The winner of the Self Workout in the Park Fit Kit is…
Congratulations Beth! Please send me an email to kristine at shapeupnyc.com so we can coordinate your prize. If you didn’t win today do not worry because I have some great giveaways coming up this summer! So keep an eye out.
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I know this is crazy two posts in one day but summer is coming and that means it’s time for the annual SELF Workout in the Park! I was lucky enough to attend SELF magazine’s Workout in the Park back in 2010, sadly I was not in town last year but I can’t wait to go again this year! I met some amazing people when I went the last time and I am really looking forward to this year.
This is SELF magazine’s 19th Annual Workout in the Park event. It takes place on Saturday, May 12, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Rumsey Playfield in New York. It will happen rain or shine! SELF Workout in the Park features a full day of hands-on workouts and workshops. You can also enjoy a sampling of healthy and delicious foods, indulge in mini-spa services, demo the latest beauty and fitness products and score lots of free samples and goodies courtesy of SELF’s sponsors. This year the workout in the park will be hosted by Dolvett Quince, celebrity trainer on The Biggest Loser. Workouts are provided and led by Crunch and this year there is even a Reebok Zone where you can do a Crossfit WOD. Some of the workouts they will have this year are: Ab Attack, Fly Girls, Sucker Punch, and Tabura. To see the entire class schedule click here.
Tickets for the event are $20 but it includes a one-year subscription to SELF magazine. You can not purchase tickets on site so you must buy them online ahead of time. So grab some girlfriends and come to Central Park to check out this fun event, I will be there (most likely in hot pink).
I am excited to announce that one Shape Up NYC reader can win a SELF Fit Kit (valued at $200) and a pass to the SELF Workout in the Park! Inside the FIt kit you will find: SELF magazines, ear buds, an official WIP water bottle, fitness DVDs, month-long membership to Crunch and many more promotional items from sponsors like Garnier, Calvin Klein, Luna, La Roche-Posay, and lucy). One of my favorite things is the tote bag from lucy.
How to enter:
1) Tweet about the giveaway: “Win a SELF Workout in the Park Fit Kit from @kymarie13! Enter here: http://wp.me/pMzht-A5″
2) Leave me a comment telling me what workout you are most excited to try at the SELF Workout in the Park! (I personally want to try Masala Bhangra and Tabura)
And as a bonus if you like the Shape Up NYC Facebook page, I will give you an extra entry!
I will choose a random winner on Sunday, May 6th at 9:00pm EST. Good luck!
Filed under: MISC Wellness Info, Workouts | Tagged: Crossfit, Dolvett Quince, free swag, giveaway, Self Fit Kit, Self Magazine, Self Workout in the Park | 11 Comments »
Yesterday was the annual Self Workout in the Park! Being fairly new to New York City, I decided I had to try it. After all, who doesn’t want to spend all day in Central Park working out. I met up with many of my fellow New York Bloggers: Missy Maintains, Fitness NYC, Julie Go Lean, Miss Chubby Hubby, Living Life Anti-Blah, Namaste Mari, and Food Snob. It was my first time meeting most of them and I had so much fun! 
The event was extremely organized, check in took no longer than 10 minutes and we were on our way into the Park. The area felt a little small for all the girls and the few guys that were there. There was a Rebounding area, Quiet Zone (yoga), and the main stage. Each area except for the main stage held about 25-30 people at a time. The main stage was completely open and would pack in as many as you want. Each class would last around 25 minutes. The Rebounding and the Quiet Zone was very hard to get into because so many people wanted to take those classes. The best way to go was to stay at the main stage and do all the workouts they offered there. Some of the workouts on the main stage included: Masala Bhangra, Ab Attack, Cardio Tai Box, and Rock Bottom.
Around the areas were all the sponsors of the event. Some tents were better than others but I found some great products. My favorite sponsors of the event were: Reebok Easy Tones, Soy Joy, Silk, Almond Breeze, and Jane Iredale.
