Fitness contests & FIT-spiration

Week TWO of our Living Fit Winter Challenge

We survived week one of our Living Fit Winter Challenge! Impressive work, keep it up!

Week one highlights…

We had almost 40 participants sign up and close to half of them already logged their week one points – awesome job and an exciting jump from our handful of participants last year! Several [uhum, ladies!] scored over 200 points including Jen, Peggy, Amanda R, Joan, Leah, Christine and Teresa.
There were a wide variety of personal FIT goals including workout 4x per week, do 30 pushups per day, drink tea/water instead of coffee and wine, lose one+ pounds per week, keep a food journal, eat one+ servings of fruits and veggies per day… and more! So many people met [and crushed] their goals!

Week two info…

We’ve separated sweets and adult beverages so you can now earn points for BOTH (or neither!)
DOUBLE POINTS challenge this week is 64 oz of water, so get in your daily allotment and you can earn 10 pts per day! Read more about water in one of our previous blog posts… water, water, water.
BONUS CHALLENGE options for week 2 ~ CHOOSE TWO as its a 50 POINT MAXIMUM.
1. Attend HARBOR YOGA or your favorite yoga studio (25 points)
2. Get together with some FIT friends! Join us for Book Club on Thurs, organize a group run or join us next Saturday for a group FIT session… anything where you’re sweating it out with a friend! Can’t count the yoga class from option 1 as both, must be two separate occasions 🙂 (25 points)
3. Log MORE points than you did last week! (25 points)

Other news ~ email us @ LivingFitColumbus@gmail.com for more info or to share ideas…

Its HARBOR YOGA week, try to get in a class! A few are going Wed night to Angie’s 7PM class and a few more on Saturday morning. A FIVE CLASS PASS from Harbor is one of the LF winter challenge prizes, so keeping logging those points!
We have our first Living Fit holiday gathering and FIT book club meeting this Thursday
We will be submitting a guest blog post to ClassPass the end of December. If you have any feedback on our topic, “Training for a Half Marathon with friends ~ why we train together” please send it our way
We want to know what spring events you’re training for!
- Scioto Miles Spring Training Series – Christine, Lan, Deedra, Peggy, Mahvish, Jen, Amanda R, Teresa
- Mini Indy Half – Jen, Christine, Amanda R
- Cap City – ?
Upcoming events include an Open House on Jan 4th for Fair Trade Yoga and [hopefully] a Barre event at Bend in late January. More details to come!

GOOD LUCK WITH WEEK 2! You can do this!

Living Fit Columbus [8 week] Winter Fitness Challenge

Our third annual winter challenge kicked off yesterday! We had a great turnout for the RUN+YOGA event we helped put together @ Bend Active, with several of our Living Fit Run Club runners…

Living Fit Run Club attendees! not pictured; Amanda R & Teresa

and lots of new faces too…

The eight week challenge helps us all stay motivated and accountable during the winter months, when outdoor runs become a challenge. Its all on an ‘honor’ system of various ways to earn & log points including;

Keeping track of a point calendar each week [earn points by working out, drinking water, giving up sweets and motivating friends]
Setting and meeting weekly personal fitness/wellness goals
Completing weekly bonus challenges

It may seem like a lot of tedious point counting, but it works and it CAN be fun! Its evolved over the last few years and we’ve grown it this year to 30+ participants! Woo hoo!

This year we are also lucky enough to have several local businesses participating, offering support and even prizes. These businesses include;

NOOMA [a clean, hydrating drink company based out of Cleveland]
Harbor Yoga [one of our local favorites!]
Bend Active [Fitness meets Fashion! – Yoga, running and comfy apparel for all!]
Winans Dublin [Coffee & chocolate shop where our Saturday group runs start & finish]

Living Fit run club Saturdays @9AM

Nooma

You have to attend at least one Living Fit Columbus event to be eligible for prizes & this is the last week to enter! Make sure you email us at LivingFitColumbus@gmail.com if you’re interested in more details.

GOOD LUCK to all our participants! May the odds be ever in your favor!!

Photo/quote credit to: dafont.com

Check out all the weeks below…

Week one (above)
Week two
Week three
Week four
Week five
Week six
Week seven
Week eight

GIVEAWAY! [SOS Rehydrate]

SOS Rehydrate is an electrolyte refreshment drink for those with active lifestyles. It has a multitude of benefits [according to the website] including helping increase hydration, focus, stamina, and physical performance. You can read more about it on their website SOSrehydrate.com and even view a video on the benefits.

We’re giving away a free sample and a $20 Meijer giftcard to one lucky Living Fit Columbus reader!

All you have to do is…

LIKE Living Fit Columbus on Facebook
LIKE this post on Facebook
Be willing to write a short review/blurb about your thoughts on SOS after using it

Deadline to enter is October 31st at midnight. Winner will be randomly selected and announced shortly following.

Disclaimer: contest is only open to readers within the United States. Living Fit [Columbus] has not earned commission or kickbacks on this giveaway item.

GIVEAWAY & Sunday Shoutout [Dublin 5K]

The Dublin City Schools Alumni Association hosts a 5K each fall to benefit various local charities and organizations, including the Dublin Education Foundation. This year’s race is Saturday, Oct 11th @ Glacier Ridge Park. The event is open to ALL walkers, runners, and community members, not just alumni!

