Get Outdoors–y–er

WomensThermalUnderwear.com is a site devoted to the best thermal underwear and technical base layers for women. They are currently holding a contest for BLOGGERS!

runnersdressUse your blog to spread the word about WomensThermalUnderwear.com and you could win a $50 gift card to TheNorthFace.com, AltrecOutdoors.com, or SierraTradingPost.com. Between all of those sites, you can find something for anyone on your gift list.

You can use the gift card for anything on those sites – a pair of Oakley Sunglasses, a Skirt Sports Marathon Runners’ Dress or fleece for the family. (I’m rooting for the runners’ dress…)

All you have to do is follow the link in the button below, sign up and let everyone know about it in a blog post, like I just did. Good luck!
Shop Women’s Thermal Underwear

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win a wii game

We have family Wii time, and we love HP, so check out this fine giveaway: http://momstart.com/2009/09/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-wii-giveaway/comment-page-10/#comment-53414

****SPOILER***

In the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Wii Game, Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer safe. Harry suspects that dangers lie even within the school, but Dumbledore is intent upon preparing him for the battle he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses. But Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information.

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Top 5 Tips to Be Bikini Ready + free iPhone app

appFREE iPhone app info below from Declan Condron, the co-creator and exercise physiologist of PumpOne FitnessBuilder. Here are his Top 5 Tips to be- and stay- bikini ready this summer:

  1. Try to do some exercise every day: no matter how simple it may seem. Declan says, “this does not mean you have to be at the gym every day for hours. By making smart decisions you can add in exercise in short spurts throughout the day, like taking the stairs.”
  2. Don’t get caught in the “Spot Reduction” rut: spot reduction does not exist, according to Declan. It refers to the idea that if you do a ton of exercises for a certain body part, it will become beautifully sculpted. This is unfortunately not the case. The best way to lose weight and gain muscle tone is to perform a total body conditioning program and eat a healthy diet.
  3. Focus on a small goal: don’t psych yourself out by trying to lose 25 pounds. Concentrate on a smaller number. “It makes a huge difference!” claims Declan
  4. Avoid those tasty summer thirst quenchers: come summer, people break out the blenders to whip up margaritas and daiquiris. All that sugar and alcohol can play a very detrimental role in losing weight. Declan notes that “alcohol is empty calories with no nutritional value. It also can increase fluid retention, which leads to bloating”- the last thing anyone wants when in a bathing suit!
  5. Don’t stick to the same workout: have an “all-round conditioning program that includes strength training, cardio and flexibility training. An ideal plan has 3 days of strength training, 2-3 days of cardio, and stretching as often as possible,” states Declan.

PumpOne FitnessBuilder is an App for the iPhone and iPod touch available FREE for RunningBetty readers at this LINK. I don’t have an iPhone, so I haven’t tried it. Let me know what you think…

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Win a Running Book

“The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide for Women” GiveAway here.

Author Dawn Dais takes you through her journey for training for her first marathon, told through passages from the journal she kept throughout her experience. She includes advice on training, running gear and figuring out your reasons for wanting to run. She also deals with the physical (the pain) and mental aspects of running.

I have not read this book. Does anyone recommend it?

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