Girl Meets Barbell
Oct 13, 2016
Written by Sarah Wilson
Filed under Body Image, Gender Stereotypes, Inspiration, Self Improvement, Weightlifting, Women's Fitness

Girl Meets Barbell

by Sarah Wilson

It's kind of crazy how therapeutic the simple act of picking up and putting down various metal objects can be, right?

For me, it was love at first lift, but it wasn't easy getting there...

When I was a little girl, I was extremely shy. I was especially shy at the gym. My parents started taking me to workout with them when I was in middle school (which in retrospect was incredibly awesome of them). I was really into running track at my school, and they wanted to help me become better at something I loved. They paid no mind to the fact that I was the only thirteen-year-old girl at the gym, whereas I couldn't help but notice. It was one thing to run laps with my team in the comfort of my own school, it was quite another to step into an actual gym with grown adults and heavy weights...

Strength Training for Women (Your Six Pack Won't Save You)
Jun 10, 2016
Written by Guest Blog
Filed under Body Image, CrossFit Women, Inspiration, Self Improvement, Women's Fitness

Strength Training for Women (Your Six Pack Won't Save You)

by Shondelle Solomon-Miles

I cringe whenever a woman says to me, ' I don't want to lift weights' or 'Strength is just not that important to me’. Not so much because I think there is something inherently wrong with not enjoying strength training, weights but because of the REASON most women give as to why they don't...

We Can Change If We Want To
Mar 14, 2016
Written by Sarah Wilson
Filed under CrossFit Women, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Self Improvement, Women's Fitness
Discussion 1 comment

We Can Change If We Want To

by Natalie Ford

Over the past several years, exercise has become a huge part of my life. After losing my husband, I spent a lot of my time thinking about how I was stuck in this life that I wasn’t prepared for. I wasn’t prepared to raise a child alone, to cook the meals, to run a household, to take care of the yard. There was so much I didn’t know how to do and so much I didn’t want to take on. I really believed that the person I was at the age of 24 was the person I would be for the rest of my life.

Strong Women… A Man’s Perspective
Jul 08, 2015
Written by Sarah Wilson
Filed under Body Image, Inspiration, Women's Fitness
Discussion 1 comment

Strong Women… A Man’s Perspective

by David Wilson

My wife asked me to write a piece on what a strong woman means to me. A take on strong women through my lens and in doing so I’ve realized that it’s a very hard thing to define. I think mostly because strong women come in many different forms...

Power Tools and Pigtails : The Dad Effect
Jun 18, 2015
Written by Sarah Wilson
Filed under Father's Day, Female Entrepreneurs, Gender Stereotypes, Inspiration

Power Tools and Pigtails : The Dad Effect

Two amazing things about this photo:

1. My dad's moustache (which he's been rocking since 1970).
2. The fact that this photo sits amongst some of the very tools he taught me to use 20 years ago.

I now know how fortunate I am to have a dad that encouraged me do "boy stuff" when I was a kid - a dad that never played into gender stereotypes. He showed me how to use power tools and even tried to get me to play ice hockey. Though only one of these hobbies stuck, the idea that I could do anything my older brother could do has stayed with me into adulthood...

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