Share the love {giveaway}
*******************This giveaway has ended as of 12:24 EST (3/8/12). Thank you so much to everyone for entering and stay tuned for more giveaways in the future!
Don’t you love when something totally unexpected makes your day a little brighter?
(Gorgeous full moon last night! Now if only I knew how to make my camera photograph it like an actual moon instead of a dot, that’d be kinda cool)
Well, that’s what happened yesterday 🙂
First I was excited to see a package that didn’t have the Amazon smiley face on it –those tend to pop up over here pretty frequently- and then I saw “perishable food” and things got even more ridic.
A package of Chicago foodie goodies from our good friends Mara and Adam 🙂
Carol’s cookies, Garrett’s popcorn and a deep dish pizza. No words.
I couldn’t open the popcorn fast enough….
and put the pizza in the oven, just in time for the Pilot to get home from work.
Random acts of kindness are truly amazing, and whenever someone does something nice for me, it makes me want to share the positive energy with someone else… so I thought it would be a great day for a giveaway- it’s been a while since we’ve had one of those over here!
After reading the comments on yesterday’s YouTube fitness post, I remembered that many of you also enjoy working out at home, so I thought I’d share one of my favorite at-home workouts with a blog friend:
Winner’s choice: Insanity or Turbofire
You can read my reviews in the links above and decide whether you would prefer a drill-based high-impact workout, or a dance meets kickbox high-energy workout. It makes it even harder to choose because Shaun T. is fun and verryyyy nice to look at, and Chalene is a firecracker of motivation and energy.
All ya have to do:
-Leave a comment with your favorite at-home workout option
(If it’s your first time commenting, I’ll be approving those throughout the day, so no worries if it doesn’t show up right away)
This giveaway is sponsored by Livi and Bella- the winner will be chosen tonight at midnight EST and announced tomorrow am.
To sweeten the deal:
Hope you have an amazing humpday!
See ya later with a Family post.
xoxo
G
********In the spirit of sharing the love, if you would like, please take a second to click “like” to support a family with a unique and challenging situation. The Westlakes were blessed with a beautiful baby girl who has Harlequin Ichthyosis, a rare and severe skin disorder. More details can be found on their blog, but the Westlakes created this video through the Marble Road Rare Children’s Storybook Project to promote rare diseases. The contributor with the highest amounts of “likes” and comments on this video will receive some money to cover medical costs and potential publication. Sending so much love to the Westlakes and little Brenna- they are in my prayers <3
*******************This giveaway has ended as of 12:24 EST on 3/8/12. Thank you so much to everyone for entering and stay tuned for more giveaways in the future!
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I love love love to do yoga at home. It’s so relaxing when I don’t have to focus on anybody else except my body and the podcast voice. A close second would be Insanity, I could stare at Shaun T and his abs any day 🙂
Treadmill or Yoga! Keeping my fingers crossed for Turbo Fire. Thanks for sponsoring this Livi and Bella 🙂
Honestly i just get my free weights out and do 3 sets of a couple body parts each day! It works for me! My husband has been dying to do Insanity tho so that would be clutch!!
I currently love Jillian michaels’ Ripped in 30! I would love to try turbo fire!
I work out on my treadmill at home a ton. I prefer running outside, but I run at night after my kids are asleep, and it’s just so easy to get on the TM in the basement. I dreamt that I fell asleep on it while running last night, that’s how much time my TM and I spend together. Love the blog.
I usually do a yoga podcast or a Jillian Micheals DVD at home. Have been wanting to try Insanity though (and your macaroons, of course!)
I’m a Zumba instructor so my favorite at home workout is choreographing new stuff for my classes!! When I’m not doing that, I use free weights and my stability ball. Have a great day 🙂
I love doing BodyRock workouts at home, but have been wanting to try Insanity for forever!
I love BodyRock at home, as well as a good old-fashioned run!
I’ve recently delved into the Bar Method workouts–love ’em! Reminds me of my good old High School dancing days!
i love elliptical machines and jumping rope! i live at the top of hill that overlooks the ocean (I live on an island in maine) and i love to jump rope in my front yard while enjoying the view!
My fave at home workout is a good old fashioned circuit… Many of which I’ve found on your site 🙂
I have my own little home gym area and love to strength train in the mornings followed by a yoga stretch session. It’s so much easier when you only have to walk 20 feet to workout and not drive to a gym!
I love doing circuit style cardio workouts, either ones that I’ve found online or in magazines, or DVDs like Jillian Michaels. Getting my sweat on in my living room is pretty easy if I actually give it a shot!
Amazing giveaway!! My favorite way to workout at home are my Jillian Michael’s DVDs.. dying to switch it up though!
Thanks to you, I found BodyRock.tv and Zuzana’s Workout of the Week. My husband and I love doing those together after he gets home from work.
