Using blogging, social media, and digital communication to motivate, inspire, and foster a culture of health and wellness where everyone belongs.
Dan R Morris and Rachel Martin of Blogging Concentrated have been teaching bloggers around the world how to become better bloggers, helping them take the leap to full-time freedom. This session, Professional Infrastructure: What Pieces Do You Really Need to Grow and Scale Your Blog, is the stuff we wish we would have known long, long ago. If you’re just starting out or are a fully professional … [Read more...]
Co-founder of Fit Approach and Sweat Guru, Jamie King took a break from her usual hustle to bring us a workout she created, Glider Yoga (GliYo). Combining the heart-pumping benefits of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with the strength, flexibility and core-firming attributes of yoga, participants received a total body workout in just under an hour. With a brief introduction, class was … [Read more...]
Small Group Discussion: Body Love: Becoming Comfortable Showing Your Skin, led by Tasha Edwards (@HipHealthyChick) and Kelly Espitia (@CurvyFitGirl). This session was a discussion on negative and positive body image, as well as why we view ourselves the way we do and how we can change our mindset. Tasha: Super quick disclaimer before we get started. This [topic] is personal. Super personal, if … [Read more...]
Dr. Liz Welch, the founder of PostureFit, is a chiropractor and posture expert. She, along with her brother Tom, developed the PostureFit Bar after noticing a disturbing trend toward poor health and posture in her patients. Knowing these bad habits would lead to detrimental health conditions, she created the innovative PostureFit Bar and she was excited to share with Fitbloggin attendees! As … [Read more...]
Feel the fresh air on your skin during this rooftop yoga class with Forrest Yoga instructor Rose Ode. It will be an uplifting, all-levels class with a view. Find your center through breath work and asana, and experience the joy of practicing yoga in the sun on Saturday at 8 am on the pool deck. There is limited space for this event. Yoga on the Roof took place on the pool deck of The Westin. … [Read more...]
This session was a panel discussion led by Jackelyn Ho with panelists Carla Birnberg, Kia M. Ruiz, Sarah Bramblette and Martha Koeske. The session focused on body shaming and body acceptance. As a society, we need to get this conversation started and keep the momentum going to affect change. As human beings, we should invest our energy in lifting each other up and empowering each other - not … [Read more...]
Dan R Morris and Rachel Martin of Blogging Concentrated have been teaching bloggers around the world how to become better bloggers, helping them take the leap to full-time freedom. This session, Revenue Without Sponsors (and no, we’re not talking about just ads), is geared to help bloggers make money--maybe even really good money--in which bloggers can derive a full-time income from their sites … [Read more...]
Sarah Quina leads the small group discussion and introduces herself. "I was an overweight child and was 240 pounds by high school. My parents were both heavy. As a kid, I ate chop suey and I remember the grease on the food. I loved pastries, 2-3 peanut butter bars plus coffee cake. I lost 40 pounds but then gained it back and then some. In college at CU, where everyone takes care of … [Read more...]