02-14-03, 11:34 AM | ||
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: San Jose, California
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Training Regimes
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I was making two points: One was that you don't have to have a "perfect" body to be fit. Look not only at Ms. Cox, but at many women's weightlifters, judo competitors and softball players. The other was that you don't have to engage in a very intense program to get the benefits of fitness. You will get benefits from participating in a moderate program, year-in, year-out. I think there are a lot of people who have given up on exercise -- they think it requires a time investment they don't really have, or athletic skills that they don't really want to perfect. For those people, it's inspiring to show individuals engaged in moderate activity, year-in, year-out. There's room for many different kinds of fitness examples. By the way, two other women who inspire me are archer Geena Davis and equestrian Princess Anne. The reason I admire those two is that they, like Lynne Cox, are obviously doing what they do for the love of the sport, not for fame and money. What all these women -- Lynne Cox, the older woman following a moderate regime, Anne and Geena -- have in common is that they're having fun doing what they do. Physical activity may require discipline, but it can usually be joyful discipline. It's just that what's joyful differs from person to person. |
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02-19-03, 07:22 AM | |
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Lenore, thank you for sharing these examples. I agree with your points on "perfect" bodies, the exercise needed for fitness, the variety of inspiration, and joyful discipline, among others.
Lynne Cox has an online-only interview on the New Yorker site--interesting reading.
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02-19-03, 10:00 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: queens, new york
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My awe is for Jane who jumped in the freezing cold water, nude!!! and would do it again in a heartbeat!
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