My favorite at home workouts are Jillian Micheals DVDs, Tabata Bootcamp YouTube videos, and boot camp type workouts
Ohhhh I SWEAR by at-home workouts. I get so much more accomplished and push WAY harder than I ever did in a gym. And, I can wear a sports bra and shorts and not worry about people judging.. 😉 Annnyhow, right now my Faaaaav home workout is Chalean Extreme – and you’re absolutely right about her! love her! 🙂
I would love to try the Insanity workout. I need something to kick my butt and I’ve read that this is the thing to do it!
I’m a huge Jillian girl – I’ve got like, 5-6 of her dvds at home!
(And by Jillian, I mean Jillian Michaels!)
My favorite workout to do at home is run on our treadmill. I usually like to run outside but the treadmill is perfect for the dreary winters in PA!
I love using stretchy bands and jump-roping is always fun and effective! Light dumbbells help me with toning.
I usually use yoga podcasts, but i have been loving jillian michael’s 30 day shred!! I would LOVE to try turbofire (and your macaroons too! 🙂 )
Step aerobics!!! Kathy Smith, anyone?
I love anything involving free weights and body weight. And the dread mill 🙂
I read your reviews a while back and have been waiting to buy TurboFire for awhile, that really sounds fun! So that would be my choice. And I love working out at home. I run when it’s still dark too, just so I can really, truly not care what I look like.
Any dvd by Jari love or Jillian Michaels is great. I still use my Buff Brides book although I’ve married for 2 years becuase of the total body strenght training exercised it provides. Recenly I discoverd all of the exercise channels on youtube and have been creating a play list with different videos.
I love youtube fitness videos, epecially some of the yoga workouts like Tara Stiles. The Tone It Up girls have pretty amazing workouts too.
My favorite at home work out is Julian Michaels 30 day shred! It is only 20 minutes and you get a great workout in if you don’t have much time!!
Burpeeeees! 😉 I love doing circuit type workouts – or workout dvds Jackie Warner or Jillian Michaels.
My favourite at home workout is for sure Bodyrock or now Zuzana’s WOD! She rocks!
Wow this is a super generous giveaway! My favorite at home workout is actually Insanity but I don’t have Turbofire and I’m sure I’d love it!
Love to BodyRock at home, along with my own HIIT circuits.
I love yoga and my Jillian Michaels 30-day-shred and yoga meltdown DVDs…quick and effective!
I do not eat Garrett’s nearly enough for someone who lives in Chicago. Thanks for reminding me 🙂
My favorite home workout is Bodyrock which I think I discovered through you! I just started doing Core Fusion DVD’s which I also like. I have always wanted to try Insanity and TurboFire!
I really enjoy at home circuit workouts that combine muscle groups. I like knowing that I’m targeting a lot of different areas in only one move – makes me feel like I’m getting the bang out of my buck 🙂 I’ve really been wanting to try out insanity and turbofire, but haven’t gotten the chance yet . . .
I love Bodyrock, and I also use to LOVE Chalene Johnson’s TurboJam (not going to lie, the name had a lot to do with my love for it- so awesome!). I have been wanting to try Insanity forever though!
To workout at home, I’ll youtube some random dance — like the spongebob dance, or the jerk, or something else ridiculous — and just spend a half hour trying to learn it.
A deep dish Chicago Pizza – love that Mara! 🙂
No need to include me in the giveaway, but for the moon shots, use your bulb setting. A tripod helps, but I just used my elbows. 🙂
Unfortunately I don’t have any at home fitness routine – I currently rely heavily on my gym. It would be wonderful if I could own some fitness DVD’s so I don’t need to forego working out on days I can’t make the drive across town. And those macaroons like heavenly!
Treadmill and a variety of videos…Love trying new things so I don’t get bored…
Honestly, I love just finding random HIIT circuits on the internet or doing some that I already have planned out. I hate monotony, so the more random it is, the better!
My favorite at-home workout is a toss-up between a queue of workout videos I have saved on YouTube or my dance workout DVD – just depends on how ridiculous I want to look! 😉
One of the amenities of where we live, is a gym that has cardio and weight equipment. So I would venture to say that is considered ‘at-home’. I do many interval workouts – most of which you have provided! Although I do have an ab workout that do religiously at night!
I love some of Jillian’s DVDs for a quick workout, but lately they’ve been boring me so I’ve just been trying to do high knees, jumping jacks, and light arm exercises during commercial breaks when I’m at home watching TV. Better than walking to the fridge at least! 🙂
I love treadmill and pilates at home! Have been wanting to try the Turbo Fire workout for some time, I hope I win 🙂
I love to run then do a yoga video when I don’t take my workouts to the gym!
I have been loving Shiva Rae’s Prenatal Yoga DVD. I’m 12 weeks pregnant and have had little energy but this DVD is convenient and makes my body, especially my aching back, feel a million times better. That and walking our pup, Mongo!
I would DIE to try Turbo Fire! I’ve heard amazing things about Chalene Johnson 🙂 my fav at-home workout is a run outside with my pup, Ziggy, followed by a stability ball workout with weights (either on my own or via youtube). Livi and Bella, i would LOVE to be your winner 🙂
What an awesome giveaway! Thanks!
My fave at home workout is 30 day shred but I rarely do it so one of these would be nice. I’d be most excited about trying TurboFire.