Supporter spotlight: Mat Stiver-Balla’s Giving Group Success Meet Mat Stiver-Balla, a superstar Fast and Female supporter and proud dad who has turned his Ironman training into an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for Fast and Female! Mat’s Giving Group…
R.E.A.L. Role Model Samantha Stewart here! I'm an athlete on the Canada Wrestling Lutte national team and have been competing on the world stage for a decade. I also have 3 university degrees in Kinesiology, Psychology, and Counselling. I…
Caroline Calvé is a Canadian alpine snowboarder, two-time Olympian and a Fast and Female R.E.A.L. Role Model. Check out her blog post below on Social Belonging, as part of our Girl You Got This: Virtual Run Walk Wheel program! Learn…
The recently published Rally Report from Canadian Women & Sport and Jumpstart emphasizes the importance of role models for keeping girls in sports. Role Models are at the core of how Fast and Female aims to keep girls healthy and active…
Many athletes look to sport to provide them with sources of empowerment. Scenarios in sport can lead us to look to teammates, coaches, and peers to be those sources, and unfortunately there have been times in my life where sports…
Morgan Rogers is a former Fast and Female participant who has grown from a volunteer and R.E.A.L role model into a core member of our small but mighty team as a Development Coordinator. We’re proud to have played a role…
Hey everyone! My name is Alexa Irvin, and I am a Fast and Female Ambassador, a member of the Canadian Sprint Kayak team, and am working on a degree in Epidemiology. Until a few weeks ago I was at a…
The transition from full-time, in-person/in-office work to working remotely from home is a difficult one. Having gone through it myself, I can completely empathize with the variety of emotions that many people go through during this hard time. The truth…
Working out at home may not be ideal but don’t let that stop you from taking a new approach to getting active during this time! Taking care of your health, physically and mentally, by exercising and moving your body is…
We've been a remote team since I joined Fast and Female in 2016. I was based in Nova Scotia with the rest of our team spread out across Canada. As I've changed roles at Fast and Female, team culture and…