Congrat's to Leah Spoelstra, you are the winner of the Fireweed Impressions bracelet!  I know you will love it :) read more →

Ok, who has 2 thumbs and loves jewelry?  This girl!  Have I said that before?  Perhaps, I am a cheeseball for sure :)   I found a couple fun businesses and you have to check them out. 
Since a huge majority of the time I am in workout or at least casual clothes I think it is fun to have some casual jewelry I can wear with my typical daily attire.  I can't always find stuff like that and I just found a couple fun sites I wanted to share with you.   First up is 321 GoStuff .  Donny from 321 Go Stuff sent me this awesome necklace

it says "Stronger Every Day" and I love that.  Who doesn't want to feel stronger every day!  You should check out his stuff.  He also has an etsy store .   He has necklaces, Keychains, charms and more.  Lots of different options with some funny sayings and some very motivational ones too!  He also offers custom jewelry.
Another great place I found is Fireweed Impressions.  Check out their FB page and their Etsy store, they have some awesome stuff!  Beautiful and of course motivational!  Marjaana was nice enough to send me a fun bracelet and I am in love with it.   This is a wide cuff, they also make them in narrow.

It says "Never Give Up" it is a bit bendable so when you get it on your wrist you can squeeze it a little so it will stay put.  I have had a cuff bracelet before that I wasn't able to squeeze and I could never get it to stay on and that was not the case with this one.  It stays put just great and when you look down at it throughout the day you can't help but feel motivated, whether it be with your workout or whatever else is going on in your day!  Good news; Marjaana has sent me a 2nd bracelet just like the one above for me to give to one of you lovely lucky readers.  All you have to do to enter is like Firewood Impressions FB page  and mine and tell me what your favorite motivational saying is.  If you do not have FB just check out their Etsy store and tell me your favorite item.  I will randomly choose the winner of a bracelet like the one I am wearing above on Monday the 21st.   For an extra entry share this post on your FB or blog page and tell me you did.  Good luck! read more →

Congrat's to Debsdailylife, you are the winner of the Gymboss!!  Email me your address and I will make sure it gets sent to you.  Have fun with it!   my email is ademeyer@comcast.net read more →

I am sure many of you have heard of Gymboss before.  Well, you may be wondering how you could implement it in your workout.  Well I was excited that Mark from Gymboss sent me over one to try out and I have good news for you at the end of this post so make sure to read all the way through.

What did I think about the Gymboss?  Well, first of all I appreciate that the Gymboss is affordable at $19.95 and is small; it is the size of a pager, so it is easy to take with you wherever you go.  (for some reason today my blog is not allowing to put in the picture I took so here is the one from their website)

 

What I LOVE about this is not having to look at my watch every few seconds to see when my interval will be done.  I don’t have to look at all if I don’t want.  You just set your work time and your rest time, add the amount of intervals and you are set to concentrate on your workout rather then the clock.   

And for someone like me who really hates taking the time to follow long directions to set something up, this was simple.  Just a 3-button setup that allows you to quickly change interval times for different workouts.

I also like that the alarm is nice and loud (you can do a long or a short beep) so I can hear it over the loud music and my own loud voice during my classes.  It also has a vibration function that lets you know when to start and stop, even when using headphones or an ipod.  

If you are interval training or using a stopwatch for sprints, the Gymboss has you covered as it provides both functions.

You ready for the good news?  Gymboss will give one of my lucky readers your very own Gymboss to aid you in your training.  What do you have to do to enter?  It is simple.  "Like" my FB page and Gymboss FB page and then tag both of us in a post about how you would use the Gymboss timer. (Simply typing "@gymboss" will bring up their Facebook page for the post and @Designed To Be Fit will bring up mine....make sure to like it first).   For an extra entry follow my blog (look on the right hand side) and tell me that you did.  For one last entry share this giveaway on your FB page.  If you do not have FB, get with the program...hehe kidding, just check out their webpage and leave me a comment telling me how you would use the Gymboss timer.  Good luck everyone.

I will randomly select a winner on Tuesday January 15^th. 

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Welcome to 2013.  Let's make this your healthiest year yet shall we!!  How many times have you made the same New Years Resolution year after year and failed to achieve it?  It happens to all of us.  This year, it is time to break the habit of breaking resolutions!  This year will finally be different!  You need to believe in yourself; if you don't, who will!?!?  Start with a positive outlook and don't just write down resolutions like "lose weight", write down what your plan is to follow through with those goals.  For example you might say "I would like to lose 10 lbs by exercising 4 times a week (and set the days and times) and eating as clean as possible" and then go on further to talk about how you are going to work on eating clean like "I plan to use Sunday as food prep day so I have healthy meals ready" and "I am going to focus on upping my veggie intake by having them chopped up and ready to go and having a salad every night with dinner and/or throwing greens in my smoothies".  The list can go on and on.
Point being, make a commitment to take care of yourself.  I know you have a million "to do's" on your list but you won't get to all of them if you are dragging behind b/c you are eating unhealthy (which makes you feel sluggish) and unfit.   Be active.  You are are in charge!  You can do this and I am here to help you! read more →

We are almost to the New Year and that is the perfect time to really set new goals and make a commitment to sticking with them and what better way to help you do that....then to sign up for a class.  Next round of Bootcamp begins the week of January 7th.  The 5:15am class is full but there is space in the Tue/THur 6am class.  Runs for 8 weeks.  Would love to have you come start your day off with us! read more →

You are not going to want to miss my "Surviving the Holidays the healthy way" class Tuesday, November 20th 6:30-7:30pm. With Thanksgiving next week and Christmas just around the corner you will find this helpful! Not only will you learn the healthy eating choices to make at all the parties you will be going to but also helpful ways to beat the stress that is coming your way and more. Sign up today space is limited!  Only $10 read more →

I know this time of year can get super busy and stressful but that is all the more reason to sign up and commit to a class such as this!  It is too easy to put your needs (like exercising and keeping health) off to the side when you get busy with the holiday hustle and bustle.  So put your health needs first.  Commit!  Sign up for this upcoming shorter round of bootcamp to get you through the holiday season.  Just 4 weeks this time and then we will go back to 8 weeks for the following round.

Here are the details:

M/W/F 5:15 am begins FRIDAY Nov 30th.
There will be no class on the following days:  Fri 21st, Mon 24th and Wed 26th which puts the last class on Fri January 4th.
That is 4 weeks.  cost is $78
This group is full
or
Tue/Thur 6am begins  Tue Dec 4th.
No class on Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Last class on Jan 3rd.
That is 4 weeks.  $65

Contact me to reserve your spot read more →