Casey Johnston is a 'Swole Woman' with a fresh perspective
More Than Likes is a series about social media personalities trying to do positive things for their communities.
The video begins with an instructor and a bar, like so many on Instagram. But then, as Casey Johnston, the instructor, lifts the bar — 45 pounds, plus 160 pounds of additional weight — to his waist, a notation appears in the corner: “Things we need to pick up regularly that weigh 25+ pounds.” He then lists examples such as suitcases, coolers, furniture, etc.
Ms. Johnston, 36, has created an online community around advocating for the functional benefits of strength training and demystifying a form of exercise that can be intimidating to outsiders. For Ms. Johnston, doing a facelift is about taking ownership of your body.
She doesn't promise the secret to washboard abs or a slimmer waistline, like many fitness influencers do. Instead, Ms. Johnston is providing her more than 34,000 Instagram followers and nearly 25,000 subscribers to her She's a Beast newsletter with the tools to build a body that can move more easily through everyday life. And she writes pointed, incisive takes on the modern discourse surrounding fitness, diet and other related topics.
Before she started lifting weights, Ms. Johnston, here doing a deadlift, focused on running and limiting calories - a pursuit laced with negativity. t, guilt. You can never do enough,” Ms. Johnston said of the traditional fitness climate. For her, gym sessions are “not about feeling as much pain as you can tolerate. It's about building a base...
More Than Likes is a series about social media personalities trying to do positive things for their communities.
The video begins with an instructor and a bar, like so many on Instagram. But then, as Casey Johnston, the instructor, lifts the bar — 45 pounds, plus 160 pounds of additional weight — to his waist, a notation appears in the corner: “Things we need to pick up regularly that weigh 25+ pounds.” He then lists examples such as suitcases, coolers, furniture, etc.
Ms. Johnston, 36, has created an online community around advocating for the functional benefits of strength training and demystifying a form of exercise that can be intimidating to outsiders. For Ms. Johnston, doing a facelift is about taking ownership of your body.
She doesn't promise the secret to washboard abs or a slimmer waistline, like many fitness influencers do. Instead, Ms. Johnston is providing her more than 34,000 Instagram followers and nearly 25,000 subscribers to her She's a Beast newsletter with the tools to build a body that can move more easily through everyday life. And she writes pointed, incisive takes on the modern discourse surrounding fitness, diet and other related topics.
Before she started lifting weights, Ms. Johnston, here doing a deadlift, focused on running and limiting calories - a pursuit laced with negativity. t, guilt. You can never do enough,” Ms. Johnston said of the traditional fitness climate. For her, gym sessions are “not about feeling as much pain as you can tolerate. It's about building a base...
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