Blood, Sex and a C-Section [Mixed Martial Arts Experiment Update & Videos!]

Oh well if I can have a rainbow mowhawk and a fancy nickname like Dan the Outlaw Hardy, I’m sold!   Tapout. It’s not just a clothing and equipment line for Mixed Martial Arts practitioners and their ring girls,it’s also the password into the very serious, highly entertaining and slightly strange sub-culture of MMA. What, …

Does fitness have to be sexy? [I’m Not Bringing Sexy Back. Or Forward. Or Sideways.]

Not a temptation for me… I am not a sexy person. Please don’t argue that with me in the comments. I am outgoing, funny, cheerfully serious, pretty-when-caught-off-guard and occasionally entertaining. But sexy? Nope. Some girls ooze sex appeal even in a floor-length prairie dress but I could be wearing a gold mini, a massively padded …

Have You Ever Slapped Anybody? [Hitting Men: Art or Abuse?]

Hitting a woman is not cool and hasn’t been socially acceptable in quite a few decades (see: Chris Brown/Rihanna scandal) but ever since Scarlett slapped Rhett Butler, girls slapping men has been made out to be not only okay but even ladylike, appropriate and, yes, cool. (Okay, let’s be honest: Scarlett slapped just about everybody in …

Do You Workout With Your Significant Other?

Yeah, you totally wouldn’t want to do this move with your girlfriend. Especially if she’s the shirtless one. Starting out with the line, “I’ll admit that there may be some good reasons to bring along your significant other when you hit the gym, like providing her with the opportunity to do something about the hail …

Is a Woman’s Body Always Open For Comment? [The Problem With Street Fashion Blogging]

photo from The Sartorialist Does this girl look fat to you? Would you describe her as “a bigger, curvier girl than most of the other bloggers who you see in the press”? This Italian small-time fashion blogger was photographed by big-time (perhaps the inventor the genre) street-fashion blogger The Sartorialist and in a post that …

Do Men and Women Really Exercise Differently? [Plus Puke-Free Race Report!]

“Girls rule, boys drool!” “Girls go to Jupiter to get more stupider; boys go to Mars to get more candy bars!” And my favorite gender stereotype, brought home the other day by my 3rd grader: “Mom, did you know that when girls scream 3 times they can shatter glass? It’s because girls have high voices …

Frugal Fitness: Get a Great Workout for Free

3…2…1…. and NOW you get it. Something tells me this diet tip involves a lot more than a diet. Zumba! Kettlebells! TurboKick! Circus Class! Stripperobics! Krav maga! In addition to the perennial faves like yoga and boot camp, there are so many fun ways to exercise and with new programs coming out all the time …

Finding Safety in an Unsafe World [The Four Steps of Self-Defense You Need to Know.]

This picture is simply too awesome to caption. I spent my Saturday night getting my aggression on: gouging people in the eyes, yelling “I’ll rip your larynx out!” and watching my best girlfriends get cornered by a bunch of threatening men. Makes your screening of Tron, The Legacy seems pretty lame now, huh? No, we …

Yoga Mats as Status Symbols – What Does Yours Say About You?

See? He’s so cool he doesn’t even need a mat! The Times was right! Scorpio? Libra? Who needs a sign to make unfounded snap judgements about strangers? The zodiac is sooo 70’s! According to the NY Times, the new thing is to judge a girl by her yoga mat. (Because yoga is soooo, uh, ’70’s?) …