How bout a roon?

February 3, 2011 |

Heyyyyyy 😀 How are you? It’s almost Friday! I guess the Superbowl is this weekend? No idea who’s playing, haha.

After class last night (we had 6 people! yeahh!), I came home for a super simple yet delicious dinner:

dinner

Roasted fennel and carrots, red quinoa and organic pinto beans

While I made dinner, I also packed today’s lunch so I wouldn’t have to deal with it this morning 😉

salad

Salad with bell peppers, fresh guacamole (onion, avocado, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, sea salt, lemon juice, pepper), salsa for dressing + a blueberry smoothie + an apple

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Every now and again, I like to do giveaways just to say thank you for being amazing. I have a blasty virtually hanging out with all of you, and love all of the creative and fun discussion that we have on the bloggy.

so….

It’s ROON GIVEAWAY TIME!

roons (2)

mmmmm…. roons 🙂

roons (3)

One lucky winner will receive:

-a batch of macaroons (chocolate, blonde, cacao-chip, or super-roon)

-a goodie package stuffed with Fitnessista faves (examples: almond butter, seaweed snacks, mung bean pasta, Larabars, mesquite flour tortillas, something from lulu)

I don’t kid around when I made goodie packages… 🙂

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Here’s how to enter:

-Leave a comment with your all-time favorite fitness move (mine? burpees!!)

-“Like” The Fitnessista on facebook

I’ll announce the winner tomorrow am when I wake up 🙂

Ready…. set… go!

xoxo

G

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1,363 Comments

  1. Maura on February 3, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Fav fitness move? Def sun salutations!!



  2. Shannon S. on February 3, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    My favorite fitness move would be anything done in zumba! I used to take that class all the time in college..now that I work full time, Just Dance on my Wii is my substitute. 🙂



  3. Stacy on February 3, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    I’ve liked you on facebook. When it comes to my favorite fitness move I’m going to have to say squats and lunges.



  4. Casey on February 3, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    I already like you on facebook (wish there was a “love” button!) and my favorite fitness move is the TRX Atomic Push-up.



  5. Carly on February 3, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    I don’t even know the name for my favorite exercise, but it is essentially squatting and laying the middle of your back on a bosu while holding a medicine ball. Then you stand up with the while moving the medicine ball overhead. It is definately something that I feel every time I do it and works your whole body!



  6. Shannon on February 3, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    I’m liking you on FB! Hmm, favorite fitness move…big fan of deadlifts!



  7. Kennis on February 3, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    I think my favorite fitness move is either plie squats (I love the stretch and strength feeling at the same time) or bicep curls (bc my biceps are hard for me to work, I love targeting them specifically!)



  8. Kristin on February 3, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    i like the fitnessista on facebook!!



  9. Jennifer on February 3, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Planks! so hard, but so satisfying! 😉



  10. Laura on February 3, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    I love lunges!!! I just can’t get enough of them.



  11. Kristin on February 3, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    my favorite (love/hate) exercise is suicides—nothing like sprints to really get your heart pumpin’!



  12. Caitlin on February 3, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Call me old fashioned but I’m a fan of the classics…. Jumping jacks!



  13. ashley on February 3, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    Love both planks and that lunge and lift of yours!



  14. Ida on February 3, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    I love working on pull-ups! I can’t do one yet, but it’s one of my 2011 goals.



  15. Jen on February 3, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    How bout least favorite?! Haha that would be push-ups…but favorite would have to be bicep curls/lunges =)



  16. Ashley on February 3, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Definitely push-ups! I stopped lifting heavily over 8 months ago and never looked back. All I do is body weight claisthenics and I have even MORE muscle now and definitely more tone!!

    Squats and box jumps would definitely come in 2nd and 3rd!



  17. Gavi @ GaviGetsGoing! on February 3, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    My all-time favorite fitness move is bicycle crunchies. I love them! They’re hard and really work my core if I focus and do them correctly. Thanks for the awesome giveaway opportunity!



  18. kels on February 3, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    love the shoulder press. makes me feel strong 🙂



  19. neha on February 3, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Planks!!



