Kathie Bergquist

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Ms.Fit Mag

Health & wellness Story: Growing up, I was never the athletic type. I was an excellent bench warmer on my softball team, cheered from the sidelines on a soccer team, and flailed around in modern dance classes. Sports and activity were not a part of my childhood culture and I never really felt comfortable in my own body, or connected to myself physically. I never felt strong. Nonetheless, I was conscious about health and fitness, and deep in my heart there was an inner athlete trying to bust loose. Eventually, encouraged by my same-sex spousal unit Nikki, I began to run, just a little bit. We joined a gym. I ran more. We joined a boot camp class and developed a community of like-minded friends united in grunting and sweating and pain. And something strange happened, I started to feel powerful and fully present in my body. I started to challenge myself. I ran a marathon. But I am not perfect; far from it. As a child, I never fit into jock culture. As an adult, my life (and body) is far from the fitness ideal represented in mainstream women’s health and fitness magazines. But I am me and I am strong and I am a Ms.Fit. Interests/hobbies/expertise: I love cooking and foodie stuff, hunkering down with a hefty 19th century French novel, traveling, running, hiking, biking, yoga, building muscles, and napping. I am a feminist because I have a fully functioning brain.

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