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Holiday Deals: 2009 mini gift guide

November 27, 2009 By 11 Comments

Happy Black Friday!  Have you been shopping yet today?

I have some weight loss/fitness/healthy lifestyle deals to share with you today plus a product review and a few fun giveaways.

Let’s start this post off right with the “Hit the Deck prize” giveaway thanks to PowerHouse Performance Coaching.

Trying to lose weight? Short on time?
Looking for cardio and strength training all in one workout? Trouble managing your stress?
Need a convenient workout at home or on the road?

PowerHouse Hit The Deck™ is the answer — one box has it all!

Hit the Deck package

Set the timer, draw your first card, and do as many repetitions as you can. When the timer beeps, draw your next card!

Simple, easy, effective: a cardiovascular AND strength training workout at the same time, as well as an effective tool to combat stress and the Cortisol Crisis™

What can PowerHouse Hit the Deck™ do for you?

  • Help you to lose weight, burn fat, and add muscle tone
  • Provide cardio AND weight training exercise at the same time
  • Expand your ability to handle and recover from stress
  • Improve your overall levels of fitness and wellness
  • Allow for flexibility – workouts can be any length desired
  • Offer variety by providing wide range of effective exercises
  • Deliver an excellent workout with no fitness equipment
  • Provide a great way to cross-train
  • Improve the quality of your sleep

Just leave a comment on this post by Sunday at 10 PM Eastern telling me what benefit of this product excites you the most.

Here are some great gift ideas for you to share when someone asks you what’s on your holiday gift wish list.  This list will also help you shop for the active health conscious person in your life!

*Gift certificate to local gym/fitness center
*Fitness equipment
*Workout DVD’s
*Fitness gear
*Healthy Gift Baskets like the Ultimate Healthy Gift Basket™
*Journals
*ipod and/or itunes gift card (Here are some of my favorite workout music tunes)
*Gift certificate to health food stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, etc.

And the list goes on!

Can you think of any other gift ideas for the fitness or health conscious nut?

Now let’s move on to some product specials I have found around the web.

Who doesn’t love Dicks Clothing and Sporting goods store? They have Black Friday Early Bird Specials at DicksSportingGoods.com! Shop the Circular. 11.27 Only 5am to 2pm EST

Get the goods while you can!  And be sure to hit their Cyber Monday Sale: 25% off Any Single Item at DicksSportingGoods.com! Exclusions Apply. Valid only on 11.30

Thanks to Dicks Clothing and Sporting goods store for these great offers!

Don’t forget to shop at New Balance for AWESOME shoes.  I have been wearing New Balance for the last two years and I absolutely love them. They really helped with my knee issues.  They have a holiday special going so be sure to check it out.

TriCityNewBalance.com (Southern Sports LLC)

And just for fun take a peek at these adorable personalized teddy bears.  Be sure to click on Sporting Gifts to find the most adorable sport themed teddy bears.  Aren’t the Walker and Aerobics personalized teddy bears just adorable?  These bears are NOT for kids so be sure to read the fine print.  You can get 30% off orders over $100 TODAY by using code “30off”. Enjoy!

And now we have one last fun giveaway!

Jennifer Swain, an Independent distributor rep for the company itworks is giving away the ULTIMATE BODY APPLICATOR!  What a generous prize!

It is an cloth wrap infused with an herbal solution. The active ingredients in the Ultimate Applicator help to heal the skin, producing a tightening, toning and firming effect. The Ultimate Applicator also detoxifies the body, which often results in inch loss as your body flushes out the toxins. The ingredients continue to work for 72 hours after you have applied the Ultimate Applicator, so you may continue to see progressive results over this time period.

The results you see from the Ultimate Body Applicator are not temporary, like you may have experienced or heard about with many body wraps that simply cause water loss.  The Ultimate Body Applicator helps detoxify, tighten, tone, and firm in a manner that produces lasting results—without water loss.

As is true with any weight loss or body slimming, you can reverse the results you see from the Ultimate Body Applicator with poor eating habits and lack of exercise. This is why we say, depending on your eating habits and level of daily activity, you can expect your results to last approximately anywhere from 2 – 6 months.

Continued use of the Ultimate Body Applicators (one wrap every 72 hours at most) will also help you achieve continued results and maintain results you may be reversing with eating and lifestyle habits.

This sounds like a pretty cool product!  I do want to say however that I have not personally tried this product so I cannot share any results or give you much info on the product however Jen is more than happy to help answer any questions you might have.

To enter for a chance to win this giveaway, visit Jen’s website and come back here to tell me the name of at least one other product the company carries.  Comment before Sunday at 10 PM Eastern.

Thank you Jen for such a great giveaway!  I’m looking forward to hopefully trying out the product as well.

