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Enter Our Get Fit For 2012 Giveaways


Updated 01/27/12 3:08 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 5 comments

It's the new year and time to get back on track, jump-start your January, and get fit for 2012. Here at FitSugar, we're dedicating the next month to helping you set your path for the rest of the year. Each week we are breaking down some fitness fundamentals and giving away amazing prizes to help you get set to get fit! Check out all the amazing giveaways below from Under Armour, Asics, KIND Healthy Snacks, and Magimix.

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Enter Our Get Fit For 2012 Giveaways originally posted on BellaSugar

Enter Our Get Fit For 2011 Giveaway!


Updated 01/30/11 1:03 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Sticking to resolutions — running a half marathon, dropping 20 pounds, or giving up sweets — can be rough, but you don't have to do it alone. Join our Get Fit For 2011 community group for support. Your motivation won't have a chance to wane since we've planned fun weekly challenges to keep your healthy lifestyle on track. Plus, every time you participate in a challenge by creating a post in the Get Fit For 2011 community group, you will be entered to win fun weekly prizes. For the next 12 weeks, we will be posting a challenge on FitSugar every Monday, and by meeting the challenge you will be automatically entered for a chance to win the weekly prize — a $100 Nike gift card. get fit for 2011

This week's challenge: Write a blog post stating your fitness and health goals for the year in the Get Fit For 2011 community group. We'd love to see a "before" image to go with your blog post. If you're ready to join the fun and feel the community support, log in and head directly to Get Fit For 2011. Need a little help making a blog post? Here are tips on posting in our group.

At the end of the three months, we will pick a grand prize winner at random from all entries in all of the weekly challenges. The more you participate, the more chances you have to win the grand prize! The grand prize includes a $500 gift card from Nike and a Get Fit Boot Camp in Los Angeles which includes; a round trip flight to Los Angeles; a four night stay at the W Hollywood; a personal training session with celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins; a nutrition consultation with C & J Nutrition, and four workout sessions with our very own FitSugar editors that will be featured on PopSugar Living TV. If you're not already a member of the PopSugar Community, register here now. Click here for the official rules. You have until 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, Jan. 16, to complete your first challenge. We can't wait to read all about your goals. Ready. Set. Blog!

Enter Our Get Fit For 2011 Giveaway! originally posted on BellaSugar

15 Days of Holiday Giveaways Day 3: Win $1,000 Gift Card From New Balance


Updated 12/05/11 12:57 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

It's the holiday season, and we're getting in the spirit with our second annual 15 days of amazing giveaways! Every day one of the PopSugar Network sites (plus our sister sites Fashionologie, ShopStyle, and PopSugar's FreshGuide) will feature a new giveaway — Pop is giving away a $2,500 shopping spree to Shopbop.com and Geek an HP Envy laptop. Here on Fit we're giving away a $1,000 gift card from our friends at New Balance. To enter, all you have to do is "Like" FitSugar and New Balance on Facebook, and then comment on Fit's Facebook wall telling us what New Balance gear you want this holiday. How easy is that? Check out the official rules here. The New Balance gift card giveaway is only open for a week, so act now! Also, you won't want to miss any of our other fabulous giveaways, so stay tuned every day and enter them all. Good luck and happy holidays.

15 Days of Holiday Giveaways Day 3: Win $1,000 Gift Card From New Balance originally posted on PopSugar

Trainer Donny D-Fine Turns Twitter Into a Workout


Updated 07/20/11 1:08 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Get excited! Donny D-Fine is back, and has managed to turn another popular social networking site into a fitness workout. This time it's Twitter. We first came across Donny a few months ago when the OnSugar blog goddessbody shared his Facebook workout: "Update your body, not your status." It was pretty hilarious, and also effective if you were looking to sweat a bit.

This time around Donny has named a series of upper body moves after Twitter actions, throwing in his own brand of humor: "Don't let you body sag so throw in a hashtag." He even references Kim Kardashian outing a federal marshal via Twitter and Britney Spears having the most followers. Are you gonna work out Twitter style?

Website of the Day: Inter-Face 2.0


Updated 02/26/10 1:20 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Adding to our list of time-wasting websites is Inter-Face 2.0. When I first came across it, I didn't know what to think. I was creeped out, mesmerized, and puzzled all at once — I also couldn't stop clicking. You're immediately greeted by seven very realistic faces on the site staring back at you and blinking. Click on any one of them and things get even weirder. Moving your mouse across the face or clicking on any area of the face will produce a variety of natural facial movements. At times, it feels like there's a guy just hanging out on your computer screen. Even if you don't do anything, the face still has a life of it's own: it stares at you, blinks, and looks around.

Gathering from the limited information on the website, Inter-Face 2.0 was created as research for the facial recognition iPhone app iFace. Not surprisingly, the app is only available to law enforcement, the military, and security companies. The app was developed by a company called Animetrics that has a bunch of other facial identity programs that can create a 3D model of a person from a photo, recognize individuals that are on "watch lists" from video surveillance, and more. It's like all that crazy stuff I see going on in the CSI crime labs isn't as made up as I thought!

 

Enter Our Get Fit For 2010 Giveaway!


Updated 02/12/10 1:32 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 231 comments

How are your New Year's resolutions coming along? You've had over a week to live with them, and here's your chance to reassess your health and fitness goals for the new year with the Get Fit For 2010 community challenge. Since sticking to resolutions — running a marathon, losing your baby weight, or eating a more balanced diet — can be rough, we have not only started a community group for support but also created a contest so you can win prizes while working toward becoming a healthier you. For the next 12 weeks, we will be posting a challenge on FitSugar every Monday, and by meeting the challenge you will be automatically entered for a chance to win the weekly prize — a $100 Nike gift card.

This week's challenge: Write a blog post stating your fitness and health goals for the year in the Get Fit For 2010 group. I'd love to see a "before" image to go with your blog post too.

I am participating (one of my goals is to run a half marathon), and my pal LilSugar is joining the community too — she'll be video blogging her progress every Tuesday. If you're ready to join the fun and feel the community support, log in and head directly to Get Fit For 2010. Need a little help making a blog post? Then check out these tips on posting in our group.

At the end of three months, we will pick a grand prize winner at random from all of the entries in all of the weekly challenges. The more you participate, the more chances you have to win the grand prize: a $1,000 gift card from Nike; a year of personalized nutrition plans by nutritionist Alexa Fishback, plus a copy of her book; a year membership to 24 Hour Fitness for you and a friend; and two Bodybuggs.

If you're not already a member of the PopSugar Community, register here now. Click here for the official rules.

You have until 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, Jan. 17, to complete your first challenge. I can't wait to read what your goals are. Ready. Set. Blog!

Enter Our Get Fit For 2010 Giveaway! originally posted on BellaSugar