"training" Articles & Blogs:
Dirty Boxing, Dirty Dancing, heading to the Catskills
| 8th Annual Fantasy Boxing Camp, August 19-22 at Kutsher's Resort in Monticello, NY. You can train with pros and enjoy the resort...I'll be doing a reading, and there will be a boxing exhibition for participants. Boxers and the Catskills have a long hi...[Read on] |
Catching up with 2010 Olympic hopeful Rachael Flatt
| Seventeen year old Rachael Flatt, the 2008 World Junior Champion and 2008 US Championships silver medalist, has her sights squarely set on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After a short holiday in Hawaii this summer, Rachael is headed back to the ic...[Read on] |
Mother's Day Interview - Gold Medalist Mary Wineberg
| Last week I talked to Mary Wineberg, lead-off leg of the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team. In 2009, she and her husband had their first child, Brooklyn Marie, who is now 9 months old. Mary is already back in shape and setting “post-...[Read on] |
Cyclists keep coming back for more
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(Ed. Note: Cyclist Kim Geist is a member of the Pretty Tough Team)
I think cyclists are one of the most interesting types of athletes in the world. This is because not only is skill very important to the cyclist’s success, but it is vital that he or ...[Read on] |
Unemployment Rate Rising Faster Among Women
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Recovery Act Jobs and Training Must Include Women
Unemployment data released today show that women’s unemployment rate rose faster than men’s in May – and unemployment among women who head families rose even faster, the National Women’s Law Cente...[Read on] |
Lindsey Vonn's Life in the Fast Lane
| Lindsey Vonn training on a Super G race course in Vail, Colorado, on November 23, 2009. Photographs by Jack Affleck, Vail Mountain, Colorado. Some Olympic moments are unforgettable: When U.S. swimmer Jason Lezak chased down Frenchman Alain Bernard in the ...[Read on] |
In Afghanistan, the best way for women to help women is by training men
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Women for Women International provides education and aid for women in war-torn areas. Currently, they operate in eight countries -- Sudan, Nigeria, Congo, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan -- teaching women how to read and become more self-suff...[Read on] |
Kara Goucher announces she is pregnant
| In a May 7th NY Times article, Kara Goucher announced her pregnancy. After revealing last April that she wanted to have a child prior to her build up to the 2012 Olympic Trials and Olympic Games, Goucher found out that she was pregnant in January. She s...[Read on] |
Queen Rania's New United Nations Position
| Kate Middleton, the longtime girlfriend of Prince William, second in line to the British throne, was caught on video at the Online Marketing Show, in London. She was attending the two-day event on behalf of her parents' party-supplies company, Party Piece...[Read on] |
Iraq Trains Female Cops; HIV Top Threat to Women
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(WOMENSENEWS)--
Cheers
In Iraq, 50 women became the first female graduates Nov. 9 of the country's police officer training academy, The New York Times reported.
"Everyone says men are able to do everything, but that's not true," First Lieut...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: David Grounds shares tips on healthy snacking
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Bikini season has open! You may be trying to find an exercise regime to follow to make yourself look as fit as possible. However, exercise is only part of looking and feeling your best. It is important to eat a healthy diet every day, and there are many d...[Read on] |
Barb the Builder
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by Jesse Krohn, Intern,National Women's Law Center
Yesterday the Washington Post ran an article about women in a construction training program. The women featured came to the construction class from traditionally "female" occupations, mostly domestic an...[Read on] |
Sporty Spotlight Saturday presents Kellie Smirnoff
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This Saturday the sporty spotlight shines bright on thirty-nine-year-old triathlete, Kellie “Midget” Smirnoff. Check out Kellie’s in-depth interview below where she dishes on her twin sister, enjoying the journey, and heart.
Name: Kellie “Midg...[Read on] |
Olympic Snowboarder Karin Ruby dies in Chamonix climbing accident
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The world lost of its trailblazing female snowboarders on May 29 to a tragic accident.
Former Olympic snowboarding champion Karine Ruby of France fell into a 20m crevasse while climbing Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe, located...[Read on] |
Pro Squash player Suzie Pierrepont talks passion, tournaments, and — yep — women’s (lower) pay
| By Sarah Odell
I met professional squash player Suzie Pierrepont last spring at the U25 National Doubles Tournament at the Field Club of Greenwich, CT. Suzie, a 23-year-old Brit, is ranked 25th in the world and is now based in the U.S. at the Apawamis Cl...[Read on] |
Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: September 22, 2009 - Here She Is Again, Right on Time
| Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3", song #5 ("Empire State of Mind") blasted through my Jetta's speakers on the way back from my massage tonight...
And since I made it here, I can make it anywhere...
When I got home, I fed the baby, changed into running ...[Read on] |
Female wrestlers a break from the usual
| In the Turkish Language Institute's (TDK) dictionary, the word "pehlivan" is defined as "someone who is tall and strong."So, when you hear the word "pehlivan," that may be all that comes to mind, but you should know that "pehlivan" also means wres...[Read on] |
Reese stands up for women
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Reese Witherspoon was in DC yesterday talking about the need to stop violence against women. She represents Avon which came to town to give a $500,000 grant to the State Department’s Fund for Global leadership.
One of her quotes:
I think when you ha...[Read on] |
How Olympic athletes pay the rent
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If you’re dreaming of becoming an Olympic athlete, remember that beyond all the training, competition and glory there is a lot of financial struggle. Training for the Olympics (never mind competing) is at least a full-time (usually unpaid) job and even ...[Read on] |
Shawn Johnson wins Dancing with the Stars 2009
| Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson was crowned winner of Dancing with the Stars season 8 after performing a very confident Cha Cha with partner Mark Ballas.
After seeing Shawn’s very first dance at the beginning of the season I was skeptical that she would ...[Read on] |
Japanese female pitcher Yosida signs with U.S. men’s team
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A female pitcher from Japan, Eri Yoshida, signed on to play with an all-male minor league baseball team in the United States, reported the Associated Press on April 9. Yoshida will be playing for the Chico Outlaws, based in Chico, Calif. The team said she...[Read on] |
Sweat to Something New: Kettlebells
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From jazzercise to Zumba, a plethora of newfangled exercise regimens hit the market almost continuously. When my mom, a personal trainer, invited me to hit the gym with her to test out a new program she was offering to her clients, I didn’t think anythi...[Read on] |
Iranian woman chasing her racing dream
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Noora Naraghi recently traveled 1500 miles from Iran all the way to Tallahassee, Florida to learn motocross from Stefy Bau, former two-time women world motocross champion and owner of 211 MX school, the elite world wide motocross academy for women.
Narag...[Read on] |
Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: July 5, 2009 - What a Difference a Year Makes
| What a difference a year makes.
On July 4, 2008, I woke up sore and dehydrated from competing the night before in the Final of the 3000m Steeplechase at the US Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. I'd finished 10th, well out of the t...[Read on] |
Free Training on Tax Credits for Working Families
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by Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security, National Women's Law Center
Did you know that federal tax credits for families have been expanded and are now more valuable than ever? We're not talking about a few dollars more f...[Read on] |
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