Happy Shopping & Happy Holidays,

P.S. And lastly is a quick review of an Otterbox product called the Commuter™ Series for iphone that I received from the Otterbox company for review.  I got the red Otterbox Commuter TL iPhone case and it’s pretty good for every day use.  The outside is a plastic translucent shell that gives extra support along with a textured silicone skin.  I’m not sure I could use this case when I go to workout because it doesn’t totally cover the iphone (the potential of the front of the iphone breaking scares me ha ha) but I do like it for everyday use and have been using it exclusively for about 2 weeks now and overall give it a thumbs up.

I am also in the process of reviewing two other Otterbox products and I cannot wait to do a full review on all 3 items together.  I’ll be testing these products out over the next 5 weeks and will have a full review by the 1st week of January.  I really want to see how well one of them works in Jamaica since I’ll have my iphone around sand and water.  Keep your fingers crossed for me!  Should be fun reviewing these other 2 products.  Thanks Otterbox and Molly for the opportunity to test out these great products.

 
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Super Saturday Headphone review & giveaway

October 17, 2009 By 22 Comments

Happy Saturday!

2xlheadphones

It’s time for a headphone review and giveaway!

I’m excited to share you with you my thoughts on the 2XL family of headphones and ear buds.  The products are stylish and affordable.  And these products also stand out to me because they help ward off bacterial infections you can easily get from normal headphones and ear buds because they hang on the ear instead of having to stuff the ear pieces all the way in the ear.

The 2XL headphone samples that I had the pleasure of trying were very comfortable and the sound is really good.  It took me some time to get used to the new hanging ear buds but once I got the hang of it, it was smooth sailing.

I was sent the GROOVE, SPOKE and RATIO headphones and ear buds to sample and I really like them all.  My top choice at this time is the SPOKE but once I get more used to the GROOVE, I think that one will fast become my favorite.  I really want to try the 4 CORNERS set of headphones because I have always liked that type of headphone set up.

Overall, I really am very happy with the 2XL products and will definitely recommend them to others.  Thank you Lindsey for the opportunity to review these products.

Ready for a giveaway?

One lucky blog reader will win one  of the Pink/White GROOVE Hanger Bud Bunny headphones (picture above and just so you know in person they look more purple to me).  U.S. entrants only please!  Read below for giveaway rules.

The Groove by 2XL provides fitness fanatics with hanger buds that are perfect wear for any movement or fitness routine.  Features include:

*Adjustable fits
*Hanger bud design
*Non-slip technology and design
*Variety of colors and designs
*Stellar sound quality

A Winner has been selected and contacted via email (CONGRATS Valerie), thank you all for participating!

Enter the giveaway:

All you need to do to have a chance at winning this cool pair of headphones is visit the 2XL website and tell me the name/color of the headphones or ear buds you would purchase.

That’s all!  Easy peasy.

O.K. for an extra entry you can tweet this giveaway on Twitter and post the direct link of your tweet here on the blog in a separate comment.  You can find me on Twitter @angienewton

Giveaway will end Monday, October 19th at 9 AM Central (10 AM Eastern) and winner will be a random draw and contacted by email.  Winner has 3 days to claim their prize.

One last quick note:

According to Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences, harmful bacteria was found on 92 per cent of ear swabs taken from people who regularly shared their earphones with friends, compared with only eight per cent of those who shared less frequently.

There’s some food for thought!  Yikes!

Hope you enjoyed the headphone review!  If you would like to try them out for yourself, pick up your own pair here

 
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Congrats to the Engine 2 Diet Book winners

April 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Congrats to the winners of the Engine 2 Diet book.

cutecynicalchubbygirl

Michele C

Annette

Kim V

Carma

Thank you all for participating!  I will be in touch with you tomorrow (Wednesday) to get your mailing address or if you read this before I touch base, feel free to send me an email with your info (remember no P.O. boxes). The book will come direct from the company.  I really appreciate you taking the time to read my review of the Engine 2 Diet book & for helping to spread the word.

I would enjoy hearing your thoughts on the book once you have had the chance to read it.  Feel free to come back to the Engine 2 Diet book review post to leave your thoughts.

 
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The Engine 2 Diet book review & giveaway

March 30, 2009 By 14 Comments

I was given a great opportunity to review The Engine 2 Diet book.  I chose to review this book because the title immediately brought back memories of the firehouse being my family in my early childhood years.  My dad worked for many years at the fire department.  I also know that my dad and mom have been trying hard to work on losing weight and living a healthier lifestyle so I wanted to read this book and pass it on to my mom so they can see if it would be a diet that would suit them.

AND I have FIVE copies of this hardback book to give away to my readers so be sure to read the review and if you think it’s a book you might be interested in reading enter for your chance to win.  Instructions for entering the giveaway are at the end of this review.

I really enjoyed The Engine 2 Diet book.  In the beginning the author, Rip Esselstyn tells why he decided to create this diet and also shares his personal story.  This is a plant based diet and a 4 week program that will help you reach your health goals.  There are 2 plans available, one is a more gradual approach and the other is for someone who wants to jump right into and go for the full program.

