November Project
It’s 6:27 in the morning. You’re shivering in a stencilled t-shirt in the pre-dawn light. Dozens of hugging people around...
Cassey Ho is the founder of Blogilates, the #1 female fitness channel on YouTube. Parvati Magazine caught up with her to talk about fitness, fun and transformation. Parvati Magazine: In your opinion, what makes Pilates so transformative? Cassey Ho: Pilates will transform your body because it teaches you how to move functionally while building strength, gaining flexibility and improving posture. It makes you fitter for LIFE. Pilates focuses heavily on the core - your powerhouse, where all your strength comes from.
The world’s longest footrace is, of course, not the marathon. A measly 26.2 miles (42.2 km), the furthest distance in mainstream athletics is only a stepping stone for many to the “ultramarathon” race distances: 50 km, 50 miles (80 km), 100 km, 100 miles (160 km) and beyond. The most legendary of these ultramarathons include the 89 km Comrades marathon in South Africa, the 217 km scorching Badwater race through California’s Death Valley, and the six-day, 251 km Marathon des sables in the Sahara.
Elisabeth Akinwale (pronounced Ah-KEEN-wah-lay, a Yoruba name which means “The warrior has returned”) is a top athlete with repeated CrossFit Games championships to her credit. She is also an Olympic style weightlifter with three USA Weightlifting National qualifications. Based in Chicago, IL, she is a coach who inspires tens of thousands of followers on her Instagram and Facebook with her perspectives on fitness and life, often with the hashtag #GrownWomanStrong. We spoke with her about her work.