All posts tagged sport
Pole dance: turning exploitative into empowering
It was during last year’s fresher’s fair that I was first introduced to pole fitness, before this I had a very limited understanding of what the sport involved. I imagined […]
Book Review: ‘Jog On’ by Bella Mackie
Picture this: A freezing, rainy February day in beautiful Mile End. I’m homesick. The Philadelphia Eagles have just won the Super Bowl. My friends back in the States have travelled home to be […]
2018 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition @ Somerset House
London has long been viewed as a cultural hub, a diverse community representing a plethora of people from all different corners of the world. I am not even being biased […]
‘The Squash’ at the Tate Britain
No this exhibition is not inspired around squash as in the sport, or as in the Robinson’s fruit juice, but rather squash as in the vegetable. Quite frankly it is […]
QMUL Netball raise donations for Bloody Good Period
Last Friday, QMUL Netball hosted a collection for Bloody Good Period, an incredible charity that is working to end period poverty by providing ‘menstrual supplies to asylum seekers, refugees and […]
Speed vs Stamina: Is Tour de France the ‘ultimate’ sport?
All sport is physically enduring. Being an athlete demands a level of fitness, stamina and overall dedication that most of us aren’t prepared to put into physical activity. With this […]
Junkyard Golf club
Fancy doing something new and fun, without having to face the cold weather outside? If the answer is yes, then Junkyard Golf Club is just the thing for you. Secretly […]
Queen Mary’s This Girl Can x Uni Boob Team Event
“Let’s just see how far we get.” On Monday night, Lina Nielsen spoke to students at Queen Mary’s This Girl Can x Uni Boob Team event; an evening dedicated to […]
This Girl Can: Taking Sport in our Stride
Today marks the beginning of ‘This Girl Can’ week; a week dedicated to the celebration of women in sport. But why is this week necessary? Male clubs across the sporting […]