Hello, hello and welcome to the last Fit, Focused, & Fun Finds post of 2014!
Fit, Focused, & Fun Finds are articles, posts, videos, memes, and anything I’ve come across while perusing the world wide web that I think you’d enjoy. Peruse through these links and discover some new blogs, pubs, and peeps to follow!
FOOD & FUEL
5 fun coffee facts | Greatist
Food trends for 2015 | Vox
20 Fantastic Christmas Cookies | Food & Wine
5 Healthy Holiday Spiralizer Recipes | Well & Good
Who wants to buy me wine ice cream!? | MTL Blog
FITNESS
21 Reasons the Treadmill Doesn’t Suck | Greatist
10 Holiday Workouts and tips for staying fit this holiday season | Fitfluential
Fitbit Data Now Being Used in the Courtroom | Forbes
20 minute at home bodyweight circuit | ACE
FUN
The 28 Most Important Texts of 2014 | Buzzfeed
15 Incredibly weird things you can find on amazon | Buzzfeed
How well could you do naming the states? | from a coworker
17 Must-See Viral Videos of 2014 – these are seriously amazing | Greatist
I’m currently addicted to the Serial Podcast, but here are 19 of the best health and fitness podcasts | Greatist
TIPS & TRICKS
7 Ingenious Hacks to Make Hot Chocolate Even Better | Real Simple
How to find the perfect Personal Trainer – maybe I’ll be yours soon! | Move Nourish Believe
MOTIVATION
This is just terrible – our culture is becoming more and more vein. We are all beautiful, people! Embrace it. | Quartz
Woman runs 53 marathons in 53 days. Wow. | sent to me from my sister
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GIVEAWAYS
This Mama Runs for Cupcakes 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
Running with SD Mom 11 Days of Giving Giveaway
Healthy Happy Life 12 Days of Vegan Christmas EPIC Giveaway
The Fit Foodie Mama Skoop A-Game Giveaway
Healthy Helper Winter Wellness GNC PUREDGE GIveaway
Join me tomorrow for the last Fit & Fashionable Friday link up of 2014 (coming back in January).
Let’s Chat:
Wine ice cream. Who’s with me?
Are you a podcast fan? Which ones do you like?
Did you read those ridiculous texts? Please tell me I’m no LOLing all alone.
Thanks for including me in your giveaway round up <3 You are NOT the only one who thinks those text things are hysterical! I nearly pee my pants reading them every time!!!
Annmarie recently posted…Fit & Fashionable: Inspirational Fitness Jewelry
of course!!
Did you know that Texas is among a limited number of states that mandates geography be included in its curricula? Our last school in Texas required I know all of the states, their capitals, and their locations by the end of 4th grade. By the end of 5th grade, students were to know the names, locations, and capitals of every country in the western hemisphere and all the provinces of Canada (and I think their capitals). By the end of 6th, the rest of the world. Missed that, sadly. But I think we’ve got a leg up on that map challenge!
I was such a smartass in HS that when they added a beta geography section to our standardized tests, I lost it. They wanted students to draw the Rocky and Appalachian mountain ranges, the location of our nation’s capital, and a few such other simple things. I had 45 minutes to do this so I also drew in state names, identified which were among the 13 original colonies, drew rivers, labeled the locations of major Civil War battles, the location where the original two railroads met…
And then I wrote “Here’s your stupid map now stop insulting my intelligence.” About a month later, my AP History teacher had a little talk with me – but he laughed throughout his lecture.
Mostly irrelevant to your post but I thought you’d be amused.
I didn’t know that. But I do know I didn’t learn the states or their capitals until freshman year of high school because of how we moved. The school in CT taught US geography in 3rd grade, and Texas taught it in 4th grade – so I missed it!
Thanks for giving me ways to waste time on the internet!! How can someone run 53 marathons in 53 days?? Have a good one!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner recently posted…December Dare You To Share Campaign
haha anytime!
The links are interesting, as always 🙂 I’ve been looking for new podcasts so that one is especially useful! And that one about someone doing 53 marathons in 53 days is crazy.
Chaitali recently posted…2014 Year of Running
Are you listening to Serial? Ah so good!
Love the links this week! I definitely think ice cream makes everything taste better. Ha! I once had goat cheese and basil ice cream and it was incredible! I love listening to the Chalene Show and The Fit Cast podcasts.
Elsie @ Sharing Healthiness recently posted…What are Food Companies Trying to Sell Us? I Don’t Get it.
Thanks, Elsi! Goat cheese and basil ice cream sounds so interesting! Where did you have that?!
I’m totally with you on the selfie plastic surgery! Beauty has so many levels. Makes me sad.
Julie @ Running in a Skirt recently posted…My Healthy Transformation
AMEN to that!