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A Day of Updates: DVD Giveaway and Other

Hi all!

Thanks so much to those who took my Dori’s Shiny Exercise Survey and entered for a chance to win either a Core Fusion DVD or a Physique 57 DVD!

Some of you took the survey but didn’t comment or email to let me know. If I don’t know who you are, you might not be eligible to win! I can’t announce you by your email address, so please either comment here or email me to let me know you took the survey so you have a chance to win.

If you haven’t taken the survey yet, I’d really love it if you did. I’m working on a project and your answers will really help me out. And really, who doesn’t want  Physique 57 or Core Fusion DVD? Those classes are the best!

A few little updates and then I will be on my way:

Tonight is the first night of my Humor Writing class. I can’t help but be very nervous. I tend to take the easy way out and don’t challenge myself often. I do feel that the blog has gotten a little stale and I hope to spice it up and get some more in depth ideas on what kind of writer I am and want to be. I need to be forced to leave my comfort zone. I expect the class sessions to be full of laughs but I am dreading having my writing critiqued by others. I’ll be sure to tweet about how it went.

Reflexology has beaten pancakes as the top search term that gets people to this blog. Congratulations, Reflexology.

I did it! I traded in my Polar F7 for the Polar RSX300 SD. My new Polar comes with a foot pod (and I can add an optional GPS) to track my distance, pace, time, heart rate and more. I chose a foot pod monitor because I heard NYC skyscrapers aren’t the best for GPS systems, although I like that I can add on on if I choose.I played with my new toy last night and worked on setting it up. This morning, I went out to calibrate it. I HATE calibrating! Hated it with my Nike +, hate it with the Polar. There is a small track along my running route, and I know it is 1/8 of a mile, but I don’t know which part. The innermost? Outermost? Middle? I decided not to calibrate there. I didn’t have time to get to another track today (thinking Central Park) but I was so excited to start using my new Polar, so I decided to calibrate on city streets using MayMyRun.com. I got it to tell me what 1.01 miles would be when I realized the Polar only calibrates in kilometers. I went through more trial and error and finally decided that I would run about 1 kilometer — I got Map My Run to tell me that 1.01 K would be from the near corned of 70th street to the far corner of 82nd street.

So I did it. But the thing is . . . I don’t know how confident I am about this. I think it is fine for now but I hope to get to a track this weekend to recalibrate and be sure of my accuracy.I am still figuring out how to work my new HRM and I need to get set up with uploading my workouts to the computer. I also don’t know how to see on the watch screen my average pace and all. I hope to figure that out over the weekend as well. Today’s run was strange because I used the first kilometer to calibrate and then I recorded the rest normally, but I plan to run again on Friday morning and I am excited to run my usual route and see what the Polar says in terms of distance and time!

Speaking of my new Polar, the chest strap it came with is not my size. I have an unusually small and close together ribcage and need the tiniest chest strap they have. The fantastic @ChrisPolarUSA, who helped me with my RSX300 SD decision, responded to my plea for help on Twitter and will be sending me my size strap! Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE Twitter? If you have any questions about heart rate monitors or just want the latest news about Polar, I recommend following him.  I know he has been very helpful to my friend Jen, a PriorfatGirl!

Because I made a wise and safe decision and ordered a Road ID, the company is letting you all receive $1 off your Road ID order. Road ID is crucial for anyone who does any type of outdoor exercise — walking, running, biking, rollerblading, hiking, etc. It contains your contact information, insurance information (if you want), whether you are allergic to medications and your location. To receive $1 off your Road ID, type this code at checkout: ThanksDori548069. The first 20 people to enter the code can receive the discount.

I took advantage of a great flight deal and booked a trip to the Seattles! I am so excited to be going to see my brother and Mallories and the pup Santana from October 29 – November 1. My first request was a breakfast at my favorite breakfast place in the entire world, Portage Bay. They are sustainable and beyond that, have the most amazing breakfast menu I have ever seen. Which includes a trip to the TOPPINGS BAR! I love knowing I would be comfortable eating everything they have their because I share their philosophy about local, organic food. I am also excited to go to my favorite bookstore in the world, Elliot Bay.

Why is my favorite everything in the world located in the Seattles?!

CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THAT PUP!
Santana folded
I bought an Urban Rebounder! It was my very first Craigslist purchase and it came with 2 rebounding DVDs. Not that I know how to set up the DVD player yet (it’s only been a year — HELP!!) but I am excited to be able to have a convenient workout I can do anytime at home. Read the health benefits of rebounding here.

Anyone interested in buying my Regina Spektor tickets from me that I can’t use because of my writing class? Wed, Oct 14 at Radio City in NYC. Let me know!

