December 2006 - Posts

• Ruben Studdard is the newest fitness guru

  Access Hollywood has announced Hollywood’s newest fitness guru – Ruben Studdard! It seems that the American Idol singing sensation has trimmed 200+ pounds from his formerly 450-pound physique, and is now inspiring other obese residents in his native Alabama Read More... Posted Friday, December 22, 2006 9:43 AM by Anna | 3 Comments

• 5 Things You Don't Already Know About Anna

  I don’t know who put the coal in Brando ’s stocking, but it seems I’ve been tagged by the little techie bugger over at GizmoCafe.com in a game called ‘Five Things You Don’t Already Know About Me’, a blog phenomenon that if it wasn’t cool, good ol’ Brando Read More... Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:50 PM by Anna | 2 Comments

• Why are women on TV labeled by their looks?

  I was watching the television show Scrubs last night. In this particular episode JD was confiding in Elliot that he was fearful of taking any chances in life. Then he motioned to a nurse and said “I have loved her for 2 years, but I’m afraid to even introduce Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:40 PM by Anna | 0 Comments

• Anna’s Fit-Christmas List

  It’s that time of year again. Those sleigh bells are a jingling! Can you hear them? Or is that just the cling of those store registers ringing up those holiday gift purchases? Well, Anna has a list of her own! And I’ve made sure to be on my best behavior Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 2:59 PM by Anna | 1 Comments

• Anna confesses her food sins!

  I have a confession to make – my weekend was full of decadence! I know I’m ashamed. First there was my company Christmas party where I drank way too much wine. Worse still, the following day I woke up with a hang over, I skipped my usual Saturday morning Read More... Posted Monday, December 18, 2006 2:28 PM by Anna | 0 Comments

• Take Baby Steps with your New Year's Resolutions!

  With the New Year fast approaching everyone will be jumping on the resolution wagon. And what is the biggest New Year’s resolution for the past decade – you guessed it – to lose weight! But according to a study conducted on New Year's resolutions by Wrigley Read More... Posted Friday, December 15, 2006 3:58 PM by Anna | 2 Comments

• Surviving your Christmas office potluck!

  One of the most challenging things I find about the holiday season is people’s desire to spread their naughty sweets along with their holiday spirit. And the office potluck has got to be the absolute worst temptation that I’ve ever encountered. In fact, Read More... Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:29 PM by Anna | 1 Comments

• Ronald McDonald goes mano a mano with the King!

  It’s been a while since I’ve heard about a good old fashioned rumble in the fast food world, but I think the Burger King is about to throw down his crown to the likes of Ronald McDonald! And over what, you might ask? Exercise! It seems like the King is Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:12 PM by Anna | 0 Comments

• New Fitness Gear 101 Video!

  I hope that the newest FitnessGear101.com video asks some tough questions that will make you think. What inspires you to be great…What motivates you? What drives the self image you put forth to the world…The images on a television screen? What personifies Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:11 AM by Anna | 4 Comments

• The Burger King offers Kids exercise for the price of a burger!

  Just in time for the holiday season participating Burger King Restaurants are offering one of eight exclusive Dance Dance Revolution toy premiums with each purchase of a Kids Meal from December 4 th through December 31 st , 2006. While I admire the King’s Read More... Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 11:20 AM by Anna | 1 Comments

• The Fitness Gear 101 Shoot is a Wrap!

  Yesterday we wrapped up the shoot for the next Fitness Gear 101 video. We did this in my office’s corporate gym, so really it was a matter of transforming a space with beige (yuck) walls into a shiny video-worthy fitness set. You’d be surprised at how Read More... Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 6:43 PM by Anna | 0 Comments

• What is Fitness Gear 101 all About?

  Yup this is me at age 10 and again at age 13. You can get a better look in the Before and After gallery . I thought of these times in my life today when I was meeting with my video production team. We are planning to put up a new video that “reflects Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:55 PM by Anna | 0 Comments

• Natural Bodybuilding Challenges: How Natural Are They?

  This morning I received an email from Lewis and Sarah over at AtoZ Fitness . They are hosting an online bodybuilding contest, and they asked yours truly to be a judge. The bodybuilding sect usually doesn’t pay too much attention to little old Anna - #1 Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:56 AM by Anna | 0 Comments

• The Pedometer Challenge Across Canada!

  We started a pedometer challenge in my office at the end of September. Well over the weekend my team, Team No Pain (fitting isn’t it?) made it to the finish line in St. John’s, Newfoundland. We didn’t actually walk to the east coast. Instead we tracked Read More... Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 5:04 PM by Anna | 1 Comments

• Age Doesn't Matter When Fitness is a Factor!

  I was out last night at a work-related party to send off a beloved co-worker. Along with enjoying a few wobbly pops, as I like to call them, I also stayed out much too late and got too few hours of shut eye. You would have thought that as a woman in my Read More... Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 5:35 PM by Anna | 0 Comments