Springtime puts stress on women
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While men just let it all hang out, women want perfect summer bodies
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Spring is here! FINALLY. I know this not because of the weather forecast or by sticking my head out the front door…I know this because every female in my life is on a diet.
LITERALLY.
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Dad bods? What about Mom bods?
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If guys can let themselves go a bit, why not women?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Have you heard about “Dad bod”? Thanks to Clemson student Mackenzie Pearson’s blog post (read here: http://bit.ly/1DCrYSl) the concept is trending. Here’s her theory in a nutshell: Women are attracted to men that have a “nice balance between a beer gut and working out.
The dad bod says, “I...
Are we obsessed with our weight?
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A number of a scale shouldn’t define anyone, but health should be a factor
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Joni Edelman is a blogger and mother of five who recently created a firestorm of controversy when she wrote about her experience of gaining weight and finding happiness as a result. Click here to read her post: http://on.today.com/1DvghCL
I read it and it bothers me. Why does...
Reshaping thoughts about body image
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Affirm the positive and stop negative thoughts
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Happy Easter!
Put down the peanut butter egg for 5 minutes. This will be brief, I promise.
Due to the proximity of summer swimsuit/shorts/tank top season, my fanatical fitness focus ratchets up to a whole new level. In the spirit of Spring’s rebirth and renewal, I am attempting to (once again) have a healthy...
‘Fat Talk’ probably helps no one
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A bit of perspective might be useful when looking at body image
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
After a killer class at Kennett Cross Fit, my girlfriends and I hobbled over to the Produce Place for a smoothie and a chat. Inevitably, talk turned to body image and our own self-perceptions (as distorted as they may be). I was telling them about an article that I read in the New York Times by...