Congratulations cloudintox & stacygrrrl!!
August 22nd, 2008 by SusyWe’ve mentioned our series of Nike + giveaways in conjunction with the Nike + Human Race 10k.
Today’s two winners are cloudintox & stacygrrrl! Congratulations!!
LIVESTRONG.COM is hosting a YouTube Contest!
August 18th, 2008 by Susy
LIVESTRONG.COM is hosting a YouTube contest and you could win an autographed Trek bicycle from Lance’s shop, Mellow, by sharing your inspirational story.
Lance Armstrong is no stranger to facing a challenge. He’s battled and overcome testicular cancer. He fought his way to the top of the cycling ranks, winning seven Tour de France championships. And, he continues his war on cancer through political advocacy and awareness. Lance is also daring others to make a difference through LIVESTRONG.COM, where he hopes to motivate and inspire people to make healthy changes in their lifestyles.
Now, it’s your turn. Lance is daring you to share your story. Create a two-minute video that shows the LIVESTRONG.COM community how you dared to make a difference in your life or the life of someone else. How did you dare to improve? How did you dare to overcome an obstacle? How did you dare to battle back?
It’s your chance to tell the world what you have dared to do. Are you up for the challenge? We dare you.
We’ll have the LIVESTRONG.COM community vote, and one winner will be crowned. The winning video will end up on the homepage of LIVESTRONG.COM, and of course the lucky winner will score the bike!
To participate and get all the details, go to http://www.livestrong.com/contest/youtube-share-your-story/.
For the full rules go to: http://www.livestrong.com/contest/youtube-share-your-story/rules/
We know many of you have amazing stories to tell, and we hope you share them with us!
Congratulations ssoorig and violato!
August 15th, 2008 by SusyWe’ve mentioned our series of Nike+ giveaways in conjunction with the Nike+ Human Race 10k.
Today’s two winners are ssoorig and violato. Congratulations!
Did you know Lance has a blog on LIVESTRONG.COM?
August 13th, 2008 by Lex FriedmanHe does! You can find Lance’s LIVESTRONG.COM blog on his profile.
Most recently, he’s blogged about his participation in the Leadville 100. Here’s the video!
Olympic athletes to watch
August 8th, 2008 by KrisserinThe day has come and it’s finally time for the Olympics to begin! The Opening Ceremonies are set to appear on NBC around the country at around 7:30 p.m. (check your local listings).
While you are gearing up for the events, we wanted to highlight a few special athletes in the games that you should watch.
Eric Shanteau
Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau was diagnosed with testicular cancer one week before making the Beijing Olympic team. Shanteau is 24-years-old and competes in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Why you should watch: Shanteau may not be the number one contender for the gold in his event, but he finished ahead of former world-record holder Brendan Hansen in the event.
When to watch:
8/12 7:48 p.m., Heats
8/13 10:56 a.m., Semifinals
8/14 10:03 a.m., Finals
Read the AP News interview with Eric Shanteau
Dara Torres
Dara Torres is a force in the water. She’s fast, she’s been to five Olympics, and she is 41-years-old.
Why you should watch: Dara is competing in three events: 50 meter freestyle, 4 x 100 medley relay and the 4 x 100 freestyle relay. Her experience and speed are sure to bring confidence to the team where she swims as the freestyle anchor.
When to watch:
8/09 8:40 p.m., 4 x 100m Freestyle heats
8/10 11:21 a.m., 4×100m Freestyle Finals
8/15 6:55 p.m., 50 meter heats
8/15 8:38 p.m. 4 x 100 medley relay heats
8/16 10:58 a.m., 50m Freestyle Semifinals
8/17 10:03 a.m., 50m Freestyle Finals
8/17 10:40 a.m., 4 x 100 Medley Finals
Read the most recent article covering Torres at TIME.
Oksana Chusovitina
Oksana Chusovitina has competed in five olympics, and at the age of 33 she is a true veteran in a sport comprised of teens and young adults. She’ll be competing for Germany this year, after having competed for the Unified Team in 1992, Uzbekistan at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
Why you should watch: Chusovitina is competing in the team all-around and in the Vault event finals. She’s a truly talented gymnast who brings an unparalleled professionalism and maturity to her events. She’s a mother and a wife, and continues to compete professionally to fund her son’s leukemia treatment.
When to watch:
8/13 10:30 a.m., Women’s Team Final
8/17 6:43 p.m., Women’s Vault Final
Congratulations to gypsumrose and sford17!
