14 bloggers. 5 minutes each. The FitBloggin’12 Keynote was a fun, entertaining, emotional event.
What’s that you say?
You missed it?
Well, have no fear. It was recorded!
You can see them all here … Read the rest of Ignite Fitness Videos Posted!»»
If you didn’t know, FitBloggin’ Speaker positions are on a volunteer basis. Every year, we pay our speaker’s kindness forward in the form of a donation to a non-profit that shares our mission to foster a culture of health and wellness. We believe that through technology, blogging and social media we can make a difference, and we are.
A donation was made in the name of the FitBloggin’12 Speakers for the amount of $2,300 to Morning Mile. Read the rest of A Thank You from Morning Mile»»
Here’s just a small sampling of the workouts offered at FitBloggin’ this year. To see our full agenda from this year click here.
Read the rest of Workin’ Out at FitBloggin’ [videos]»»
Click here to see the collection on Flickr. It’s organized by Day.
You are welcome to use the images as long as you credit Carrie D Photography and link to her site.
FitBloggin’12 may have ended yesterday but it’s far from over. Please leave a link to your posts about FitBloggin’12 below to help find friends and share our experience with those that weren’t able to make it…
Brandi Koskie, the director of publishing at DietsInReview.com is proficient in SEO best practices and the simple and effective tricks of the trade that can help grow traffic and visibility for your blog. She shared that knowledge in the following Fitbloggin 12 session: Drive More Traffic Through SEO
Session begins: I’m Brandi Koskie the director of publishing at DietsInReview.com something I started with a couple of friends from college 6 years ago and many of you have helped it stick around for 6 years and helped it grow to be one of the largest health sites on the web so thank you. We are the largest diet review site on the web. We have a tremendous team of contributors. Read the rest of Live Blog: Drive More Traffic Through SEO»»
Blog design is a combination of aesthetic as well as function. In our everyday lives we are all designers. Look know further than the appliances you surround yourself with in your home and how you utilize them.
When creating a blog you have two choices with design: hire Someone or DIY. There is the saying that you get what you pay for so keep that in mind.
When hiring a blog designer ask:
Read the rest of Live Blog: Better Blog Design on a Budget»»
Session begins with audience members drinking Grapefruit G-jitos made with mint, lime, and touch of honey. Yum!
Good afternoon, my name is Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, CSSD, LDN. I blog with food and nutrition in mind for the Huffington Post, and I am the author of “The Flexitarian Diet.” I am here at this conference on behalf of Florida Grapefruit. So we’re going to talk about a topic that is so near and dear to my heart, I call it, R.A.W. Bloggin’. And what R.A.W. Bloggin’ stands for is Realistic and Achievable Wellness. Okay so I believe in this and I have been at this conference eating lunch, doing boot camps, and I’ve met a lot of you, so I believe that we are all here with a very similar passion of realistic and achievable wellness. So I’m excited to talk to people who are also enjoying this topic. I believe very strongly that as bloggers, we have readers who care about what you are knowing, what you are feeling, and they sure care about what you are doing. So I would love to get that (information) out into the twittersphere using the #FitBloggin hashtag and official Florida Grapefruit handle, @JuicyScoop. Read the rest of Live Blog: Realistic & Achievable Wellness by Florida Grapefruit»»
This session was presented by Martha McKittrick RD, CDE (@citygirlbites) and sponsored by Canadian Maple Syrup (@purecanadamaple).
Many of us out there are active, so how can we use nutrition to enhance our workouts and overall performance? Nutrition plays a major role in helping you reach your goals regardless of what they are (marathon, triathlon, 5k, etc). What you eat is huge because, as the saying goes, it’s 80% diet and 20% exercise. In other words, the best training in the world won’t get you where you want to be without good nutrition.
Martha focused on several key things you can focus on to implement better nutrition into our daily lives. Read the rest of Live Blog: Nutrition for Maximum Performance»»
Speaker: Amy Nowacoski, Fat Girls CAN Run, @amynowacoski and @FatGirlsCanRun
Session: Get Down to Business: Build Your Brand
Date: Friday, September 21, 2012
Time: 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Room: EF
What is a brand? How can branding improve my blog? Can it improve my life? Read the rest of Live Blog: Build Your Brand»»
Kara Richardson Whitely was never one to attract attention. In fact, when her weight topped 360 pounds, she hid from the world. Like many people who struggle with their weight, she struggled between intention and action. She had a secret longing to be a hiker girl; the trouble was, she would pine over adventure travel magazines while eating a king-size Kit Kat bar. Read the rest of Live Blog: Reach Out From Your Keyboard and Connect»»
Ready to Jump!!
I was super lucky to participate in the JumpSport Fitness Trampoline BOUNCECamp on Saturday morning.
One cannot step onto a bouncy surface and not giggle just a little bit!! It certainly makes me feel a bit like Tigger! Read the rest of Live Blog: JumpSport Bounce Class»»
We read blogs.
We follow people on Twitter.
We like pages on Facebook.
We check into venues on Foursquare.
We add people as connections on LinkedIn.
…but what happens when you take an online relationship offline and you shake
hands for the first time? Read the rest of Live Blog: Taking Your Online Community Offline»»
FitBloggin hosted a Bootcamp session on Friday, September 22nd, at 6:00 am. The class instructor, Erin Kreitz Shirey, is owner of Power Fitness PDX in Alameda, California. Erin is a trainer and has been in the fitness industry for 15 years. Her degree is in kinesiology. She has a passion for fitness because she feels that you can get through life’s problems with sports. Shirey says she loves her job because she is able to give her clients the tools and modifications to do what they need to do on their own. With regard to the Bootcamp class, she says, “If you can take one or two nuggets and do what you learn today at home, then I’ve done my job.” Shirey blogs over at Embrace Life’s Challenges, as well as at Dig Deep Play Hard.
The class began with a warm-up and introductions.
The warm-up included some of the following exercises: Read the rest of Early Bird Workout: Bootcamp with Erin Kreitz Shirey»»
Kelly Olexa founded FitFluential- a nationwide network of highly influential fitness enthusiasts sharing their journey both online and offline via multiple social media platforms. As of June, 2012, FitFluential has 5300+ Members reaching over 100 Million people online each month. Her extensive professional experience is a mixed blend of Sales, Marketing, Business Development and now Social Media Strategy. She has worked for tech startups, several small to medium-sized businesses, as well as Fortune 500 organizations. Passionate about social media- but more passionate about creating real RELATIONSHIPS, Kelly is a Social Butterfly- both online and off.
Kelly: I’m going to start off by giving some tips that are key for achieving success. These tips are the ones that are common sense traits and habits that are frequently asked about. It doesn’t matter if you want to blog part-time or full-time, these tips will help you be successful.
Kelly: Think of the single most annoying sales experience ever. What did it entail? Read the rest of LiveBlog: Monetizing the Pitch»»