I thought I figured out how to make spaces between bullets because it worked, but then once I finished typing this blog it unworked. Going into the code and typing in line and paragraph breaks does not work. It worked for a second, what’s with that?! I really would have liked this entry to contain bulletpoints for your reading ease.

Giveaway: 2 Core Fusion DVDs and 1 Physique 57 DVD

Yes, you heard me right! I have not one, not two, but THREE prizes up for grabs. And they are amazing prizes. As you might know, I love me some Lotte Berk-type classes. Core Fusion, Physique 57, etc. They are the only strength training workouts I’ll even do. I am highly addicted to them, I love them, I crave them, I jumped on an online sale to get myself 30 Core Fusion classes at a discounted rate — which I am excited to be using!

And I am very excited to offer three of you a DVD from these classes. Here are the prizes:

  1. Classic 57 Minute Full Body Workout
  2. Core Fusion Body Sculpt
  3. Core Fusion Pilates Plus

I have taken classes at both studios and they are AMAZING. You will seriously strengthen and sculpt your body if you stick with these and the time tends to go quickly. I own the Core Fusion DVDs and they are tough but great. And if you have doubts, just look at Kelly Ripa. She is obsessed with Physique 57! Lots of celebrities go to both Core Fusion and Physique 57, which is pretty cool.

I get a good amount of traffic to my blog by people searching Physique 57 and Core Fusion in their search engines. So hopefully you searchers are reading this, because you might get your questions answered if you win.

About the Physique 57 classes and DVD:

Physique 57â„¢ is a focused and proven cardiovascular program of isometric exercises and orthopedic stretches. Physique 57â„¢ tones your seat, abdominals, thighs and arms; strengthens your legs and back; and improves posture to produce a beautiful, sexy body. Our interval training sets use your own body weight for resistance, and through dynamic exercises your muscles are targeted and overloaded to the point of fatigue, then stretched for relief. We call our process Interval Overload – overloading the muscle to create long, lean sexy muscles.

Get rapid results in a few short weeks with the Classic 57 Minute Full Body Workout.  DVD features: * Bonus Moves * About Physique 57™ * Client Testimonials

Physique 57 DVD

About the Core Fusion classes and DVDs:

Core Fusion® is a Pilates-infused transformational fitness experience allowing you to work from the inside out as it consistently delivers results. This highly publicized mind body class is proven to give you washboard abs, a tighter and higher backside, and a perfectly toned body. This one-hour class fuses the disciplines of Lotte Berk fundamentals, core conditioning, Pilates, and yoga to produce long, lean muscles, a flexible, youthful body and a sense of peace and relaxation.

Experience total body transformation with Core Fusion! Featuring Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito, co-founders of exhale spa’s proprietary class Core Fusion®, the first two DVDs — and Core Fusionâ„¢ Pilates Plus and Core Fusionâ„¢ Body Sculpt — are segmented into five focused workouts of just 10 minutes each providing you the opportunity to continue exhale’s transformational mind body class experience at home.

Core Fusion Body Sculpt Core Fusion Pilates Plus

You can read more and watch clips of the Core Fusion DVDs here and the Physique 57 DVD here.

Okay, now that all that good stuff is out of the way, I hope you’re curious to find out how you can win one of these babies.

I need help from all of you. I am working on a project and I would love it if you could fill out a quick, 15 question survey for me. It shouldn’t take up more than 5 minutes of your time.

The survey is about one of my favorite topics — exercise. The survey is basically anonymous, but you will find a spot to enter your email address. This is used ONLY to confirm your entry. Otherwise, anyone can comment and tell me they did the survey when really they didn’t, which wouldn’t be fair to those who did. I promise your results will never be tracked back to you.

I will use the random integer generator to choose 3 winners. Each winner will get one DVD. If you have a DVD preference, feel free to let me know in the comments, but be aware that I can’t promise you will get your preference if you win.

You can get more than one entry. Here are the ways to enter:

How to Enter

  • Complete this survey:  Dori’s Shiny Exercise Survey (comment to let me know)
  • Tweet the survey! Paste the below message into your Twitter status:
    RT @dysterious: Enter for a chance to win a Core Fusion or Physique 57 DVD http://bit.ly/pLjMO
    (You can tweet it one time each day for multiple entries)
  • Post a link to this entry in your own blog
  • Post a link to this entry as your Facebook status or as a note, and comment or email to let me know!

You have two weeks to get your entries in. I will announce the winners on Tuesday, October 13.

I really appreciate your help with this survey. The more responses I get, the more this will help me out. Thank you!

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