Recent and not-so-recent.
Women Are Not Their Own Worst Beauty Critics by Imran Siddiquee at Miss Representation — “So to say women are their own “worst critics” when it comes to beauty puts the blame on women for a beauty-obsessed, body-shaming and misogynistic world created and maintained largely by dudes.” (Via Laura at Tutus and Tiny Hats.)
How I Learned to Love Exercise (Yes, Really!) by Virginia Sole-Smith at Elle — “And then one day, as I lazed on the couch while my husband trotted out the door, looking downright gleeful at the prospect of a good, sweaty run, I realized I didn’t just hate working out; I was also jealous of anybody who seemed to enjoy it, from my husband, a runner and rock-climbing junkie, to every personal trainer I’d ever hired, to every workout host whose DVD I’d turned off halfway through (that would be all of them) because I couldn’t take their chipper attitude any longer. I wanted to think of my workouts as fun—I just had no idea how to make that happen.”
On Writing with Grace by Maria Smilios at Kissing the Mad Hatter Goodbye — ” I give myself another hour, 60 more minutes, to create a cohesive narrative, to string the words together so they are not broken, so they move in harmony, but I am weary, drained, depleted from another day spent in a seemingly endless repetition of negatives, “No, do not put the Legos in the fish tank….no, do not scream…no, do not put playdough on the carpet,” that I’m now choking on the words.”
How Different Foot Strikes Affect Different Body Parts by Scott Douglas at Runner’s World — “One aspect of the barefoot/minimalism/form debate of the last few years that most experts agree is unfortunate is the notion that one type of foot strike is universally better. A new Finnish study provides the helpful reminder that different types of foot strikes result in different force loads on various body parts, and that which one is best for you might depend in part on your injury history.”
Fitness and Accessibility by Tracy at Fit, Feminist, and (almost) Fifty — “An environment that accommodates disability is designed to be enjoyed first and foremost by non-disabled people. If my fellow swimmer needed to call ahead and arrange the means to get safely into the pool every time she wanted to go swimming, that would be an accommodation. Instead, the lift is always there. The pool is accessible.”
What about you? Read anything interesting lately (or not so lately)?