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Maybe you're a runner or maybe you saw some woman who isn't conventionally thin rocking a sports bra and screaming about female empowerment and thought to yourself, "Who the hell is that?". Well, my name is Kelly Roberts, and I'm the former President of the "I f*cking hate running club". I'm here to redefine what strength looks like and shout from the rooftops that strength doesn't look a certain way, it feels a certain way. I'm tired of the lack of diversity in the health industry. I'm sick of seeing publications exploit our obsession with thin-ness. Here's the thing, health isn't a look, it's a lifestyle.  

So, if you're looking for a community of people kicking ass and taking names, you found it. Join the #SportsBraSquad or the #BadassLadyGang. This website is all about empowerment and finding strength in every single aspect of our stories. Just remember, the only way you'll fail is if you fail to try. 

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Today on the subway, I sat near a teenage girl who softly cried to her friends because she thought some boy in her class didn’t like her because she wasn’t skinny. I wish I would have whipped around and said something to make her feel better or said something to make her laugh. But I just sat there with my blood boiling, anxiety racing, remembering what it was like to be her. To be totally consumed with my weight or torn over what boys didn’t like me because I wasn’t skinny. I wish I could go back in time and shake me silly. It kills me that there are still girls and women who don’t believe they are beautiful, strong, powerful, perfect or worthy of love because of the way they look. It’s criminal that we’ve let this happen. I never thought I’d get to a place where I’d actually love the body I have not just for how it looks but for what it’s capable of. I honestly never thought I’d care more about loving myself over what people may or may not think about me. But here we are. All it took was a decision to change. To say fuck the body types I don’t have, I’m going to be happy in this one. And then working really fucking hard to stop tearing myself down. To not believe that my body is less beautiful than a skinny one. And to finally see me for me— Strong. Beautiful. Happy. Capable. And whatever else I want to be. When is it going to end? When are we going to stop equating our worth to our waist size? If you’re looking for a New Years resolution, make it to be kind to yourself. To celebrate yourself twice as much as you tear yourself down. Start there. Then spread that power. Lead by example. Stop commenting on yours or anyone else’s weight. Stop putting up with anything that promotes a “flat stomach”. Chase how strength makes you feel. If we do that, maybe one day soon, there won’t be girls crying because they don’t think they’re skinny enough to be attractive. #SportsBraSquad #ThisIsWhatStrengthLookLike #SheCanAndSheDid
#WhyIStartedRunning Grief. When my brother died, I found myself in the eye of a never ending storm. I sat in a pause, waiting to feel other than blinding pain. I didn’t know how to survive. So I did what I now know millions of people do when they’re drowning...I started running from my problems. For 19 years, I lived my life with blind confidence. I was in control. But after my brother passed, nothing made sense. Running literally gave me a way to put one foot in front of the other. It showed me that you don't need to know where you're going in order to move forward. I learned that not all pains are bad pains. Running and grief are so similar. Neither ever get easier. You just get stronger. And there will always be days where you’re knocked flat on your ass. Days when you just want to give in and give up. But you don’t. You choose to keep going. These next few weeks are the hardest weeks of the year for those of us living without our people. The holidays. A giant reminder that our families will never be whole again. Too often, we underestimate the power of our stories. What we’ve endured and survived or what we’re currently struggling with. So do me a favor, share the story of why you started running. It doesn’t have to be a devastating loss. It can simply be that wanted to prove yourself wrong and see what you’re capable of by running a 5K. But use the hashtag #WhyIStartedRunning and share what got you moving towards who you are today. What you’ve learned. Why you’re grateful you became a runner. Give someone out there a chance to see themselves in your story and take that first step as well. Give the life changing gift of running by simply being seen. ❤️ #SheCanAndSheDid #BadassLadyGang #SportsBraSquad #justdoit
I’ve never done this before so #badassladygang, Im hoping for your honest input. If you could change anything in or about the running world, what would you change? Do you feel like you can see yourself, women who look like you, or your goals and aspirations in the ads, campaigns or messaging? What are you tired of? What makes you want to light shit on fire? This is the time of year where I walk into rooms and have conversations about what I want to work on in the new year and before I do, I’m hoping to hear your voices. Who or what inspires you? What makes you feel frustrated, like you don’t belong or defeated? What would inspire you to kick ass and take names in 2019? Not comfortable commenting? Slide into my DM’s. ❤️ #SheCanAndSheDid
Why did you start? What inspired you to take that first step and not give up when everything in you told you that becoming a runner or getting to that finish line was impossible? How did it change you? 💪🏽 I started my blog because I wanted to show people like me, people who weren’t athletic and who were running for their lives, that constantly feeling like they were struggling was normal. I wanted to shine a light on the fact that it’s normal to feel like you don’t belong and that there are others out there who are afraid they’ll give up like they give up on every other fitness and weight loss goal they’ve ever set. And I wanted to find a way to laugh through the struggle. 🌋 Sharing your story about why you got started and how you’ve struggled can change lives. Never ever underestimate the power of your voice. Give your story to those around you. Don’t hide the parts where you fall on your face. Like this photo here. Words can’t describe how proud I am that I ran the #tcsnycmarathon this year. How grateful I am that I didn’t give up when I felt insecure about being seen five years ago when I started running. And that I didn’t quit on my impossible goal after I crashed and burned during the #LondonMarathon. It took me a long fucking time to realize that it isn’t about a time or distance. That it’s just about having the courage to give everything you have every single day to do something that you don’t think you’re capable of doing. To dare to fail. Because that’s where change and true strength live. That’s what strength looks like. 🔥 What’s your story? What inspired you take that first step and then keep going? #SheCanAndSheDid #BadassLadyGang 📸 @zhetrick
 

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