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Operation: Bali Body

Melanie Webb — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:31 +0000

I recently received an offer I could not refuse to visit Amankila and Amandari in Bali, Indonesia. I have only seven days to go before my first tropical luxury vacation! As I start to pull out the bikini’s I haven’t worn since summer it hits me – only seven days to go until Bali! Gasp. [...]

Early Morning Runs

Molly Barker — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:34:16 +0000

I am SO a morning person. One day last week, while driving my children to a doctor’s appointment I had conveniently (for me anyway) scheduled at 7:45 a.m., my son commented out of the blue, half-dozing, half awake. “I just don’t know why you do that.” Hank is in tenth grade. “I just don’t know [...]

The “Art” of the Martial Arts

Anita Ronzone — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:44:13 +0000

When I started in the martial arts, over six years ago now, I did it to have fun with my (then) four year-old son. I’ve always been an athletic person, but the martial arts was not something I ever really considered doing. Growing up in a traditional Asian-American household, it was uncommon for girls to [...]

Climbing 101 – New Adventures for a New Year

Erica Lineberry — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:50:47 +0000

When people find out that I’m a rock climber, the usual reaction is something to the effect of – “Wow, I could never do that!” My response is almost always “What’s stopping you?!?” So many times we as women refuse to undertake new adventures because of fear – fear of the unknown, of failure, or [...]

Spring 2012 Behind the Scenes Gallery

Team Athleta — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:32:36 +0000

For our Spring 2012 catalog, Team Athleta trekked to Kauai, Hawaii's Garden Isle, in search of pristine beaches and perfect waves... more »

Starting from Scratch

Teri Larson Jones — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:46:15 +0000

If you read my bio you know that I compete in three-event barefoot waterskiing. Our three events are wake slalom, tricks, and jump — all done on our feet! Before you tune out because you aren’t interested in (or familiar with) barefoot waterskiing, let me say this: my story is your story. Barefooting may be [...]

The Ultimate Gut Check

Jennifer Pattee — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:21:37 +0000

I wonder how many race decision are made under the influence of alcohol. I was already three kir royals deep, celebrating Devon’s epic finish at the Olympic Trials in Houston, when conversation turned my direction. “So are you doing San Diego?” I am sitting with Devon Crosby Helms, Larissa Polischuk, Nathan Yanko, Brett Rivers, Georgia Young, and [...]

Count It Out

Gen Matchette — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:38:15 +0000

As a military wife, mother, athlete and cancer survivor, I live by numbers. I am always counting. Even as a child, I was always counting. I liked to count; skip counting, rote counting, counting in different languages, whatever. I appreciate the orderliness of numbers and how it engages my brain while I’m doing other things. [...]

Imposter Syndrome

Rachel Toor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:39:40 +0000

I’ve yet to meet someone who doesn’t suffer from some form or degree of imposter syndrome. For me, it started with an acceptance to a university my guidance counselor said I had zero chance of getting into. I spent four years there thinking that someone made a mistake by letting me in. Years later, when [...]

Meet Our TWENTY 2012 Sponsored Athletes

Team Athleta — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:30:47 +0000

Each year we celebrate the powerful life force and athletic accomplishments of a select group of ten women. This year, we were so awed by our sponsorship applicants and how they embody the very essence of Power to the She, we just had to go bigger. We’re excited to unveil our TWENTY 2012 Sponsored Athletes, [...]