Workouts / Swimming
Leadman Tri Marquee Race Recap (aka That Time I Ate Ice Out of My Sports Bra)
April 25, 2013 by Kristen
The Leadman Tri Marquee in Tempe, Ariz., on April 14 was billed as epic, and you know what? It wasn’t just epic. It was life changing. This was my first foray into a true endurance distance race—prior to this, I’d done… Continue reading...
Swim Season Is (Almost) Here! FINIS AquaPulse and Aqua Sphere Swimwear
March 7, 2013 by Kristen
When I started taking swimming classes a couple of years ago, I took to it like a duck takes to, well, swimming in water, I guess. I grew up swimming in lakes and pools, so the strength and lack of fear was there—I just had to learn… Continue reading...
Workout I Did: Alternating 100s
January 31, 2013 by Kristen
Welcome to a new fun feature on the FBG blogs! Over the last year, we’ve heard from more and more readers that you’d like to know more about what workouts we do. A bit of it is just for curiosity’s sake, but a lot of… Continue reading...
★FitStars: Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard
Amanda Beard is one of the most well-known Olympic American swimmers of all time. With seven Olympic medals to her name and the former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke, Beard also models, writes, is the face of Aqua Sphere… Continue reading...
And That’s How You Ring in a Birthday
Grab your party hats, folks—today is my birthday! I find birthdays to be a bit like New Year’s Eve. I look back on the past year and think about how I’m going to make the coming year even better. I’m all about celebrating.… Continue reading...
Yes, Size Matters
October 4, 2012 by Kristen
When you imagine the perfect race, do you picture yourself running through a huge chute with bleachers full of cheering fans on either side? Do you think of your name being called to step up and accept a medal? I love both of those things,… Continue reading...
Putting Dry Dudz to the Test, the Jamaican Waters Test
August 28, 2012 by Jenn
Reviewing lots of new products is a seriously fun perk of this job. But when you get to review stuff that is best tested somewhere tropical—and then you actually get to go to Jamaica and have a legit place to review it? Well, that’s… Continue reading...
Kristen’s Fitness Bucket List, Part 2
August 2, 2012 by Kristen
Our most recent Question of the Week, What’s on Your Fitness Bucket List?, might’ve been my favorite ever. It inspired me and made me think. Actually, I haven’t stopped thinking about it. There are just so many cool things… Continue reading...
What’s on Kristen’s Fitness Bucket List?
July 27, 2012 by Kristen
We’re talking fitness bucket lists—you know, the stuff we want to do before we die—for this edition of Question of the Week! Yeah, it’s a little morbid, but it’s fun to share the stuff we really, really want to do! I… Continue reading...
How Michael Phelps Trains Outside of the Pool (And a Giveaway to Get You Psyched!)
July 20, 2012 by Jenn
We are blogging on behalf of the Visa Go World Olympic Campaign and receive compensation for our time, but the thoughts, words, and promotions on this page are FBG’s, not Visa’s. The gift card promotion is not sponsored by… Continue reading...
