The Descent: Get Scared And Then Get Inspired
Six girls. One cave. And a whole lot of shakin’ going on.
Get yourself a big bowl of popcorn, dim the lights, and wrap an arm around your favorite scary-movie-watching partner.
In The Descent, Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Jackson Mendoza lead a six girl gang of thrill seekers down into the depths of a cave. Their goal is to find a passage past the pain of the freak tragedy that opens the story. After a rockslide traps them inside the cave with a race of cannibal cave crawlers, their goal is to find a passage … the *bleep* out of there!
Neil Marshall does a great job writing and directing The Descent. The story is full of excitement, suspense and interesting characters. There is a clash of egos, a hidden history, and a fracturing of relationships that gives you more than you’d expect from a horror flick.
Get Inspired
After you’ve had your heebie-jeebies rocked and tossed popcorn all over your living room with every scream it’s time to get inspired. After all, this is a movie about adventurous girls. And it is a new year …
Rock Climbing For Women
Rock climbing is a great sport for women for two reasons. One, women have greater flexibility than men. And two, women have less upper body strength than men. Now you’d think less strength would make it harder, but that’s not the case.
Men, and even experienced male climbers, tend to rely on their upper body strength while climbing. Pushing your upper body to the limit saps your strength and can tire out your whole body very quickly. Women on the other hand, use their legs more because they have to. The best climbers of both sexes rely on the strength and stamina of their legs to carry them up a rock face.
Want a great workout? Rock climbing is a great workout. Find an indoor climbing gym near you and take a few lessons to kick off the new year. Or if you’re seriously hardcore, check out what other adventurous women are doing outdoors.
After you watch The Descent
