by Yu-Ling Kung I am a small Asian woman in my forties, living in a big city. I joined a gym last year, and it has now been one full year. As an academic and comics nerd, I never imagined that I would spend my time lifting weights. But after years of computer-based work left my posture in poor condition, my partner insisted that I needed to take real action. That is how I began strength training and how I found myself reading comics about fitness. In Japanese fitness-themed comics, sexualized female bodies are often used as visual appeal, inviting… Read More