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    Shamrockette: I used to love gym class in elementary school because we did FUN things, like we had these fun obstacle courses we would climb and run through. Also, ... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I hate the gym but not because it's boring - I hate it because invariably I'm the only female under forty in there and am seen as "fair game" for all ... more »
    resonanteye: Double dutch!!! Climbing! (at which chicks naturally excel) Both were just about the only form of exercise I ever really enjoy. more »
    RedHotz: When I was younger I was very active and was constantly doing something. As I got older and became disabled it became very difficult for me to find ac... more »
    kityglitr: Calling bullshit! Most of the girls I schooled with, myself included, had 4 days out of our week after school at dance class. Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Moder... more »
    Maulleigh: Everything that girls do is lame and everything that boys do is totally awesome! more »
    FourInchHeels: My little slutting self has always (well, for the last four years) enjoyed salsa dancing as my favorite - and currently only, due to a long-lasting in... more »
    happysquid: All I have to say is that gym class has left me with a lifelong phobia of flying spherical objects (AKA balls but it always sounds funny when one says... more »
    whynotshesaid: I like working out with people but only when they are serious about it as I am. Otherwise I feel like I am boring the other person. more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: I'm too busy reading Jezebel to go outside. more »
    annveal: the way physical education is taught makes me livid. i was uninterested in gym class in high school because it was playing softball with girls on the ... more »
    sweetbeans: I hate that when women or girls talk it's "gossip". When men talk, they're "talking". Gossip is such a pejorative term, and almost exclusively used wi... more »
    dj_chick: I can not tell a lie... I am lazy as fuck. It's horrible. I wish (really!) that I had super amazing motivation to get up and get moving. It would rock. more »
    Cerridwen: I played very few team sports when I was younger (and was mostly dreadfully bad at the ones I did play). I think I was a stand-around girl in gym clas... more »
    PrettyNotPretty: My problem with gym class was I had it first period every damn year in high school, but we had no showers, so especially in the un-airconditioned warm... more »
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    Physically Active? Of Course Not, You're A Girl

    "Even at the age of 10, girls are more likely to stand around gossiping than playing games or sports like their male classmates," new research claims.