… to our fabulous list of FitBloggin’10 sponsors!

Go on… admit it. You’ve seen bloggers mentioned on the news or in the paper and wondered… How’d they do that? How’d they get traditional media to pay attention to them?

Well here’s your chance to ask a panel of experts about Getting Noticed!

What do reporters/editors look for when they are trying to find story ideas? How is it different for TV than for print? How can do you stand out? Where do you send your pitch?

These questions and more will be discussed on the panel, Getting Noticed: How to Pitch to Traditional Media, with panelists:

• Sahar Elhodiri Aker
• Dawn Wellington
• Jordan Bartel
• Courtney Robinson

FitBloggin’ is more then happy to announce the official FitBloggin’10 shirt will be a custom printed Thriv performance Tee! YAY!

Thriv shirts aren’t your typical athletic wear. They are composed of bamboo for performance and luxury, organic cotton for additional sustainability, and elastane for stretch and support.

I received my sample the other day and fell in love. It’s soft, comfy and cut nicely. No too tight like so many althetic shirts are. MizFit, one of our resident FitBloggers, recently posted a review, click here to check it out!

From seeking help on the Weight Watcher message boards to asking for running support on twitter, social media has played a HUGE role in helping me achieve my fitness goals. That’s why it was important to me to arrange a panel of experts about this specific topic.

How can social media be used to help people reach goal? What role does the individuals blogs serve? How much can we achieve through an Online Community?

These questions and more will be discussed during the Using Social Media to Reach Goals: The Power of an Online Community panel discussion.

Panelist include:

• Carmen Staicer
• Theresa DiMasi , VP of Content at WeightWatchers.com
• Carla Birnberg
• Benjamin Teal
• Leah Segedie

FitBloggin’ is so excited to welcome Gruve as a sponsor. The Gruve™ is a personalized, wearable device that precisely tracks your daily calorie burn whether you are walking, playing with the kids or taking the stairs.

Reach your Gruve generated activity goal for the day and the Halo light bar will glow green when pressed. Sit for too long and Gruve will remind you to move with a friendly “buzz”.

FitBloggin attendees who want to try the Gruve throughout the conference simply need to click here and fill out the survey to get a Gruve specifically configured for them!

Learn more about Gruve at www.Muve.Me

With all the planning and organizing going on these last few weeks (OMG we are down to weeks!) one thing got us real excited here in the FitBloggin’ camp. The official FitBloggin’ sticker has arrived.

Ok, ok, so only Roni was really the only one that excited but seriously… how cool is THAT?!

Note: As you can tell from my other stickers I’m a runner who loves WordPress and Firefox.

Donna from Family Fitness Files has come up with an AWESOME idea! Let me quote her. . .

“Hey, just because I can’t be there doesn’t mean that I can’t do a 5K.” So that’s what I’m going to do. And all of you fellow non-attendees are invited to join me.

On March 20, I will be hopping on my treadmill and doing 3.1 miles. I don’t care so much about the time, although I’d like to finish in less than an hour. 50 minutes, to be exact.

So who’s with me? Shall we have our own 5K on March 20, even if we can’t make it to FitBloggin?

Click here to check out her post and report your 5K times to her and get in on the action remotely.

THIS is what FitBloggin’ is all about.

It’s official. We’ve sold out! This is very exciting for the first ever FitBloggin’ conference.

Some of you are inquiring about additional tickets. We will keep you posted if that is possible and will make announcements next week.

Join New Balance the morning of FitBloggin’10, Saturday, for a 1 mile walk or 5k fun run. Participation is limited to conference attendees and you must sign up by February 19th if you are interested. New Balance will be bringing shoes and apparel for everyone to try!

Click here to sign up for the Run/Walk and provide your size information. I’ll see you bright and early the morning of the conference!

I knew the Bloggers that would attend FitBloggin’ would be an energetic, motivated, inspirational bunch but I didn’t think they’d already be stepping up the to the plate!

Heather of Then Heather Said has set a personal goal to participate in a race in all 50 states (How stinkin’ cool is that?!?) She found a race in Maryland the weekend of FitBloggin and has invited all of us to join her!

The race is part of the Striders Operation Iceberg 2010 weekly race series. Read the rest of FitBloggin’ Bloggers Already Motivating!»»

Representatives from LA Boxing will be attending and you will get a chance to meet Shelly, the original Knock Out Mama!

“Young girls are more afraid of becoming FAT than they are of cancer, nuclear war, or losing their parents.”

-Lisa Bergins, Dying To Be Thin

The Body Image and Blogging session will focus on body image and how you express your feelings about yourself on your blog.

• Would you be proud to have your children, and/or family members read your words?
• What have you expressed about your self esteem and body image that you may not want your kids to know?
• Will your words have a positive impact on your children?
• What posts will you be immediately deleting after reading this?!

Our children are the bloggers of the next generation.

• As the bloggers of this generation we have the power to influence positive change.
• How can we unite on this cause?
• How can we collectively promote self esteem and positive body image?

Heather Blessington will lead this discussion joined by Marsha Hudnall, Melissa “Lissa” Henriquez, Carla Birnberg and a panel of health and body image bloggers sure to set off a lively discussion! She is the founder of the collective body image blog WeAreTheRealDeal.com and mamavision.com, a blog dedicated to being a voice of reason for those with eating disorders.

Ever wonder what it takes to get a book published? How do you find a publisher? Do you need a literary agent? A proposal?

Join us at FitBloggin’10 for the Beyond the Blog: Getting Published panel discussion with out fabulous guests. . .

• Charlie Hills
• Linda Konner
• Jennette Fulda
• Caitlin Boyle
• Brett Blumenthal

Come ready to ask your questions! This session promises to be a lively one !

Everyone please join me in welcoming Weigh Watchers as a FitBloggin’10 sponsor!

Keep an eye out at FitBloggin for @Active_Girl. She’ll be there Wii in hand so you can try EA Sports Active!