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Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Recap: I Conquered the Beast (and It Tasted Like Wine) From Kristen: Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Recap: I Conquered the Beast (and It Tasted Like Wine)

There are plenty of things I’ve tried once or twice and never gone back to. Pickles, for one. Gross. But some things—like a really full-bodied Cabernet—are an acquired taste that I’ve developed. In the weeks leading up to the Santa Barbara Half Marathon, I wasn’t sure which of these the 13.1 mile distance… Continue reading


Waxing Nostalgic From Tish: Waxing Nostalgic

Every fashion magazine, at some point, will ask you if you are classic or trendy. I fall into the classic category, except on the far extreme end of that box. I’m what you would call a “sentimentalist.” I tend to purchase classic pieces that fit in well with my timeless look so that I can continue to enable my issue.… Continue reading


A Day of Fit-spiration (and a Nudge to Go Find Your Own!) From Erin: A Day of Fit-spiration (and a Nudge to Go Find Your Own!)

As I mentioned previously, I had the opportunity to go into NYC last week to be a panelist at Fitness Magazine’s recent Meet & Tweet blogger event. I was in fabulous I’m-not-worthy company of some other fabulous speakers for the day, from Brett Hoebel to Rocco DiSpirito to Dr. Jennifer Ashton, author of Your Body… Continue reading


Bad News: Stress Fracture in My Foot. Good News: I’m Okay With It From Jenn: Bad News: Stress Fracture in My Foot. Good News: I’m Okay With It

If you’ve been a long-time reader of FBG, you may remember the time I injured my butt, right before I ran my first (and most likely only) marathon. You may also remember me handling said injury not so great. That I felt down about it, sad and kind of just blah. And that it took lots of work and time “looking on the bright… Continue reading


fbg-birthdayQuestion of the Week: How Has FBG Changed YOUR Life? With Special Giveaway!

All this week for our five-year birthday bash, each FBG has shared how her life has changed by being a Fit Bottomed Girl. And instead of us all answering another Question of the Week, this time we want to turn the question that we’ve all been answering to you: How has FBG changed your life? Tell us your answer in a comment below,… Continue reading


Reviews

kenya-moore-booty-boot-campKenya Moore Workout DVD Review: Booty Boot Camp

Yesterday we had a chance to chat up Kenya Moore, aka Mizz Moore,… 


These weight-lifting gloves do make you feel a little more bad-ass...Review: Fit Four…Weight-Lifting!

We are all about women lifting heavy weights. In fact, we wrote a… 


les-mills-SSLove Les Mills Classes? There’s Cute Apparel for That

Trends in fitness apparel right now are all bright, bold and loud.… 


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Nutrition

visalus-dessertCelebrate Memorial Day With This Summery High-Protein Dessert

The following is a post sponsored by ViSalus. For our sponsored… 


Strawberry-Lime-Agua-FrescaJazz Up Your Water With This Strawberry Lime Agua Fresca Recipe

Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries! They are the fruit du jour… 


High-fives all around for easy five-minute workouts and healthy solutions! Credit:  Michael Dunn~!5-Minute Workouts, Healthy Recipes and Sanity Savers!

May the Five-Year Birthday celebration continue! This time with… 


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visalus-dessertCelebrate Memorial Day With This Summery High-Protein Dessert

The following is a post sponsored by ViSalus. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Happy almost Memorial Day weekend! We’re sure you’re going to parities and barbecues and doing all kinds of other fun Memorial-Day stuff, but just in case you’re looking for the perfect summer treat (and, really, who isn’t?!),… Continue reading


kenya-moore-SS★FitStars: Get a ‘Stallion Booty’ With Kenya Moore

Ya’ll know we have a soft spot for watching The Real Housewives, right? (Such a guilty pleasure—we swear it makes foam rolling more bearable!) So when we heard Kenya Moore from The Real Housewives of Atlanta and a former Miss USA was coming out with a workout DVD and we had the chance to talk to her about it, we jumped at… Continue reading


We so want to go pick veggies with Oprah and Bob.FitLinks: Visit Oprah’s Farm, How to Make Running Feel Easier & More!

Whether you’re wanting to hang with Oprah and Bob Greene in Maui, get fit for summer, avoid sunburn or find the perfect sports bra, today’s FitLinks has you oh-so covered. Happy reading! Grow your life with Oprah and Bob Greene—in Hawaii! —O magazine Finding the perfect sports bra. —Well+Good NYC How to… Continue reading


ryan-abbieHow Ryan and Abbie Got in Shape for The Amazing Race

I may not be an avid The Amazing Race viewer, but I’ve seen enough episodes to know that being on the show is a serious physical and mental challenge. You need endurance, patience, strength—and a whole lot of can-do ‘tude. And Ryan Danz and Abbie Ginsberg from season 21 were fan favorites, traversing over three continents,… Continue reading


fbg-bookOur Most Exciting Post EVER: Pre-Order The Fit Bottomed Girls Anti-Diet!

This might possibly—okay, definitely—be the most amazing and exciting post we’ve ever written on FBG. Because Erin and I finally get to confess a secret we’ve been keeping from you, our dear readers since last fall: We have written an FBG book! Based on all of our principles and experiences and advice we talk… Continue reading


FBG Picks

neutrogena-sunscreenFBG 5-Year Birthday Friday Giveaway: 5 Neutrogena Healthy Skin Prize Packs!

Did you know: UV exposure increases by about 33 percent  for every 20 percent ozone layer loss? And that the end result is about 33 percent more skin cancers?! Um, not cool. But what is cool is today’s Five-Year Birthday Week giveaway! As we are a blog ambassador for Neutrogena, they have graciously offered to help celebrate… Continue reading


Chose your own adventure, by choosing your Pure Project shoe!FBG 5-Year Birthday Thursday Giveaway: A Pair of Brooks Running Shoes!

Remember those cool Choose Your Own Adventure books? We do, and we were obsessed with them. Which is why we’re so excited about today’s Five-Year Birthday Week giveaway courtesy of the amazing Brooks Running—it’s kind of like those books! We give you a few parameters, you make a decision and then the fitness… Continue reading


These best-of links will have you jumping jumping! Credit: CordeyOur 5 Best—and Most Popular—Posts Ever!

Following our Five-Year Birthday celebration theme, this year we’re not just sharing the five most popular and our favorite posts of the year, we’re also sharing the five posts that you’ve read the most of ALL TIME! Read all the posts! The Most Popular Posts of the Last Year 1. The Best Healthy Food Blogs We’ve… Continue reading


If you win, you'll crunch a whole case of these!FBG 5-Year Birthday Wednesday Giveaway: 5 Cases of Beanitos!

First it was Muscle Ropes, and then it was a New Beginnings Combo pack from Linda LaRue. And today? Well, get ready to crunch because we’ve got a Beanitos giveaway for our Five-Year Birthday Week! That’s right; we’re giving five (five!) lucky U.S. readers the chance to win a whole case of Beanitos’ new Nacho… Continue reading


FBG-fittiesBehold the 2013 Fitties!

We’re another year older and you know what that means—another round of Fitties! Honoring the absolute best of THE best that we’ve tried, tested and put through the ringer, this is the stuff we love, adore and covet. It’s the stuff we want to write love poems about, swim across oceans for and generally tell every… Continue reading


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