August 8th, 2008 by Lex FriedmanWe told you earlier about our series of Nike+ giveaways.
Our first two winners are gypsumrose and sford17. Congratulations!
Olympic-inspired Workouts
August 8th, 2008 by KrisserinWelcome to Olympics month! We all know how difficult it is to motivate yourself to go to the gym, so this month in honor of the Olympics we’ll be featuring a few Olympic-inspired workouts. So far we have covered:
Jump Like a Gymnast: Jumping and Leaping on the Balance Beam
Gymnasts are required to do leaps and jumps on a beam 4.5 feet in the air. While we all don’t have a balance beam, incorporating jumps and leaps into a workouts can increase balance and leg muscle tone. Take a look at how professional gymnasts practice. Watch the video.
While you are at it, learn some exercises that will add a little height to your jumps. Read more on how to increase your vertical jump with our helpful how-to article. Read more »
Get Your Kicks: Tone Legs with Swimming
4 ways to tone your legs while swimming, just in time for the Olympics. Read more »
Next week we’ll have a new way to do cardio, but until then tell us what your favorite olympic sport is in the comments below. We’ll choose a workout tailored around whichever sport is the most popular.
Krisserin is the Content Editor for LIVESTRONG.COM. Visit her profile.
Race against the entire world, plus a giveaway from LIVESTRONG.COM!
August 6th, 2008 by Lex FriedmanOn August 31st, 2008, you can make history by participating in a 10k race like no other: The Nike+ Human Race. The run will be hosted in 25 separate cities, or you can run anywhere at all using Nike+. The run will benefit three different charities, one of which is the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
There are two ways to run the race:
1. Join fellow runners in one of 25 cities hosting the 10k races worldwide.
2. Run anywhere you are using your Nike+, and then just sync your run by the end of the day.
Signing up is easy. Visit nikeplus.com to register in your city of choice. Can’t find a city to race in? No worries — no matter your location, with your Nike+ Sport Kit or Nike+ SportBand, you can register, track your miles and then sync your race at nikeplus.com, the official destination for the Nike+ Human Race.
Nike hopes to get one million runners involved, to celebrate running and benefit some great causes: The Lance Armstrong Foundation, The UN Refugee Agency, and the World Wildlife Fund. Every mile you run on race day will help decide how much is donated to each charity; you can pick which one you’d like to benefit! Learn more at nikeplus.com.
To make things even more interesting, we’re raffling away 8 Nike+ SportBands (LIVESTRONG edition) — that’s the device that tracks how far you’ve run, and the calories you’ve burned with a chip in your shoe.
There are two ways to qualify:
1. Take the Nike+ Human Race 10k Dare
2. Join the Group
If you do both, you get two entries!
Each of the next four Fridays — 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, and 8/29 — we’ll pick two winners, both of whom will receive both the SportBand and a Human Race t-shirt.
So, get ready to run, win, and help make the world a better place!
You can read the official contest rules here.
Fixes for articles, groups, charts, and more!
August 1st, 2008 by Lex FriedmanWe rolled out the following fixes to LIVESTRONG.COM yesterday:
1. Article page layout looks better in IE6.
2. TDP Groups on LIVESTRONG now use a bigger font size and have additional layout improvements. (Example.)
3. We have a new Press page so that you can see all the coverage LIVESTRONG.COM has gotten!
4. The Calorie Breakdown chart now links properly to foods you click on in the pie chart.
5. If you choose the “Other” date on the What I Eat Often page, it defaults to the current year. (Thanks, littlebear77!)
6. Gold members who track foods by hour will now be able to see those foods on the Gold-only Week-at-a-Glance view.
7. HTML on Gold member profiles now works more reliably.
Take a look, and let us know what you think! And have a great weekend, everybody!
New tracking features for The Daily Plate on LIVESTRONG
July 23rd, 2008 by Lex FriedmanLast night, we launched a brand new feature exclusively for The Daily Plate on LIVESTRONG.COM. The new feature was a popular member request, and we’re thrilled to announce it to you today:
You can now track foods on MyPlate by time (6:00pm), instead of just by our approximate mealtimes (Dinner). You can choose the hour during which you ate a given food, and we’ll chart it for you accordingly.
Our “old” mealtimes are still available, since many users prefer that approach. But if you’ve always wanted to be more specific about just when you ate something, now you can finally track it that way!
Take a look, and please let us know what you think…
