Time for another round of Friday Favorites!
Sunday Sweat Talk: Next Fitness Star power sculpt series
Kale and blood orange salad
Blogging: Lessons learned
Reader Recipe: Sarah’s cabbage quinoa fajitas
Triple incline walking treadmill workout
One thing I’ve thought about all week is this article that Closer posted with the intention of being “inspiring.” I don’t really think it’s inspiring at all. I think it’s body shaming masked as inspiration. Just ask Patrice, I was all fired up about this first thing on Monday morning at work. GAH. All I know is that I love the response written here.
Here are the rest of my favorite reads:
Fitness
- Total awesomeness: What if everyone ran?
- For the CrossFit fans: 15 CrossFit blogs you should read
- Confused by anything in the weight room? Fitness 101 – a guide to the weighlifting room
- Looks good for days I’m not feeling a long time on any one machine: Triple threat cardio workout
- Good moves: Ass-kicking with nothing but a kettlebell
- Boston friends, looking for a FREE workout this weekend? Ultimate Bootcamp is hosting a public bootcamp class in Watertown
Worksite Wellness
- Awesome perspective: Talk a walk, sure, but don’t call it a break
- On building a culture of wellness: Millenials want healthier workplaces
Foodie & Recipes
- Enjoying this “guide to spring vegetables” series: Artichokes
- Helpful: Tips for the perfect hard boiled egg
- This looks delicious: Healthy shamrock shake
- New salad to try: Greek style lentil salad
- Yum: Chicken spinach bake
- Adding to my to bake list: Strawberry lemon oat bread
- Gluten free and dairy free: No bake chocolate coconut pecan oatmeal bars
- Holy moly: Heavenly carrot cake baked oatmeal
Blogging
- Fun little blog plugin: Click to tweet
- For the newbies: Everything you wish you had known about blogging from the beginning
- Helpful: 16 blogging resources to improve your blog
- Don’t apologize: Unapologetic blogging – I’m not sorry for my content
- I learned a thing or two from this: Common sidebar mistakes
Inspiration
- Are you giving up something for Lent this year? How about adding something instead? For the next 40 days
- Read please: What’s your passion?
- There’s definitely a difference: What you LOVE versus what you love to DO
- LOVE: Gracefully fat – why I practice yoga
Funny
- Have you told any of these? 19 lies parents tell their kids
- Hilarious video: When out of shape people go to the gym
Readers, leave some link love in the comments.
Happy weekend!
I love all the links! Especially the “What you LOVE versus what you love to DO” page. Inspiring as always. Thanks for sharing.
That one was a GREAT read. Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for the link love, friend! I enjoyed the links within the post- especially that awesome video!!
Welcome!
you had time to read all these blogs? woah.
Not all at once! But I try to put aside 30 minutes a day to do some blog reading with a cup of coffee. It’s relaxing for me and part of ME time. 🙂
I love Friday Favorites, I wait for them all week! Thanks
I love it! 🙂 Makes for good pre-weekend reading material.
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Of course!
Oh, you are so sweet!! Thanks for sharing my recipe!!
And, you have a lot of great links today – love the humorous ones especially!!
You’re welcome! I love those too — the video is too funny. “I get a taco!”
I think I might be doing some baking this weekend!!
Fingers crossed you bring some into work! 😉
Thank you for the link, I really appreciate it. And it’s great to have found your site, especially as I ramp up to eating healthy and getting back into running.
You’re welcome! Good luck with your running plans – hopefully spring will bring along some warmer weather for you!
Not only were you fired up, you got me fired up! Nothing like starting Monday morning with some shared rage. 🙂
Or Tuesday… or Wednesday… 🙂
I LOVE the what if everyone ran campaign! It is so enlightening. What if everyone ran…
I know! It’s so awesome!
great round up, these usually just make me realize that I read a lot and still miss a ton!!
Same here when I read these types of posts on other blogs!
I’m not even done reading this yet and I need to comment. What is wrong with Closer for posting that? The woman sounds like a complete asshole. Trying to turn around her awful words with a motivational push. It’s not smart… it’s demoralizing and fat-shaming. Now I’m all bent out of shape about it, Athena! What is wrong with people! Maybe she should have just smiled at her and given her the runner’s “nod” instead of fat-shaming and trying to put herself on a pedestal on social media. I’m disgusted.
Ok – off to read the rest of your post now. 🙂
ahaha Sherri this is pretty much exactly how I sounded on Monday morning. What the HECK!
Thanks for the share, Athena. Also, thank you for the added procrastination today 😉
Fridays are the perfect day for a round up like this! Procrastination central.
thanks for sharing my post!! xoxo
Of course!