Reebok Easy Tone: I have always been a huge fan of these shoes! The idea came from the Balance Balls that you can find in gyms. “Our proprietary toning technology is based on the benefits of Instability Training that have been proven over time to tone your muscles.” I have never owned them, but hopefully that will change soon and I will write a review shortly so stay tuned. They also recently have added Easy Tone’s where you can create your own!
Soy Joy: I had actually never had a Soy Joy bar until yesterday and I fell in love. I tried their new flavor Blueberry and I am now hooked. With only 140 calories, 0g Trans Fat, Gluten Free, and around 20 ingredients they are easily my favorite snack bars. Most snack bars like Nutri•Grain and Chewy Bars have over 50 ingredients! If you want a quick snack this would be the way to go!
Jane Iredale: Is a mineral make-up line. They had an amazing lip plumper that I didn’t think I would like but after putting it on, I loved it!
Overall I had an amazing time. The event was extremely organized and they had some great classes. I did feel the space they used was a bit small for all the people they had attend. I wish they could have used a larger space so I wouldn’t have felt like I was working out on top of someone and the classes were a little longer than 20 minutes. But I met some amazing people and had a great time. I plan on going back next year!
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Self is hosting their 17th annual Workout in the Park in New York on May 8th! Self’s event inspires healthy, happy lifestyles with high-energy exercises, fashion tips, beauty makeovers and great giveaways; Part of the proceeds Benefit Women’s Health Charities (Cancer and Careers, Susan G. Komen for the Cure).
Workout in the Park is divided into 3 areas: Main Stage, Quiet Zone, and the Rebounding Zone. Classes will run from 11am-3pm, you can check out the class schedule here. This year Self will be featuring Mandy Ingber in the Quiet Zone! Get the body you deserve with celebrity Yoga trainer Mandy Ingber at Workout in the Park. Learn the favorite moves of Mandy’s clients like Jennifer Aniston! Arrive early. Limited mat space!
Tickets to attend are $20 when you buy in advance from www.SELFWorkoutinthePark.com. A years subscription to Self is also included! So if you live in the New York area and you will be around on May 8th, you should check it out. Freebies will be given out from their sponsors and there will be contests throughout the day.
Self is also holding events in San Diego on Saturday, April 24th and in Chicago on Saturday, May 15th.
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Warning, there are some disturbing images.
When I was 14 years old, I wanted to be a Marine Biologist. Being able to swim with dolphins, I thought would be the coolest job. I have always loved dolphins and when I took a family vacation to Atlantis when I was 15 years old, I finally got to swim with them. It was one of the best times I’ve ever had. Since then I clearly went a different route with my career but my love for dolphins has always remained. I would go to the Shed Aquarium and watch the Dolphin show and I always thought one day I would go back to Sea World, I haven’t been there since I was 8.
That all has changed now. Recently Hayden Panettiere, the spokesperson for Save the Whales Again!, was featured on the cover of Self Magazine and it talked about her involvement with the Whaleman Foundation, free diving with whales, and her role in The Cove. I had never heard about the movie The Cove, which came out in 2009, and I am so upset I didn’t know about it sooner.
The Cove “is a 2009 American documentary film that describes the annual killing of dolphins in a National Park at Taiji, Wakayama, in Japan from an anti-dolphin hunting campaigner’s point of view. The film highlights that the number of dolphins killed is several times greater than the number of whales killed in the Antarctic, and claims that 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed in Japan every year. The migrating dolphins are herded into a hidden cove where they are netted and killed by means of spears and knives over the side of small fishing boats.” After watching The Cove for the first time last night and I ended the movie in tears.
If you haven’t got the chance to watch it yet, I highly recommend that you do, it will give you a different outlook on what’s really going on with dolphins in Japan. The Cove recently won Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.
For more information please visit these links:
I have also added a Social Vibe button on the left side of my blog, if you click it and answer a couple of questions (6 to be exact) Dove will donate money to the Whaleman Foundation. It is a very easy way to help out a great cause.
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