Zola, "Why Modern Sports Benefit Woman."...more

1896 article - Regular Exercise for Girls
by LostCentury
posted April 25, 2011 at 10:23am

January 14, 1896 – Harper’s Young People Regularity in bodily training is the “golden rule” of all physicians and gymnasium teachers. “A little exercise every day, taken at a certain time,” is worth more than all the spasmodic exertio...more

1902 article - The Athletic Girl Not Unfeminine
by LostCentury
posted April 24, 2011 at 2:16pm

1902 article published in Outing magazine written by Christine Terhune Herrick...more

Violent injury: just ‘part of the game’?
by Off The Court
posted April 23, 2011 at 2:03pm

‘This is a barbaric game, this game is not for the weak. You play football, you understand that.’ Former gridiron player Marshall Faulk is blunt in his assessment of the violence involved in American football.This year, for the first time, AFL players...more

Watch the video of “The Female Athlete and Concussions”
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted April 20, 2011 at 5:58pm

The video of our Spring 2011 Distinguished Lecture on “The Female Athlete and Concussions” is now available online, free of charge. Featuring Mary Jo Kane, Ph.D., Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, Ph.D., Jill Brooks, Ph.D., and Aynsley Smith, Ph.D., R.N. Recen...more

Joanna Zeiger on the perfect snack
by Fast at Forty
posted April 20, 2011 at 4:59pm

Even though I eat three meals a day, I constantly snack. This habit began during high school and was so pervasive my mother would often tell me that I grazed like a cow and to please close the refrigerator door that nothing new materialized in the five mi...more

Ask Lauren Fleshman: Can Max Weights and Marathon Training Play Nice Together?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted April 19, 2011 at 5:40pm

Q: Lauren, I will be training for the Chicago Marathon this October. I will be running five days and resting or cross-training the other two. I want to add barbell squats and seated calves to my training regimen. I will be doing both on the same day onc...more

Women who exercise (and sing)
by Mariah Burton Nelson: BEYOND WORKOUTS - Think of Yourself as an Athlete
posted April 17, 2011 at 8:40pm

One of many pleasures of public speaking is engaging an audience in something new and slightly risky. A tension builds: Who will participate? What will happen next? Most adults do not consider themselves singers, and are reluctant even to sing Happy Birt...more

Lose weight with whey
by Performance Nutrition
posted April 17, 2011 at 1:36pm

If you know me you know I love helping pack muscle weight on already big guys. But, I also use a variety of simple solutions to help people shed extra fat weight. And, in both scenarios, I often turn to whey protein. Whey protein is one of the two protei...more

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