  20. Jayme on February 3, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    What an awesome give-away you created! My favorite fitness move….I would have to say bicep curls b/c that is whee I can see the most definition and I like the “pump” it gives, even of only temporarily! I also recently discovered single leg romanian dead lifts….wowza! 🙂 They can put a hurtin on! 🙂

    Liked you on FB!



  21. Molly on February 3, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    My favorite fitness move would be the Hip Rock & Raise… work them abs!



  22. Alyson on February 3, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    my favorite fitness move is the standing half-moon yoga pose. Nothing stretches and strengthens my abs in quite the same way!



  23. Molly on February 3, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    I “like” ya on facebook… lots 🙂



  24. Julie on February 3, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    My favorite fitness move is doing high knees as a cardio blast – it gets my heart rate up very high, very fast. Thanks for doing a giveaway!



  25. Rosalie on February 3, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    I love plank side leg twists! I feel them throughout my entire core, my hips, my legs, and my shoulders–and it’s a little bit of flexibility, too!



  26. Betsy on February 3, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    Lunges- nothing like the burn you feel the next day. I like how you can do them in a small space too, perfect for indoor winter workouts.



  27. Lesley on February 3, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Thanks for the AWESOME giveaway 🙂 My favorite move: lunges. BURN!



  28. Melissa on February 3, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    fav move…low squat jump back into push up and back into low squat…sort of like a burpee but you stay low the whole time: Killer on Quads!



  29. Alicia @ Addsomesprinkles. on February 3, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    I don’t have facebook but I can at least comment… my favorite move is kettlebell swings!



  30. Nina on February 3, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Squats!! All the way!



  31. Sarah on February 3, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    I love skaters! They are fun and remind me of actual ice skating.



  32. Alicia S on February 3, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    I love/hate planks. They are my favorite but they also make me so sore!



  33. Danielle on February 3, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    My favorite move are bicycle crunches and walking planks!



  34. Carrie on February 3, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Kettle bell clean and press.



  35. Ruthiey on February 3, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Lunges!!!



  36. Jessica on February 3, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Planche push-ups! Ha ha, just kidding! I don’t know the name of my favorite exercise – it’s when you have a resistance band around your thighs and you squat and walk sideways like a crab. I learned it when I was recovering from knee surgery. My second fav is reverse lunges with the Valslide.



  37. Elizabeth on February 3, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    As I’m building my arm strength, I’m really growing to like good old fashioned push ups.



  38. Peggy on February 3, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    I love dolphin – getting those arms and shoulders ready for tank tops!



  39. Christine (The Raw Project) on February 3, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Your super simple dinner looks awesome! Awesome giveaway, thanks for the opportunity.

    My fave fitness more currently is the plank, it’s helped my legs and back a lot for running.

    And done of liking your FB page. 🙂



  40. Leslie on February 3, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    MY favourite move are tuck knee jumps!



  41. Angela on February 3, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    Definitely squats. They work your core, legs, and get your heart rate up. AND there are a bunch of ways to do them. Awesome!



  42. Wendy on February 3, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    Love planks and jumping rope!



  43. Jamie on February 3, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    I love to hate planks! Seriously, they’ve been a great measurement for me to see increases in strength.



  44. elizabeth on February 3, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    OH G!! PICK ME!!! PICK ME!!!!!!! ME!! ME!!!

    My fav fitness move is one legged pushups because I feel like such a monster when I do them.

    <3



  45. Lori on February 3, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    I love jump squats and bicep curls!! Awesome giveaway….and I liked you on facebook.



  46. kirsty on February 3, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    sun salutations are my favourite – do they count as a fitness move?!



  47. Mandiee on February 3, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    Your roasted carrots are beautiful! I saw maroon carrots at the store yesterday and was really tempted to buy them. Do colored carrots taste any different? Buddha squat (the yoga post) is my favorite move. I love standing on my tip-toes to build even more heat. Thanks for the fun giveaway!

    Have a lovely day!
    xox



  48. Mandi on February 3, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    I love the burpee! I discovered it last year during fitness bootcamp and have loved it ever since!



  49. Kristina @ spabettie on February 3, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    first thing to come to mind… Preacher Curls!! 🙂 I also LOVE planks.

    I already like you on FB… <3 I also do awesome goodie packages (making two right now!!) and would LOVE to swap with you sometime 🙂



  50. Liza on February 3, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    I love updog! It really stretches out the back.