female fitness

Hi friends. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations of fitness accounts of short women, preferably 5’2 and under. I’m 5’0 and getting into the fitness sphere and I look towards YouTube, TikTok, and instagram for a lot of my inspiration however I noticed a lot of the people I find or...

Hi, I'm pretty new here so sorry if I look, well, newbie. >_< Anyways, I've just started the 12-week Gluteal Goddess full body program and am about to finish my first week. However, I'm struggling with some of the exercises in Workout C, those being the "turkish get up" (1x5 each side) and the...

Searching this sub for previous DEXA scans was very insightful so I figured I would share mines! Dexa Scan 1/6/2024 with previous measure scans: Things to note: I am Asian/Mixed. Body pics are in gym/swim/underwear (NSFW) Some background: In my teens and 20s I felt I was pretty active...

I (F26) have lived in different countries, I am half austrian and half dutch. Which made it quite hard for me to pursue my sports. As a child I grew up with competitive alpine skiing, which I was quite good at and still has my heart after all this time. In the summers I tried playing tennis, but...

Reddit has helped me a lot on my health and fitness journey since February 2021 and I figured I’ll share my experience in case it can also be helpful to somebody else. Old me from before Feb: sedentary lifestyle, ate a lot of take out, 5’7 and wore 26/27 pants (I don’t want to focus on weight...

General reflection: This was my first powerlifting meet, and it was a great experience! I have been powerlifting for about 2 years with some breaks due to injury, but I trained specifically for this meet for 12 weeks with Candito 6 week strength. I chose to not worry about what weight class I...

I’ve worked out off and on with trainers for three years and this is the longest I’ve ever gone on a solo routine, 6 weeks (yay go me!). I sort of combined different things I’ve learned from different trainers to find something sustainable that works for me. So far I’m very happy with the...

Hi ladies! If you shouldn't use the squat rack to do dead lifts, where do you do them? At my gym the bars are all attached to one machine or another, be it a bench press, etc. I don't want to take a bar and then.. awkwardly be in the middle of the gym doing dead lifts? Is this a thing?

Have read through this subreddit and most advice given on achieving your first pull up are 1) eccentrics 2) volume I’m currently doing a 5 day lifting split, upper lower PPL. My goal is to do ONE strict pull up/chin up by 2022. Would love some advice how to tweak and incorporate the necessary...

I feel really proud of myself and wanted to share with women who would get it. I practice both muy Thai and jiu jitsu - neither of which I’ve done in a year due to the pandemic. This week, the local rules on outdoor fitness changed and my apartment complex set up some fitness equipment...

Hi everyone, I am sure a few of you have seen this already but this is a video by Natacha Océane about bloating. This happens to me every day and it was so refreshing to see. Bloating is something I really struggle with and I wish it didn't happen but to see that someone so fit and lean looks...

Hi all, Just wanted to share my DEXA results. This is my first time doing a scan. Results: DEXA results Pics (NSFW - underwear) Measurements: Waist: 27 in Hips: 38 in Thighs: 22 in Biceps: 11.5 in Background: Lifting for 3 years Had a bunionectomy (on and off at gym) Gained 10 lbs since...

Pictures Mildly NSFW! Underwear. Per request here are a few more pics of my torso without posing/flexing. These are from last week: 145lbs-->113lbs (on show day)-->120ish lbs today. I am 5'4". I have been weight lifting since fall 2012 after my daughter was born. I instantly fell in love...

Edit: WEEK ONE THREAD UP here Starting Monday April 6th and ending on Monday June 29th. New Spreadsheet I'll start Check-In Threads every Monday to see where we're all at. Right now, in whatever calendar app or journal you use to schedule your life, jot down a reminder to update your row in...

I’ve been going to my current gym now for 7 months, and I finally can’t take it anymore. The gym is pointlessly gendered, to the point I’m starting to feel insulted. Let’s start with this poster. The English translation is “when you’re too weak to put your weights back, please contact our...

I exercise regularly (gym 3-4 timer per week, and run/walk a few times per week for 3-5km) however other than morning workouts I’m pretty sedentary during the day. I’d love to go for walks during the day, but never get around to it (I always have way too much work + I’m paid hourly, so if I’m...

I've gone through the wiki but the only resources on the disordered eating page were for EDs, so I figured I'd ask here! As some background, I'm disabled & overweight, and I've spent the last few years working on self acceptance, body neutrality, all that jazz. All of the apps I've tried have...

This might seem silly but it always seems like people fall into one of two categories; they prefer HIIT type classes or lifting. Last year I lost a hundred pounds and was doing an upper/lower split 4x a week and running 2-3x. It worked well then, but around November my personal life went into...

Hey all, I've recently been in a pretty heavy training cycle (12-14 hours a week, with a down week of ~8 every 3 weeks or so). This consists of four runs per week (25-30 mpw), 3-4 mountain bike rides between 1.5-3 hours, and 3 full body strength sessions. I'm a 30 yr old female. I've found...

Hello! Today I got a DXA scan. Results here. I’m 5’8’’ and around 135 pounds. Here’s a photo of me for reference. I work out 5-6 days a week, doing a mix of weights, HIIT workouts, LISS cardio and lots of stretching. I almost always eat clean, whole foods (and a libation or two on the...