Micc

dtrick, GENIUS! I also just explored that if you click on the little icon in the middle - between the topic's title and other stuff it shows the first and last post! :D Thanks for your help!

I've read this article today and I love it! I love Kathy!! She's such an inspiration - I think to women of all ages! I especially loved the quote at the end of the article: I really hope I will be able to go on as long as she does. The other thing I hope for, that I will be doing it with people my age. Like, my age then - in their 40s, 50s. I really think this might be possible, because the trend is now to stay fit - in any way you like to. I hope in 10 or 20 years there will be no limitations like I see it now. For example, a lady in her middle 50s is seen as old and would be expected to go do some yoga or nordic walking. As it is perfectly okay to do these activities at any age, if you have fun with it. I am a bit of a rebel, so I want to think I understand the force that drives Kathy to train - against all odds. I think I will be like her too when I'm older. :) What am I saying, I'm already like this! :)

When I go to "New content" and click on the topic it brings me to the page, but it starts at the head. It would be cool if it would scroll down automagically to the new unread post. I also didn't notice if the unread content is marked differently in the thread. Is it even possible?

Basically, I'm fat so I usually feel unconfortable in tight clothes. I went a long road to even start wearing thai shorts (and I ALWAYS wear them on long leggins) that were exposing my fat tights :D I felt most comfortable in my baggy pants and t-shirt, but as I went on training I realised it's not the most comfortable attire to train in for me, so I changed it a bit. :) In my understanding a gym is a place where we reveal a lot of what we don't normally do among people - we sweat, we exhale loudly, we shout (sometimes), we get all red in the face and on top of that we train together while being all sweaty. This is why I want to expose as little as possible of my skin that comes in contact with another people's skin - e.g. during clinching. I feel distracted when I wear a shirt that has a bit of a lower neckline and I don't want to get the attention of anyone by flashing my cleavage while streching. I don't really care if anyone sees it, but the point is, I come to train, not to show off my body (not that I have anything to show off anyway :D). I really like rashguards though, even though they cling tightly to your body, they are a "wall" between my skin and the skin of others :D I don't know if this can be understood as "revealing" though...

There are a lot of Muay Thai gyms around where I live, so I had a lot to choose from and I checked out a few before settling down in the one I'm training in right now. For me, the first factor I based my opinion on was if it is on my way to work, or near where I live, so I can go there with no excuses for rain, cold, snow, sun... ;) The second factor was, if there were women-friendly classes. The second one was only important at choosing my first gym, though. At that time I wrote to them via facebook, spoke at the phone and decided to give it a try after learning that half of the group are beginner girls! And this gym was a really good match for me! Back then, they were just starting out the gym as no names, but I liked the way the practice went on. Right now it's one of the most popular and growing gyms in the area :D I quit my job, so I had to choose another gym, and this time I did choose based solely on the location. I went and checked out 2-3 other gyms, but still, the deciding factor was the location :) If you're a beginner in martial arts I'd advise you to go to a gym near you, feel out the atmosphere and take part in a few training sessions. The first sign that everything is great will be if your physical fitness starts to improve a little bit by every session, you start to remember the technique and after a few weeks into training - if you are being taken care of. No trainer wants to invest his time into beginners that come 1-2 times and quit. If you prove that you want to seriously do this, they will start to teach you properly. I also noticed, that it's better to go join a beginner group that stated it's a beginner group :) At my gym, we have an "open" group, which means anyone can join at anytime and there are beginners and veterans in one room training together. It's not the best solution, but it's ok for me, for now. I'd strongly advise a beginner to go to another gym though. I don't care much for cheesy advertisment. I might try out a gym if I think I will like it, because it's in training where you learn if the trainer is a cheesy douchebag or not ;)