Mamavation has done a social media list of the Top 50 Most Influential Healthy Tweeps for two years in a row. This list ends up getting lots of traffic every year by brands and bloggers because the fitness/health niche is still generally new and in it's infancy. We are just starting to get organized and professionalize ourselves. Most of us still …
Disney Jr. “Doc McStuffins” Kicks Ass for Girls
I'm not your average kinda girl. I was never into the Disney princesses. It wasn't till Mulan came out that I FINALLY found a character I could identify with. Consider the source: I spent 8 years as a softball catcher playing year round on several leagues. In fact, several of the women I played with went to the Olympics that first year they had …
Pink Slime in the Cafeteria–What are They Serving Kids?
It's not a secret that I'm disgusted by what they pass off as "food" to our young children. Every Thursday, I volunteer the entire day in my son's Kindergarten class and every Thursday I eat lunch with the students and my son. Most of the time, I pack a lunch for myself and my son, but we still eat with them on the outside deck. I'm able to witness …
Victory: Strong 4 Life Billboards Coming Down
Next month, the current Strong 4 Life billboards are coming down. Close to 700 mom & dad bloggers, fitness professionals, Registered Dietitians, doctors and other concerned bloggers rallied together for a common cause--The end of shame. We demanded the Strong 4 Life campaign take down billboards we believed created an environment in …
Shaming the “Fat” Kid is NOT Solving the Obesity Epidemic
UPDATE: We are organizing a chat on twitter this THURSDAY, February 16th from 9-10pm EST to discuss the implications of these ads to children. We will also be discussing the obesity epidemic and effective ways of communicating change. Click here to join us! I can't even begin to tell you how incredibly offensive this ad is to me. I was that …
Top 50 Most Inspirational Healthy Tweeps
Epic list. Top 50 Most Inspirational Healthy Tweeps Thank you to everyone who voted on the Top 50 Most Inspirational Healthy Tweeps. So many people were interested in this contest, that it crashed my site twice. In my opinion, that is a very GOOD problem to have. The top two positions have won an interview with Jared from SUBWAY and a pair of …
Billy Blanks LOVES Mamavation
As most of you know, I'm an avid Tae Bo enthusiast. The vast majority of my weight loss (over 170 lbs!!) was done with Tae Bo. Billy Blanks, the creator of Tae Bo, has been an inspiration in my life. And because I still get to see him and workout with him on occasion, I thought I would ask him to share a couple words of wisdom with the Mamavation …