Earlier in the Fall, I had a chance to meet Jessie Diaz, a powerful and sassy 29-year old plus size dancer and choreographer from The Bronx, New York and Founder of Curves with Moves. We both have a shared interest in dance that started at a young age with tap, jazz and ballet. But as Jessie grew, […]
Back in May, we ran a contest called “Unleash Your Inner Warrior“. With the support of sponsors including Spartan Race, Katie K Active, Sportsbras.ca and Body Positive Athletes, we created the ultimate plus size athletic opportunity for 2 women to be fully supported through athletic wear, training support and a free race entry to successfully complete a Spartan race of their choice. One […]
How does a soccer player become a triathlete qualifying for the National Championship in just 3 years? Maybe it has something to do with swim and soccer game brick workouts or logging over 200 cycling miles in August. When we heard about this athlete, we knew we wanted to feature her. So meet Shana McKnight, our September Featured […]
“Toot toot! All aboard” - for many years, this is what Willow heard as she commuted to work everyday on the train. OK maybe not those exact words, but that was her commuting routine. Finally one day she had enough and made the switch to cycling to work, 5 days a week. And now, this 38-year […]
Have you ever wonder what it would take to complete back-to-back races? I’m not talking about back to back weekends, but DAYS! I have but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. But you know who did? Johanna, our June Featured Plus Size Athlete. Johanna is a 39 year old athlete, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. While she prefers […]
We are week 1 into the Unleash Your Inner Warrior contest and we are excited to see all the entries that have come in. If you are having any doubts about signing up and could you do it, we want to ease your mind that YOU CAN! Read Jessica’s story on why she signed up to do a Reebok […]
