[Fitness, Health and Happiness]

Welcome to Fitness Friday!

A new dish for dinner. Tasty. Easy. Quick. Light.

Grilled Chicken, Tomato, and Pepperoncini Sandwiches
Yields: 4 servings 

4 slices whole wheat bread (I use Ezekiel's Seven Sprouted Grains Bread)
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1/8 tsp. salt 
2 c. grape tomatoes, halved (tomatoes taste so good right now!)
1 tbs. extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 c. packed spring mix
1/2 c. drained and chopped pepperoncini peppers
2 tbs. chopped fresh oregano
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 c. crumbled reduced fat feta cheese

1. Toast bread slices; set aside.
2. While bread toasts, sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and grill. Cut chicken into thin slices.
3. While chicken grills, combine tomatoes and next 6 ingredients in a medium bowl.  Toss lightly.
4. Place 1 bread slice on each of the 4 plates. Top evenly with tomato mixture and 4 ozs. of chicken. 

 Served with fresh sliced nectarines and strawberries. A new favorite. Perfect for summer!

Have you tried a new recipe lately? Or do you have a favorite easy and healthy summer meal to share? 

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Now the link-up - Fitness Friday Blog Hop

A weekly blog hop for blogs that focus on overall fitness and health. A great way to share information and stories, meet new friends, find new blogs and get new followers, subscribers and readers.

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How To Participate

1. Follow me, the host, at Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness]. Leave a comment.

2. Include the blog hop button above in your post or sidebar.
3. Create a FF blog post. You can do this one of two ways. Either share a health/fitness blog post or create a Fitness Friday post specifically for the blog hop. 

4. Link your blog post URL (please use blog post-URLs only) in the Fitness Friday link-up below.

5. Visit and comment [and following would be great!] as many other blogs as you wish. Leave a comment!

6. For those that follow you, return the favor and follow back.
7. Every week there will be a new link-up. 

Reminders

Include the blog hop button somewhere on your blog. 

Visit and comment on the other participant's blogs. 

Welcome to Fitness Friday!

I'm often asked what keeps me motivated and doing what I do everyday. One answer is a challenge. I can't seem to resist! I recently joined 2 virtual races and 1 abs challenge, as part of my training plan for the Chicago Marathon in October. A virtual race. I just love the sound of that!

A 5-week ab challenge. From July 1 - August 5, 2011 try to complete 3000 abdominal exercises without a single crunch. Participants will average 100 ab exercises a day! 

Ab Challenge Week One: Total Abdominal Exercises - 1475 (P90X Ab Ripper X)

Not Over the Hill Virtual 5k

Run a 5k between August 7 and August 13 and you must include at least one hill. I've already chosen a -never-run-before hill!

Run a half marathon (13.1 miles) from July 15th thru August 15th. You don't have to complete the 13.1 miles in one run. You have the whole month! 

I'm not affiliated with any of the challenges. Just a little fun and a great way to connect to other runners. I'm running and doing the abdominal exercises anyway so adding the challenge is all the better. Anyone want to join me? Click on the button or the link for more information.

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Now the link-up - Fitness Friday Blog Hop

A weekly blog hop for blogs that focus on overall fitness and health. A great way to share information and stories, meet new friends, find new blogs and get new followers, subscribers and readers.

<center><a href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/" _mce_href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness]" src="https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/momof2as/Button_WEB.jpg" _mce_src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/momof2as/Button_WEB.jpg" /></a></center>

How to Particpate

1. Follow me (Google Friend Connect and/or Typepad Followers located in the sidebar), the host, at Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness]. Leave a comment.

2. Include the blog hop button above in your post or sidebar.
3. Create a FF blog post. You can do this one of two ways. Either share a health/fitness blog post or create a Fitness Friday post specifically for the blog hop. 

4. Link your blog post URL (please use blog post-URLs only) in the Fitness Friday link-up below.

5. Visit and comment [and following would be great!] as many other blogs as you wish. Leave a comment!

6. For those that follow you, return the favor and follow back.
7. Every week there will be a new link-up. 

Reminders

Include the blog hop button somewhere on your blog. 

Visit and comment on the other participant's blogs. 

Inspiration

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Remember to come back tomorrow to link up for Fitness Friday, a weekly blog hop for blogs that focus on overall fitness and health. Check out the blog hop even if you don't blog about health and fitness. It's a great resource for information, tips, humor and motivation. Details can be found here - Fitness Friday Blog Hop.

Welcome to Fitness Friday!

A weekly blog hop for blogs that focus on overall fitness and health. A great way to share information and stories, meet new friends, find new blogs and get new followers, subscribers and readers.

<center><a href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/" _mce_href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness]" src="https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/momof2as/Button_WEB.jpg" _mce_src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/momof2as/Button_WEB.jpg" /></a></center>

How to Particpate

1. Follow me (Google Friend Connect and/or Typepad Followers located in the sidebar), the host, at Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness]. Leave a comment. I will always follow you back!

2. Include the blog hop button above in your post or sidebar.
3. Create a FF blog post. You can do this one of two ways. Either share a health/fitness blog post or create a Fitness Friday post specifically for the blog hop. 

4. Link your blog post URL (please use blog post-URLs only) in the Fitness Friday link-up below.

5. Visit and follow as many other blogs as you wish. Leave a comment so the blogger knows you're a follower and can follow back.

6. For those that follow you, return the favor and follow back.
7. Every week there will be a new link-up. 

Tip: The best way to gain more followers during a blog hop is by following others first, and leaving a link back so that they can easily find you. So don't forget to let someone know, if you are following their blog. One way to do this is by commenting and leaving your clickable blog signature (see below).

Clickable Link HTML

<a href="BLOG LINK">BLOG NAME</a> 

(Example: <a href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/life_as_i_see_it/">Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness</a>)

Now the link-up! I received emails asking how to use the link up. 

Link-Up 101

1. Click Add Your Link.
2. Enter the URL of your blog post.
3. Enter the name you want to appear in the link-up.
4. Enter your email (not visible or shared). 
5. Click Next Step. 
6. Select an image that will appear with your name in the link-up.

 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Enjoy!

 

 

Get Ready for the New Fitness Friday Blog Hop

Welcome to Fitness Friday blog hop! A weekly blog hop for blogs that focus on overall fitness and health. A way to meet new friends, find new blogs and get new followers, subscribers and readers. 

<center><a href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/" _mce_href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Fitness Friday Blog Hop" src="https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/momof2as/Button_WEB.jpg" _mce_src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/momof2as/Button_WEB.jpg" /></a></center>

How to Particpate

1. Follow me, the host, at Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness]. 

2. Leave a comment. 

3. Create a FF blog post. You can do this one of two ways. Either share a health/fitness blog post or create a Fitness Friday post specifically for the blog hop.  

4. Include the blog hop button above in your post or sidebar.

5. Link directly to your Fitness Friday post. Post URL only.

6. Visit and comment [and a follow would be great] as many other blogs as you wish.

7. For those that follow you, return the favor and follow back.

8. There will be a new link up every week.

9. Enjoy meeting new people and finding new blogs!

Tip: The best way to gain more followers during a blog hop follow is by following others first, and leaving a link back so that they can easily find you. So don't forget to let someone know, if you are following their blog. One way to do this is by commenting and leaving your clickable blog signature (see below).

Clickable Link

<a href="BLOG LINK">BLOG NAME</a> 
(Example <a href="http://jillconyers.typepad.com/life_as_i_see_it/">Life As I See It [Fitness, Health and Happiness</a>)

Leave a comment to let me know you're a new follower. I will always follow you back!