Coimbatore women find fitness and community at Pace Her Run Club
Pace Her Run Club in Coimbatore is an all-women fitness group that provides a safe space for women to exercise and build community. The club, founded by a mother-daughter duo, focuses on inclusivity and social connection alongside physical health.
Why it matters
It highlights the importance of community-led initiatives in overcoming social barriers to women's health and fitness in urban India.
When Roshini Narayanan brought up the topic of fitness with her mother Manjula, she brushed it off. “She was not comfortable working out by herself,” says Roshini, adding that a lot of women don’t step out of home for a walk or a run for want of company. The 27-year-old came up with Pace Her Run Club along with her mother, to offer such women a sense of community. Started in March this year, the all-women running club meets every Sunday morning by one of the city’s lakes.
The article is a human-interest feature story with no political or ideological agenda.
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