GIVEAWAY and Product Review for KIND Healthy Snacks

Several weeks ago I was contacted by KIND Healthy Snacks.  They asked me if I had ever tried their bars.  I was excited because this is one of the few bars I like to travel with or keep in my purse for an emergency snack.  In fact, this is normally an item on the shopping list that I give to my nutrition clients. They informed me that they had come out with many new flavors in addition to making an all natural, gluten free granola.  I have always supported KIND because they use all natural products, are low in glycemic, use non GMO ingredients and are gluten free.  

Last week they sent me a hefty package of KIND goodies to sample.  When the package arrived I found myself as excited as a little kid in a candy store.  It was perfect timing to receive goodies like this because I was getting ready to leave to teach at the Strong First Girya (SFG) certification in Houston, Texas.  I make sure to always carry snacks with me wherever I go while traveling.  I was pleasantly surprised when I opened this box.  They included a wide variety of interesting flavors of KIND bars and granola. Before I even had a chance to eat try the granola my kids had already ripped the bag open and was eating it with hemp/flax seed milk.  "Yummy mommy!  This is sooo good.  Can you buy this all the time?" said my 6 year old.  Inside the granola was gluten free oats and a multitude of what I consider healthy whole grains such as amaranth, quinoa, millet, buckwheat plus the one they ripped open had chia seeds!!  I was in love with the fact that the granola encompassed ingredients that were also low in sugar and sodium.   It was perfect for my kids! 



I reach for bars during the days when I'm traveling or working long hours when I don't healthy options around.  These bars came in handy during my weekend since I needed to keep my energy levels up and didn't want to eat a large lunch.  I have found all the flavors to be really tasty.  If I have to choose a favorite it would be Almond Coconut, Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt, Cashew & Ginger Spice, and .... well honestly I could keep going.  

Okay, so here's the low down!  KIND and I are hosting a giveaway right now.  It's only 1 week long.  The giveaway will include a nice goodie package that will consist of two boxes of  2 of your favorite flavors PLUS a bag of Gluten Free Granola.  If you are interested and would like to partake, here are the easy rules on how they can keep track to announce the winner.  

Visit KINDsnacks.com and:
1. Pick a favorite flavor you'd like to try or share with us something you didn't know about KIND snacks in the comment section below on this blog post. 
2. Then   tweet  �I�d hope to win @LaurenBrooks819�s @KINDSnacks giveaway! (insert link) http://www.ittybittyurl.com/34bf or http://kbellqueen.blogspot.com/2013/03/product-review-for-kind-healthy-snacks.html
then simply follow me and KindSnacks on twitter.

That way it will be a no brainer with tracking and you will be entered in for KIND to select a winner!

Easy enough and good luck!

Todays Workout - Twist and Shout

10 Pull Ups (or variation),
20 Sandbag Overhead Press,
50 Sandbag Round-the-Worlds.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Sandbag Fitness On Breaking Muscle

Did you guys see my recent sandbag training series on the popular Breaking Muscle blog? If not, don't worry - you can check out all of the articles here:


5 Week Sandbag Workout Program: Week 1 - Get Started

5 Week Sandbag Workout Program: Week 2 - Building Strength

5 Week Sandbag Workout Program: Week 3 - Planes of Motion

And the good news? It's not finished yet! I have 2 more weeks to go so make sure you keep an eye on the blog.

Matt

New workout - The Triplet From Hell!

5 Heavy (seriously, as heavy as you can manage) Bear Hug Squats,
10 Pull Ups,
20 Push Ups.

5 rounds as quickly as possible.

Men and women should aim for a sandbag between 50-100% of their bodyweight.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Tribesports FUN Kettlebell Strength Challenge

Are you ready for the kettlebell challenge?

I'm excited to present to you this simple, yet challenging challenge.  The beauty of Tribesports is it allows you to check in and participate with people all over the world!  Strength gains are strength gains. Little or big, you earn it only one way.  SMART PRACTICE!  This challenge will help you with just that when you perform the exercises properly!  Keep track of what size kettlebells you begin with, to where you end up with, after you finish the suggested practice sessions.

In this challenge you will find 

A full list of instructions and rules to complete the Challenge

Guides to help you execute the moves properly if you click on the image

Click on the image below to participate for free in this fun challenge with people all over the world. 

One more thing! If this isn't enough fun there is more.  All participants who go through this strength workout 12 times will be entered in to a special giveaway worth $700.  Share it with your friends, have your friend post it in the challenge  and you will be entered in twice. Participate by the rules in the giveaway and you will thus have a 3rd entry!

Photograph of Lauren Brooks is sponsored by F3Nutrition

I have teamed up with Tribesports.com to offer this.  Hope you enjoy!  Go directly to the challenge here

F3 Best Butt Builder Workout

Here's a butt workout that I filmed for F3Nutrition.  These 4 exercises will not let you down.  To see more glute workouts and why it's so important to work you butt "on" rather than butt off,  view my previous article/blog post about it here called "Let's Talk About Butt's"

Taking Risks

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." Muhammad Ali 

Putting yourself out there is no small feat and takes courage.  People will ultimately judge you!  Every action we take someone will have an opinion about it.  You have to decide how important your message is and what you are wanting to express to the world.  By the same token, you must understand that there will always be at least one negative person trying to rain on your parade.  People have different opinions and everyone is entitled to theirs.  If you are worried about pleasing everyone all the time then you've lost connection to your message.   Stay focused on those that you have influenced in a positive way.  Receiving positive reinforcement is wonderful, but the true fire of why you will continue to show up, lies within you.  Getting a pat on the back is not why I continue to share information.  When I physically see a person's life change because they trusted me, that is enough validation for me.  Will each risk reap the same reward?  Definitely not.  If you are putting out a good message or sharing your passion (whatever that may be) chances are you are helping someone out there.   

Of course getting regular emails such as the one below doesn't hurt and keeps the fire burning higher.

  ;-)