BODY IMAGE — We are Girls in Sport blog

A girls in sport barrier broken! The Soul Cap

It’s not often you’ll find a current newsy piece on our blog but this is SO important that it had to be shared and celebrated!

Training for the Paris Olympics 2024, introducing boxer Daisy Bamberger

California based Daisy Bamberger is an up and coming Latina American boxer who might not have made Tokyo but is aiming for the next summer Olympics in Paris in 2024 (only three years to wait thanks to COVID rather than the normal four!).

BODY IMAGE, WELLNESSCaroline KINGSJuly 21, 2021BOXING

GRID - strategy, skill and diversity in sport

The Florida GRID League is extremely diverse, so much so that men and women, boys and girls, play on the same team. Many of its athletes identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community so, as you’ll see, it’s a very welcoming sports community.

This sport is Florida based but growing in popularity and reach with athletes joining the league from all over the US and other parts of the globe. The format sounds fantastic and really exciting - a way to take your training to a new level .

On the board ... guest blog on surfing and mental health

This week is Mental Health Awareness in the UK and the theme is Connect with Nature. When we think of nature, we might go to forests and green open spaces but the sea counts too!

Yvette Curtis must have the sea in her genes; half Mauritian, half British, in this week’s blog she explains how surfing and the sea helps her and her community be active, look after their mental health and be at one with nature.

Dancing - blood, sweat and tears

Dancing makes me feel whole, it completes me. It is one of those things you don’t even realise you love so much, it’s just there forever - Ella Dorward

Friday Roller Disco anyone?

This month we are highlighting different types of physical activity and exercise which might not be considered sport but still keep you fit and healthy.

This week’s blog is an interview with Rebecca Ryan, California based roller skater extraordinaire who has amassed a great following on social media with her tips, tricks and moves!

Let’s talk about Body Image

This week we have a guest blog , perfect for girls ,on body image from Anupa Roper also known as ‘Miss Sparrowlegs’. Anupa lives in Leicestershire, UK with her husband and two children (Maya 11 and Ayden 10). She allowed the label of ‘skinny’ to affect her feelings, self esteem and worth for a long time. Now she wants to empower the young by helping them to feel happy in their own skin. She would love for the generations that follow to know that their bodies are amazing and they are beautiful just the way they are.