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. Caryln on February 3, 2011 at 11:39 am

    hamstring curls on the ball!



  2. Felicia on February 3, 2011 at 11:39 am

    Squats! And I liked you on Facebook!!



  3. Courtney on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    My favorite fitness move is also the burpee!! Tones you up in no time!! I’m a new reader, but have LOVED reading your blog! Also many thanks and God Bless to your sweet husband who is protecting our country. Thank you!



  4. Rebecca on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    You have been liked on FB! 😀

    I would say as a runner, I like anything that uses my legs since they are strong (I guess this is kind of cheating). I love squats because I love being able to feel the burn. With arms and core, I usually feel weak and get frustrated. Squats are so fun because they burn, but they burn so good!



  5. aleece on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    spin class….love it!!!



  6. Brooke on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    I love high knees! I always have troubles with burpees, but they always get my heart rate up!



  7. Cassie on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Plank punches from Insanity!



  8. kaitlin on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    oldie but goodie…pushups! i recently stopped doing the girly ones (on my knees) and started doing them the real way. love that burn, baby!



  9. Katie on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Hm… right now I really like “spidermans.” sort of like mountain climbers, but you’re in a plank position and then you reach up your left leg to next to your left hand by crunching your abs, then back to plank; your right leg next to your right hand, then back to plank, and so on alternating sides. It’s really fun!



  10. Nellie on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    “Liked” you on Facebook and my fave fitness move is a deadlift, I feel so powerful when I do them!



  11. Monica on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    I already like you on facebook!

    my fav move has to be squats! you can do them anywhere and always feel the burn!



  12. Erin @ Big Girl Feats on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Roons! I love these right now. I would have to say my favorite fitness move is plank/right before going into updown and down dog. I love that my shoulders feel so much stronger now.

    I’m going to like you on FB right now!



  13. Brooke on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Anndd I already liked you on facebook! 🙂



  14. Gina on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    So many great exercises but one of my faves are Heisman Hops.



  15. Sarah (Sarah Learns) on February 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

    my fave fitness move is definitely lunges carrying weights. i just love that burn! 🙂



  16. G on February 3, 2011 at 11:41 am

    My favourite workout move is definitely squats! I love feeling the burn in my legs!!
    Currently don’t have FB (needed to get rid of it for school reasons).



  17. Sarah (Sarah Learns) on February 3, 2011 at 11:41 am

    i liked you on facebook too! 🙂



  18. tina on February 3, 2011 at 11:41 am

    plank and pushups combo- can do it anywhere and it gets you every time! 🙂

    one of my clients told me after one of my dailey method classes last week (i teach there), that in the police academy they would hold straight arm planks for 20 minutes!!!!



  19. Bianca on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    I am currently having trouble walking upstairs because of a killer body sculpt class, but I am still going to say I love squats.



  20. Stephanie @ Lunges and Lunch on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    I adore your goodies! My favorite is boxing with weights while in squat! I feel fierce. 🙂

    I hope this is open to your Canadian fans!

    Toronto says hello and brrr!



  21. Rebecca on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    if spinning counts as a fitness move,

    im in 🙂

    and i already LOVE you on facebook hehehe



  22. Dynamics on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Not sure what you call it. My PT taught it to me. Basically a corner wall pushup. Makes my shoulders feel fantastic.



  23. Amanda @Fashionably Plate on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    My favorite workout move is anything pilates related!



  24. Kristin on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Ball back extension! Or maybe kickbacks…I can’t decide. Roons look amazing!



  25. Beth on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Tricep kickbacks!! (and I “liked” you yesterday on FB! 😉



  26. Erica on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Squats!! “baby got back” 🙂



  27. Jean on February 3, 2011 at 11:42 am

    I love doing mountain climber planks. Gets your heart rate up and your core is screaming! Love the blog, thanks for all you do.



  28. Laura on February 3, 2011 at 11:43 am

    My all-time favorite fitness move goes back to my time in gymnastics… v-sits. I couldn’t do a chin up to save my life so I had to be good at SOMETHING!



  29. Megan on February 3, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Love the plank or wall sits!



  30. Lisa on February 3, 2011 at 11:43 am

    My favorite is probably squats… Oh, how we love our squats 🙂



  31. jessica on February 3, 2011 at 11:44 am

    i love squats on the bosu ball to help with stability.



  32. Tami Jo Eaton on February 3, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Push ups. I love them using a bench. Burn baby burn!



  33. Nic G on February 3, 2011 at 11:45 am

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    I love jumping jacks – simple, fun, easy way to get the blood pumping.



  34. Morgan on February 3, 2011 at 11:45 am

    the plank is a classic!



  35. Ashley on February 3, 2011 at 11:46 am

    Its a tie between squats and planks… I love playing with both moves and adding in differnt challenges!



  36. Howdy from NYC on February 3, 2011 at 11:46 am

    My favorite work out move are split jumps. I hate ’em but they burn so good!

    I liked you on facebook! 🙂



  37. Katie on February 3, 2011 at 11:46 am

    PUSH UPS! They work the WHOLE body so what can be better?



  38. Maria on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    My favorite is the plank. So many variations to such a simple, effective move!



  39. Jill on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I love plain-old push-ups (and variations like chatarungas and one-legged push-ups). Classic, easy to do anywhere and modify up or down, and so effective!



  40. mary ann on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I thought you said fitness movie, so i was going to say rocky, haha. but i think my fave move would be upper cut air punches… they make me feel so badass!



  41. Ashley on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I love burpees, planks, and twisted sit ups with a medicine ball.



  42. Danielle on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I’m not sure if these are an “official” move, but I really like what I call reverse lunges…where you steadily swing your leg behind you 🙂



  43. Abby s. on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I like planks.. Nothing like tightening up that core 😉



  44. Theresa @ This is my Hungry Face on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    My favorite move is a squat!



  45. Amanda on February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    My fav would def be wall sits!! Feel the BURN!



  46. Tessa on February 3, 2011 at 11:48 am

    I have to say I am a fan of “killers” as we call them at home, otherwise know as squat jumps. I love the fact that after only 10 i’m dying 🙂



  47. rebecca lustig on February 3, 2011 at 11:48 am

    does downward dog count as a fitness move?! It re-energizes my body, so I do it every single morning!



  48. sara on February 3, 2011 at 11:48 am

    you can’t go wrong with push-ups!



  49. kimberly on February 3, 2011 at 11:48 am

    I love planks! I don’t know why but I get excited to do them.



  50. Laura on February 3, 2011 at 11:48 am

    I can’t believe burpees are your fave, i hate them! Haha! I like tricep dips, mostly because I am finally getting better at them but they still burn! And I really want toned arms!