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Randi Orava

“Grandma,” An Expletive

Women and girls in our country are inundated with demeaning messages about how we look. I grew up in the Free to be You and Me generation:

Jul 7

A picture of the author with cool white sunglasses in an athletic crouched position in sneakers and a “West Coast” off white sweatshirt.

Jul 7

Randi Orava

Mama Drives

My college-aged daughter called me at 5 a.m. from New York City on a random Tuesday. She had a high fever after sudden and intense…

Apr 21

Mama Drives

Apr 21

Randi Orava

The Hate of Aging

“Get that geriatric woman off the stage.”

Feb 29

The Hate of Aging

Feb 29

Randi Orava

Swimsuit Feminism

As the new year approaches, Dolly Parton’s cheerleader outfit at the NFL Thanksgiving halftime show has me reflecting on the progress of…

Dec 29, 2023

Swimsuit Feminism

Dec 29, 2023

Randi Orava

Medical Misogyny

Like many others, I have been watching in horror as women in Texas (and elsewhere in the United States) have been forced to turn to male…

Dec 15, 2023

Medical Misogyny

Dec 15, 2023

Randi Orava

Pause for the Thanks

As you can imagine, my social media feed is replete with fitness-related influence. As Thanksgiving and the winter holidays approach, I am…

Nov 21, 2023

Pause for the Thanks

Nov 21, 2023

Randi Orava

Finding Your Way in Group Fitness

I went to a Pilates class in New York City a few years ago, my first post-Covid. I believe I was about 30 years older than the next oldest…

Nov 13, 2023

Finding Your Way in Group Fitness

Nov 13, 2023

Randi Orava

Stronger Not Smaller

During the worst of the pandemic, when I first turned to teaching fitness classes online, I talked a lot about the importance of staying…

Nov 1, 2023

Stronger Not Smaller

Nov 1, 2023

Randi Orava

One Woman, On Turning 50 (Before Covid)

{I wrote this a few years ago. I publish it now with hopes of kicking off a continuing series of essays about women and aging. Given the…

Sep 28, 2023

One Woman, On Turning 50 (Before Covid)

Sep 28, 2023

Randi Orava

Women Be Wary: A Fitness Trainer’s Thoughts on Weight Loss Medication for the Healthy Weighted

Women be wary. They are going to use your insecurities to take your money and continue to keep you preoccupied with how you look. And, when…

May 3, 2023

Women Be Wary: A Fitness Trainer’s Thoughts on Weight Loss Medication for the Healthy Weighted

May 3, 2023

Randi Orava

Randi Orava

Founder of Java Fitness, LLC, a boutique fitness company with special interest in holistic health, obesity, self-empowerment, and aging strong.

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