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Who says heavy can’t be funny? A look at 'unladylike' sports and those who do them, fully unpacking muscularity vs femininity.

Strength can look like a lot of things and here comedian Jessica Fostekew digs into some of the most unladylike sports going. In this episode we look at Crossfit - a heady mix of strength, gymnastics and athleticism AKA 'exercise tapas'.

Jess talks to Crossfit champion and 2022's sixteenth fittest woman in the world - Lucy Campbell - about muscularity, finding a community and why even a sport which has trumpeted equality from its inception still has a way to go when it comes to the sexualisation of the women at the top of their game.

And she demonstrates why, on the radio, it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between the sound of a woman lifting a heavy weight, and the sound of a baby elephant on a steam train.

Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew.

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
Assistant Producer: Tam Reynolds
Sound Designer: David Thomas
Exec Producer: Victoria Lloyd

A Mighty Bunny production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4.

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28 minutes

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Wed 19 Jun 2024 22:00

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