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We moved around the gym looking for anywhere there was space sufficient even for bodyweight exercises. The only space we could find was right in front of the door to the female changing rooms. This gym was about 85% male, so that door wasn’t in constant use. I had to have my client...
And the more you fight against this regime, the more sick you get.My autoimmmune feels like I am carrying a monster on my back. Its talons dig into my shoulders. Its weight bears down on me, making everyday tasks just that much harder, and completely exhausting....
So I am writing this to say THANK YOU for truly opening my eyes to the world of training at home, nutrition, and sheer gutsy determination. Jackie, you are a brave and open female. I will always have a deep respect and admiration for you. –Charlie Wall, Cambridge, UK Hi all, when ...
this paper delves into the embodied experiences of female exercisers within a UK ‘working-class’ gym. By exploring the women’s own accounts of their living, breathing and sensing bodies as they exercise, I attempt to understand how they make sense of this physical culture, their embodied se...
Charlie can be partly understood within each regime, she reinforces this double bind where her female body, even if admired, always is subjected to a voyeuristic 'gaze,' where the gaze is controlling and oppressive [3]: 'In here you kind of get left alone a little bit more, especially ...