Has everyone seen the New Balance Commercial? I just saw it and love it! I know all you runners will love it too! And just like the commercial says - it’s all about commitment, so help your loved ones commit to their New Year’s Resolution and consider a pair of New Balance running shoes to put under the tree!
You know how strongly we believe in staying up on fitness fashion. So, I uncovered a great article for you gals over at EpicSelf. It covers seven of the activewear trends that every Fit After Thirty woman needs to know about. This article brings up a great point in discussing the new options in antimicrobial wear which keeps a *f.a.t. girl from becoming smelly during her workouts!
Also, in addition to Epic’s suggestions on some moisture wicking clothing options, I’d like to also tell you about one of my favorite workout tops with moisture wicking properties from our friends over at FemmeAthletic. This Tankini is a great option for you women who want to keep their bellies covered during their workout, without having to feel your cold sweat trapped against your bod!
Great news for *f.a.t. girls who love hair ornamentation as much as I do! After my Sweaty Bands review article, in which I expressed great longing for a Fit After Thirty branded Sweaty Band, our friends at the Sweaty Band company have agreed to create one for us! In the meantime, I want to remind all of you Fit After Thirty Hottys (that’s ALL of you), of the other great colors and patterns to choose from at SweatyBands.com.
They are the perfect stocking stuffer gift idea, and don’t forget that you can get a 10% discount, by entering the code: fatty when ordering. Remember, Fit After Thirty is where sexy, fun, and fitness collide - and we think Sweaty Bands combine the three of those things perfectly! That’s why we’re such fans, and we know you will be too! Here’s to sweating while looking cute, everyone!
One of the benefits of having an economy that’s in the crapper, is that since most people are at home on Black Friday using their 401K statements as toilet paper, after relieving themselves of their large Thanksgiving Day meal, those of you with any money left can benefit from retailers’ desperation by getting some very good deals on anything you might want! Not to mention, you will not have to deal with the typical long lines of past Black Fridays.
I’ve been reading a lot about a new form of weight bearing exercise that uses weights called kettlebells. They are a variation on the dumbbells we are all so familiar with. Many celebrities are now training with them, including Katherine Heigl, who credits her fit physique in her movie, Knocked Up, to her kettlebell routine.
I conducted an interview with a certified kettlebell trainer in Los Angeles, CA, Megan Butacan, in order to uncover all of the important details about this new training method. You will love the results!
If yesterday’s stroller article covered a gift idea that can go under the tree, today’s article covers a perfect stocking stuffer idea to accompany the stroller! Our friends at Talkingshopping.com have covered all the pertinent details for you!
With Christmas coming, some of you may be in the market for a nice gift for one of your parent-friends or relatives. If you know someone with stroller-aged children, I recommend one of the jogging strollers. Or put it on your own Christmas list so someone will get one for you! These strollers offer a great way for a parent to maintain his or her fitness routine while staying close to the baby. This type of a gift will help anyone with small kids live up to their fitness New Years resolution, and stay Fit After Thirty well into the future.
Our friends at Running4Women.com have done all of the research for you, in this article on the benefits of running strollers, and the highlights of some of the top brands. Happy shopping!
Looking cute while working out just got a little easier, girls! Remember the old days when your only choice for keeping your hair off your face and the sweat out of your eyes during a workout was a John Wayne-like bandana or the Olivia Newton John terry cloth number? (Let’s get physical, physical. Let me hear your body talk. Your body talk!) The good news is, I’m getting ready to share with you a little secret about how to also get your head to talk right along with your body during those workouts!
Headbands have gone through a revolution. They had an uprising against ugly and won big time! You can see evidence of their victory in my new discovery. They’re the latest recipient of my award for products that help us live my motto: play like a boy, but look like a girl while you’re doing it!
Even after I recommended that everyone buy a running skirt in my I’m Too Sexy For My Running skirt article, I was still not sure I wanted to take my love public by going for a “real run” in one. So when Runningskirts.com sent us a running skirt to review, and Michelle volunteered, (see her review soon) I thought, phew. I’m off the hook. Until I realized the running skirt was only one of their skirt offerings. There was still the athletic skirt to review!
So, not only did I have to go running in this thing, I had to do other forms of exercise, as that is what it is designed for. I wondered if I’d be embarrassed wearing it. I thought about waiting until dark to run so no one would see me in it. Not because it’s not cute. It is. But I’m still not used to the concept of a skirt for sport.
All you *f.a.t.tys (Fit After Thirty Hottys) have been asking our opinions on some products and apparel. What a *f.a.t. girl asks for, she gets! We’re giving you more product reviews, ladies! So I thought I’d start November by talking about one of the staples of every fitness wardrobe - workout pants!
Now that we are headed into colder weather and you’ll be working out in shorts less often, it’s time for you to get yourself a flattering pair of pants you can wear to the gym or for outdoor activities. I am addicted to my lululemon Groove Pant (straight leg style).
Before discovering this brand and style, it seemed like every pair of workout pants I owned was missing one of the key elements that make for a great set of pants. I could never seem to find an attractive pant that made my rear look good without blatantly displaying the opposite side of me in the form of the dreaded “camel toe”.
