After four weeks lifting weights, I realise that I’m generally feeling really good; in control, building muscle and, yes, stronger
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In 2017, it’s not enough to be fit and healthy: you need to be strong. The cruel twists and turns of the fitness world: once, you were meant to be lean, limby, elegant, perhaps a ballet dancer. Then you had to prove you could swim for miles or run a marathon (or two). But the latest must-have isn’t just a slim waist: it’s rock-hard abs. You don’t merely run for the bus without breaking a sweat; you could push the bus if it broke down.
In many ways this is just another type of body-shaming, in a more muscly form, but I have to admit it appeals to me. I’ll never be winsome; I’ve never done a second of ballet and I don’t plan to start now. But I do have grit, I like to sweat and I love the idea of knowing that, were push come to shove… well, I could do some efficient pushing and shoving.
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