It’s been a long time since I shared my last round of Fit, Focused, & Fun Finds, but I’ve been stockpiling links for you all! So sit back, relax and enjoy the show!
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. Take a gander through these links and discover some new blogs, pubs and peeps to follow and perhaps learn some fun things in the process!
FOOD & FUEL
This study tested 697 of protein powder flavors and found that only 8 are risk free! (spoiler alert, one of them is my beloved Vega! <— affiliate link) | Reviews.com
The benefits of eating pumpkin. | Blogilates
15 easy slow cooker recipes | MyFitnessPal
15 delicious new ways to use oatmeal | MyFitnessPal
The proper way to fuel before a long run | Runner’s World
10 healthy, hearty kale recipe for fall | Well & Good
FITNESS
7 secrets to sticking with exercise | Team Beachbody Blog
How to actually walk 10,000 steps a day | MindBodyGreen
9 celebrities who have trained for a marathon | Well & Good
Running at night gets safer with a step-powered light | PSFK
Going on my holiday wish list: a wave-activated biking GPS | PSFK
FASHION
Slip into a 3D-Printed Adidas shoe | PSFK
Kate Spade debuts an activewear collaboration | Well & Good
Comfortable heels promise the shock-absorption of tennis shoes | PSFK
FUN
Jenny Lawson gets me every time. Check out all the tweets people sent her admitting their shameful moments. They all hit a little too close to home. haha | The Bloggess
Finally, I can figure out where to put my bike in my lil apartment. Will someone buy me one of these awesome pieces of furniture? | PSFK
Love Barbie’s new advertising campaign | Kveller
Why, yes, I would like a “Netflix & Chill” button. | PSFK
This dog is everything:
Posted by Viral Thread on Tuesday, October 20, 2015
TIPS & TRICKS
10 tips for gluten-free baking you probably have heard before (at least I hadn’t heard of most of them). | Civilized Caveman
12 healthy food bargains you can find at Trader Joe’s | MindBodyGreen
How to make your lipstick last all day | PureWow
How to stop feeling guilty | Greatist
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION
Forget focusing on goals. To get fit & healthy, focus on this instead. | Run. Lift. Yoga.
This mom created an “American boy” doll for her son and it’s the best thing ever | Gina D Wagner
This is absolutely terrible: 4-year-old girl told, “He likes you!” after boy hits her so hard she needs stitches | BUST
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Let’s Chat:
That bulldog. Discuss!
Any gluten-free baking tips?
Would you let your son play with a doll?
Great roundup! I liked the Trader Joe’s tips!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt recently posted…Easy Healthy Baked Acorn Squash
I like anything Trader Joe’s really… haha
I was intrigued by the bike god I saw it somewhere else too. Not sure exactly what it does. That pumpkin pizza looks yum
Deborah@Confessions of a Mother Runner recently posted…Winter Running-What to Wear For Every Temp
Doesn’t it look so delicious?!
Oh man, those tweets about the embarrassing moments were both painful and hilarious at the same time.
Chaitali recently posted…MCM Expo Swag and race dots review
And oh so true!
Love the protein round up & review…so interesting. They laid out the results really easily too.
Cayanne Marcus recently posted…Embracing the Phrase: “You Look Healthy” – how I made peace with no longer being “the skinny girl”
I thought it was a pretty cool study! And happy my Vega made the list 🙂
I was literally dying when I read those tweets the other day, SO FUNNY!
Annmarie recently posted…Wild Workout Wednesday: DVRT Track & Ultimate Sandbag Circuit Workout
Right?! Jenny Lawson is the best.
The awkward tweets made me laugh so hard I cried. I’ve totally been there on some of them.
MCM Mama Runs recently posted…Running Mentally Strong
Same here! So funny because they hit so close to home.
Great collection of links! I need to check out those slow cooker recipes and deals from Trader Joe’s!
Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…Running Club Roundup: City Fit Girls
Yes you do! I hope you find them helpful!
OMG those tweets! Kate Spade? Activewear? Yes please!
Marcia recently posted…RnR Vegas and Going Sugar-Free
Right?! I’ll take the whole Kate Spade franchise, please!
I love Kate Spade! Very exciting she is collaborating on Active wear!!
Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes recently posted…Where do I go from here?
Isn’t it? Now we can all be fit little fashionistas!
i’ll have to bookmark this post so I can check out these links!
Mar @ Mar on the Run recently posted…Thinking Out Loud v19 – Travel Run Eat (Repeat)
I hope you do! There are some great reads 🙂
So many great posts! I absolutely love the mom that created the American boy doll. Wish that someone actually made them!
Sandra Laflamme recently posted…Top 5 Workout Playlist and a Training Recap
Agreed!
KATE SPADE. ACTIVE WEAR?! HELLO.
Carmy recently posted…Running Gear I Can’t Live Without
right?!
I always enjoy your list of fun finds Nicole!! Great reading! I’m really interested in the protein powder study!! Thanks so much for this great info!
Natalie recently posted…Home Again, First Tempo, Psychology Of Running…
So glad you like them! 🙂