Event includes…

Kid’s fun run at 8:45am
Family 5k walk/run at 9:00am
Awards for top finishers and the best-dressed buckeye in honor of Captain Nick Rozanski
Proceeds benefiting local charities and causes
Scenic run through the forested area & grassy prairie of Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Event coverage/blog recap by Living Fit Columbus and event photo coverage by LeenaBee Photography of Dublin

More details can be found on the 5K event page HERE or the Dublin City Schools site HERE.

We are giving away TWO FREE registrations to Living Fit Columbus readers/runners!

Three simple steps to enter…

LIKE Living Fit Columbus page on Facebook
LIKE this post on our Living Fit Facebook page
SHARE this post from the Living Fit Facebook page to your profile or a friend’s profile

Deadline to enter the giveaway is Saturday, Oct 4th @ midnight. Winners will be randomly selected and announced shortly following. Winners are encouraged (not required) to send us photos of the event to include in future Living Fit blog posts.

Event sponsors include;

Disclaimer: contest is only open to readers within the United States. Living Fit [Columbus] has not earned commission or kickbacks on this giveaway item.

Run+Yoga challenge [days 20 & 21]

Saturday = RUN

Several of our groupies met yesterday for our group run and coffee. Autumn flavors are here!

A few others met on their own this weekend to tackle various mileage. These two dolls tackled yet another TWENTY MILER! Yay girls, a job well done!

They stopped along the way to do some yogi stretches and refueled after, as they should.

Sunday = YOGA

Lululemon athletica declared a National Yoga Day this year. All of their Canada stores participated and hope the U.S. follows suit next year. We can all play together!

POGA took place tonight. I [Teresa] personally couldn’t attend, but it looks like it was a fun event.

Yoga around here was just a short 10 minute session on the mat. If you ever just need [or want] a short in-home session, check out Yoga with Adriene. She has tons of FREE videos, lots of them beginner-friendly.

Off to bed. Have a great work [and RUN and YOGA] week!

Check out our challenge! Below are some links to get you started…

The synergy of running and yoga

RUN + YOGA Living Fit [Columbus] Challenge – Day One

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The challenge is below, both a picture and pdf version.

YOGA + RUN challenge [PDF version]

Disclaimer: We are NOT PROFESSIONAL runners or yogis, so make sure you check with your doctor and/or exercise professional for tips, advice, etc. We are just a group of fitness junkies who love a good challenge now and then 🙂

Positive thoughts [& challenge day 19]

Today was a rest day around here and yesterday was a group run, followed by a few yoga poses [mostly for the photo opps 🙂 ]

Practicing CROW

Not much to blog about tonight so we’ll just post some positive thoughts from our Instagram feed…

If fear has been holding you back lately, let it go. Try a new yoga pose. Start that business. Take the leap of faith you’ve been waiting to take. Or perhaps, just pray about it and wait patiently.

Hope you can benefit from a little bit of positive inspiration to kick off the weekend. We have a group run tomorrow morning ~ see you there!

Just joining us? Below are some links to get you started…

The synergy of running and yoga

RUN + YOGA Living Fit [Columbus] Challenge – Day One

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The challenge is below, both a picture and pdf version.

YOGA + RUN challenge [PDF version]

RUN + YOGA challenge [Day 17] BEDTIME YOGA

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Today was a YOGA day.

I have been on a blogging hiatus the last two days of the challenge, hope you were keeping up on your own! My sister had her baby on Monday and I was fortunate enough to be in the delivery room with her. Child birth is seriously the biggest blessing and greatest miracle!

If you ever want to unwind after a long day, a little bedtime yoga will do just the trick. It can also help you fall asleep faster and sleep better. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself!

You can find lots of great stuff on Pinterest and You Tube, or you can just watch Lan & Mahvish’s video…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EuoZKVMbVk

Here is some more inspiration before you drift off to lala land…

Lan, doing her thing

Lan & Mahvish playing in the gazebo

My little guy at school, doing Little Sprouts movement class – yoga!

That’s all for now, off to bed!

Just joining us? Below are some links to get you started…

The synergy of running and yoga

RUN + YOGA Living Fit [Columbus] Challenge – Day One

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The challenge is below, both a picture and pdf version.

YOGA + RUN challenge [PDF version]

RUN + YOGA challenge [Day 13] RUN

Today was a RUN day.

Although Saturdays are typically our long run days, many of us only did 3 miles at this morning’s group run. We all had places to be [OSU game, wedding dress shopping and family plans!]. But 3 miles is better than nothing and we were happy to also try a new route.

Lan on the other hand, had her big 2-0 miler!

Yes folks, TWENTY miles. Only those who have run a marathon before can truly appreciate this magical number. At this point, you’ve likely trained for several months. You’ve done the hard work and long miles, suffered through the aches and pains, pushed through the ‘I don’t know if I can do this’ days, felt famished from not getting enough food, felt the highs and lows of training… and finally, today, you’ve conquered the hardest training run you’ll encounter before the BIG day.

She stuck to her plan and finished.

Three+ hours, countless songs and Honey Stingers later, she finished.

Proud of you girl, you’re an inspiration to all of us, on the trail, on the mat and just LIVING FIT!

Just joining us? Below are some links to get you started…

The synergy of running and yoga

RUN + YOGA Living Fit [Columbus] Challenge – Day One

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The challenge is below, both a picture and pdf version.

YOGA + RUN challenge [PDF version]

RUN + YOGA challenge [Day 12] XT or REST

Today is a CROSS TRAIN or REST day.

Took a break around here today and rightfully so. We’ve all been working hard! And we have another group run in the AM, so that should suit us just fine.