Finding my game at midlife
Part of the fun of attending a live sports event is observing the other fans. While tennis fans' behavior is typically more controlled than you find at a football or hockey game, their fashion choices cover a wide range. I saw plenty of "RF" and "Vamos Rafa" T-shirts at the BNP Paribas Open, but in ... [Continue Reading]
Indian Wells fashion doesn't generate the same excitement as fashion does at a Grand Slam event. The BNP Paribas isn't a tournament where the pros' sponsors supply them with new outfits to generate buzz and drive sales of their merchandise when TV viewers buy online or visit their local tennis shops ... [Continue Reading]
In my last post, I went over some spinning terminology and outlined a few of the reasons I keep going back to spin class, even though the workout is punishing and leaves me with tighter hamstrings than a three-set tennis match. Today's spinning "benefits" might be thought of as negatives, ... [Continue Reading]
Redoubling my efforts to find a way to stay in shape while tennis elbow issues are keeping me off the court, I checked out an aerobics class at a fitness studio called Uforia that opened two years ago in a historic building formerly belonging to the AME Zion Church. It's pretty cool to be working ... [Continue Reading]
Although none of them made it to the finals of the US Open, there are some female players whose fashion deserves a shout-out. Kim Clijsters Having announced earlier that the US Open would mark her retirement, Clijsters went into the tournament with a nice attitude about her years with the sport, ... [Continue Reading]
Some of the male players are varying their shirt colors at the Open, but generally they keep to the same overall color scheme -- this year, it's mostly a red, white and blue one. But Nike has upped the glamour quotient with its top female tennis celebrities by giving them dark dresses to wear for ... [Continue Reading]
The top guys at the US Open are rocking the red, white and blue theme in their clothes this year. That's great: it's the US Open, after all, and our national colors are perfect for tennis garb. Plus they look good on just about anyone. Maybe folks are in a patriotic mood after the Olympics and just ... [Continue Reading]
Men's Olympic Tennis Fashion Yesterday I gave you my impressions of some of the top women player's outfits. Now it's the men's turn. First, I have to disclose I was as disappointed as anyone that Nadal dropped out of the Olympics due to an undisclosed injury. Or at least that's what he said. But ... [Continue Reading]
It's fun to see colorful tennis wear at the staunch All England Lawn Tennis Club. Perhaps not as zany as beach volleyball in the shadow of Buckingham Palace, but a break with tradition all the same. This post will come in two parts. Today I'll talk about some of the notable women players and what ... [Continue Reading]
Few countries know how to uphold tradition as staunchly as the Brits, and we Americans not only admire their tenacity in clinging to traditions, but also enjoy making jabs at long-sacred customs like the "all-white" convention at the All-England Club Championships. Our rebellious spirit probably ... [Continue Reading]
