Oh Meghan, it’s not all about that bass, it’s all about that tweet! At least it was at Fitness Magazine’s Meet & Tweet event held at the ‘I’m so fancy’ Mercedes Club in Manhattan. What? Did I already exceed 140 characters? Dammit!
Now, you really didn’t expect me to write an entire blog post recapping an event as amazing as this in just 140 characters, did you? I mean, look at the amount of swag alone:
Instead, I will take each little bit of awesomeness that was this event, and break it into manageable, bite-sized tweets. Here goes…
Tweet #1: THE PEOPLE!
Holllaaa from #fitblogNYC! Meet and tweet some of my favorite bloggers!
Tweet #2 – #4: THE EXPERTS!
Who: Holly Rilinger: Retired basketball star, Nike trainer/instructor, all around awesome, strong, fierce woman!
What: The New Formula for Fitness Success!
Tweet: Getting motivated @hollyrilinger “If you only have 7 min to workout, use that time to figure out how you can make more time to workout!”
Amen sister.
She’s just as fun and fierce as she looks!
Who: Dr. Marci A. Goolsby
What: How to Stay Healthy in a Hard-Core World!
Tweet: @hspecialsurgery Dr. Goolsby says “Most common mistakes: nutrition adjustments, too much too soon, not cross-training!”
It’s pretty easy to avoid her top three. How many times do you have to hear it before you do it? You do not want to end up in a sport orthopedics’ office before a race, no matter how nice the doc is.
I had never heard of this next guest before, but she was so engaging, hilarious and had a reach-out-and-grab-you personality. Apparently she’s also a pretty big deal on Top Chef and The Chew. Who knew? Everyone but me.
Who: Carla Hall
What: Eat Healthier, Live Happier: Game-Changing Cooking Secrets
Tweet: @CarlaHall feels “socially responsible to offer healthy food” at her restaurant. Yes! We need more of that! #eatwell
Tweet #5: THE SWAG!
Oh.my.God Becky, look at the size of that swag bag!
I’m supposed to get this to the train, on the train and off the train with my luggage? #bloggerproblems
As I was dumping everything out onto my kitchen table, and oohhh-ing and awe-ing over some of the goodies inside, the doorbell rang. I’ve been interviewing sitters for my two-headed monsters, and my latest victim was at the door. She stepped inside, took one look at my table of awesomeness and, her new goal in life is to become a health and fitness blogger. You’re hired!
SOME OF MY FAVORITES:
Basically anything from Erica Sara. She’s amazingly talented and knows the meaning of motivation!
I was seriously so excited to discover this in the bag! I love all things Smith’s and I’ve used their products since college, when I would slater this balm over my hands before inserting them into my gloves for a day of snowboarding in Vermont. Now I use it to cut down on chafing. It’s all good…
My son Mies and I have been known to devour an entire bag of this together in one sitting. We even may fight over it. #noboundries
I like to spend my time at the gym working out and not showering. Plus, there’s a time limit on keeping the kids in the daycare. I mean, really. So, when there’s no time to clean properly after I sweat like a beast, I use these awesome wipes to freshen up. I’m not going to be seeing anyone over the age of six for hours anyway so…
And, last but not least, one of the very generous sponsors of the day was HOKA ONE ONE. They gave a pair of running shoes to every blogger there! Now, if you don’t know HOKA’s (and this is a bad picture, sorry!) they have a rather large sole. They are basically the polar opposite of minimalist shoes. In fact, a dear friend of mine runs in these and we may or may not have made fun of her when she first got them because they look a tad absurd. I may be eating my words when I try them out on a run…
Lastly, I wouldn’t want to leave you without being able to have a tweet of your own, so have at it:
[Tweet “@FitnessMagazine knows how to throw a #blogger party! Learning, laughing, tweeting! #FitblogNYC”]
What are some of the best “free” things you ever received?
Do you know who Carla Hall is?
Are you on Twitter? Leave your handle and I’ll follow you!
One word could have covered this – AWESOME!!!!
I need to hire you to write my posts!
I’ve gotta give you mad props for this fun write up! And you know I’m on board with all of it.
PS: Dr. G–I’m reading this while crosstraining on the bike!
Thanks Amanda and I hope you had a great ride!
yes I was sort of obsessed with Carla on Top Chef and she is a permanent bestie in my head! I am still exploring that swag bag! So much good stuff. That popcorn was so tasty!
I really loved her! I may even have to start watching The Chew!
For the swag alone I am so jealous and those new sneakers look amazing let alone all the other goodies! Thanks for the recap and looked like an amazing time. Plus, loved seeing Nellie, too 🙂
It was really a fantastic event. Glad it came though in the post 🙂
LOVE your recap! It was such a fun day. You weren’t alone, though, I had no idea who Carla Hall was, either, but she was an awesome speaker! How lovely is the Erica Sara bracelet? I’m wearing mine right now. Oh and showering is overrated. 😉
Oh I’m so glad you didn’t know either!!…and that you agree with me about showering 🙂
Again, so jealous! I loved your recap and really want to try to go to at least one of these next year! The best free stuff that I got was a box of Quest bars to give away. I may or may not have tried a few before I gave them away.
YES to Quest bars!! How could you not dig into a whole box??
That looks like an amazing experience! A friend of mine just bought those Hokas and loves them!
It really was! I think the Hoka thing is definitely catching on for some runners. I still have to test them out…
Thank you for reading and for your comment.
Yes, I love Carla Hall!
And I love this post. I always wondered if I could blog one post in tweets. Glad you gave us the “click to tweet” too. I was waiting for one!
She was really awesome and I may even have to start watching The Chew!
Carla Hall is wonderful! I really wanted her to win her season of Top Chef, especially since she’s local. My best friend even worked with her on her cookie line, so in a way, I feel like I kind of know her (only, sadly, I don’t). I love her cooking style, and she was always so quirky and fun. This event looks like it was a blast!
She had such a great philosophy on cooking and life in general. Loved her whole ‘thing!’…I may even start watching The Chew 🙂
I loved following along with y’alls day through all the pictures and the recaps have been great to read.
I love Carla Hall – I think I’ve watched every series of Top Chef and she was definitely one of my favorite contestants!!!
I can see why. She had the BEST personality and was passionate when talking about cooking and eating! I really loved her segment, even though I barely cook…
OMG, I have been so jealous of all of you going to this meetup! So fun! That bracelet is AWESOME! Where can I get one???
Erica Sara Designs! You won’t be able to chose, she has so much great stuff. Happy shopping!!
I am totally jonesing to go to this next year. It looks like such an awesome event … but more importantly a way to meet some of my favorite people online. I did watch the Top Chef season with Carla. She seems like a fun and cool lady. Looking forward to hearing what you think of those Hokas 🙂 xo
I’m going to try them out on my short run today so we shall see…
Loved how you recapped the event in tweets! Made it so easy to read your recap between getting the kids breakfast and getting out the door! Haha. Sounds like so much fun! I’d love to go someday!
Thanks Sarah! You NEED to come to this event. It’s amazing and just another great excuse for us to meet up.