I enjoyed the quick testimonials and pop quizzes that are placed throughout the book.  Exercise is also incorporated into this diet which I was very happy to see and in the book there is an exercise section with images to help you perform a variety of moves.

This is not a program that would fit into our lifestyle right now but it definitely has me intrigued. The book has taught me many ways to eat healthier such as using much less or no olive oil or any other oil for that matter, try more whole grains and legumes and focus on less processed foods.  This diet seems to really focus on lowering cholesterol too.

You can find a lot more great information at their website The Engine 2 Diet.  Watch the film that they provide and you’ll have a better understanding about the diet and what the book is about.  My favorite part of the book was the chapter on label reading.  It was a real eye opener.  And the recipe and meal plan section has a bunch of great suggestions, kitchen tips, etc.

GIVEAWAY! I have 5 copies to give away to my readers.  Open only to U.S. and Canada residents. No P.O. boxes.

Here’s how to win: CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED

Head on over to The Engine 2 Diet website and tell me one of the most common questions people have about THE DIET or tell me one thing you learned from watching THE FILM.

Extra entries: (separate comment for each entry please)

*Follow me on Twitter and tweet this giveaway (leave the link to your tweet with your comment)

*Blog about and link to this review/giveaway post AND to the Engine 2 Diet website (leave link to your blog post in the comment section)

This giveaway begins March 30th and ends April 6th at 9 PM Central.  Winners will be randomly chosen and announced here on my blog on March 7th.  I will send an email to the winners and you’ll have 3 days to reply or we’ll re-draw.

Remember this giveaway is for those in the U.S. and Canada.  No P.O. boxes.

If you don’t want to wait for the giveaway to end, you can go ahead and purchase a copy of The Engine 2 Diet

 
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Exercises you can do anywhere

March 5, 2009 By 6 Comments

I was given the opportunity to review Nuru Planet’s fully illustrated Exercise Anywhere deck of cards and I absolutely love them.  I even have one deck of Exercise Anywhere cards to give away to one of my awesome readers so be sure to read the review and if you think it’s a product that you might like, enter for a chance to win.

Nuru Planet’s Exercise Anywhere is a mini deck of cards with a variety of exercises you can do anywhere at anytime.  The first few cards go over the basics and then for each separate major muscle group section you’ll find an overview of the exercises and in each section you’ll find sample instructions.  I like that the overview shows the image of the portion of the body with that specific major muscle group.  Believe it or not, I learned where some muscles were located that I had no idea before.

The major muscle groups you’ll find in this deck of cards are

Chest
Back
Lower Body
Shoulders
Arms
Abs

and a

Cardio Lab

Each section also has advanced variations for those who may find the exercise is too easy.  This is perfect for those who start out as beginners because you can work towards accomplishing the advanced variations.

These Exercise Anywhere cards are easy to take on the go and even have a ring to hold them together.  Use them while on vacation (I’ll be taking them with me to Jamaica), a friend’s house, family trips, etc.  Although Nuru Planet mentions these are perfect for building a better body outside of a gym, I have a gym membership and will still use them at the gym.  Items you might need to complete some of the exercises is a towel, hand weights or cans, chair, step, mat and table.

I think these cards are awesome however I would love to see them laminated so you can really workout without worrying about getting them all sweaty or dripping water on them (I have heard they are waterproof but can’t find that info on their website).  I think I will color code each section with a highlighter so it’s easy for flipping to the section I want to use.  Right now each section is marked in black so I think it will make it easier for me to use color.  Overall the Exercise Anywhere, knowledge on the go cards are the perfect fit for me and will make great stocking stuffers because they are so affordable.  Nuru Planet has other great products too so be sure to visit their website.

Now on to the giveaway! One of my lucky U.S. readers (sorry Canada and overseas) will win your very own Exercise Anywhere deck of cards.

Here’s how to win: CONTEST HAS ENDED, thank you

Visit Nuru Planet’s website and tell me in the comments one other item they carry PLUS if you were to win the Exercise Anywhere cards, where do you think you would you use them most.

Extra entries: (separate comment for each extra entry please)

*Follow me on Twitter and tweet this giveaway leaving the link in your comment.

*Blog about and link to this giveaway on your blog, leave link to your blog post in comment.

*Subscribe to this blog (click on the little orange box at the top right next to RSS), if you are currently a subscriber, that counts too

This giveaway ends March 13th at 11 PM Central and a winner will be randomly chosen and announced here on my blog on March 14th.  I will also send an email to the winner and the winner will have 3 days to reply or we’ll do another draw.

Remember this giveaway is open to those with a U.S. mailing address.  Also open to non bloggers, just be sure to leave your email address when you leave your comment or that entry will be disqualified.

 
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