Happy Friday, friends!

I realized this week that I forgot to announce the winner of my Heart My Health social media challenge.

The person with the most #heartmyhealth shares on social media was my friend Jen. Yay, congrats! Email me so we can discuss your two-week customized personal training plan. Thanks to everyone who participated, and a special thanks to my close runner-up participants: Alice, Steph, Mary, Sarina, and Dawn. I loved seeing all your healthy pictures online!

Did you miss any F&F posts this week?

If so, Friday is a good catch up day. 🙂

• Bored with your strength training routine? Sunday Sweat Talk {Strength Training Plateaus}
• My week in fitness: Weekly Workout Log
• Today’s the last day to enter: New Balance Fresh Foam 980 Sneaker Giveaway
• Inspiring to the max: Journey to Fit – Liz H’s Story
• A simple side dish: Colorful Roasted Winter Vegetables
• Get sweaty: High Intensity Blast – 10 Reps, 20 Seconds

That’s what I’ve written, here’s what I’ve read:

Fitness

• Ha! Loved this read: Top 4 things to never say to a lady lifter
• Have you ever worked out with a sandbag before? The single piece of equipment that builds strength and blasts calories like crazy
• Yogis, are you doing this correctly? How to fix your chaturanga pose
• Do you know the difference? Tabata versus HIIT
• Make your pushups more exciting (or more evil): 10 ways to pushup
• Do you use any? 5 fitness apps that actually get results

Food & Recipes

• Any others to add to the list? 10 delicious ways to enjoy almonds
• For all the salmon lovers: 100 ways to cook with salmon
• Love this because it’s about one of my most obsessed over foods: 20 ways to eat a sweet potato (or yam)
• These look yummy: Chia cherry crunch bites
• Good to know: How to steam and eat artichokes
• Sounds delish: Butternut squash hummus
• Mmm, pancakes: Maple cinnamon sweet potato pancakes
• For my Boston peeps: 20 oyster happy hours in Boston
• Do you drink coffee? When? Why the best time to drink coffee is not first thing in the morning

Blogging

• Helpful for food related blog posts: How to write a rockin’ good food post
• These are good ideas for times of writer’s block: 10 blog post topics for when you don’t know what to write about
• I love this! It’s not just about your blog: How to support the bloggers you love
• Kind of along the same lines: Why other bloggers in your niche are not your competition
• YES: Bloggers, let’s stop apologizing

Worksite wellness

• I’m liking this trend: Employers are spending more on wellness programs
• A nice blend of volunteerism and wellness: How volunteering makes for a healthier workforce
• Wellness positions can involve many things: A day in the life of a wellness director

Life

• Necessary: 6 tips for slowing down
• Good post that speaks to life being too short to settle: Lessons learned from quitting my corporate job
• Funny video for grammar geeks like me: You’ll never use these words incorrectly again

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Hope everyone has an awesome weekend. I’m looking forward to a much-needed girly girls night tonight with my gym friends, lifting heavy things during my workouts, and busting through a lot of studying I need to catch up on. Okay, I’m not REALLY looking forward to studying, but it must be done. Do you have any good plans?

Catch you on Sunday when I’ll be announcing the two winners of the Fresh Foam giveaway. 🙂