Quantcast

About Katy

Katy Widrick is a television producer by day, and trains for triathlons at night. She writes about healthy living in a hectic world -- a balance between fitness and friendships, all built through social media, and is also the founder of the #Fitblog Chats on Twitter. Subscribe to the feed for updates and follow @kwidrick on Twitter!

Girl on Fire 10K Training Mix: FREE!

Running-Mix-GFX

Remember when I worked with Rock My Run to release a free workout mix? Well, it turns out it’s still the most downloaded program on the website. And one of the most trafficked posts on my site as well (the search terms “I Hate Running,” “Music for Running” and “Run Mixes” bring a lot of people in). I can’t take any credit for the success. The songs were performed by great artists, the DJ that mixed them together did great {Read More}

Pin It

The Closest I’ll Get to Being on “Wipeout”

Dizzy_Lizzy_860

(DISCLOSURE: I have been given a free entry to this event a well as a discount code to share with my readers — you’ll find it at the bottom of the post. See my full disclosure policy here.) Sometimes I watch “American Ninja Warrior” and think… …I’ll never be able to do that. Then I watch “Wipeout” and think… …I could definitely do that! (Have you watched the show? It’s the reason I say “big balls” as much as I do. So {Read More}

Bucket List: Fitness Certifications

Pssssst. Can I tell you a secret? I’m consumed these days by the idea of getting my personal training and/or group exercise credentials. I am just so passionate about health and fitness, and so curious to learn more. I’ve dreamed about getting my certificate for years, even putting it on every dream board (here’s one from 2011) and bucket list that I’ve ever created. So what’s stopping me? Not knowing what to do with the credentials if I get them {Read More}

I Was Wrong: Why I Now Pin (Some of) My Own Posts

Pin-Posts-Gfx

I’ve seen a major jump in my Pinterest referrals since I started pinning my own posts (I added the graphics and plugin at the same time, so that may also have something to do with it) and numbers don’t lie.

Pin It

The Final Countdown: #Fitblog Chats on Twitter

Fitblog Chats

BREAKING NEWS: THE END OF #FITBLOG This is an astonishingly difficult and emotional post for me to write. More than three years ago, I had the idea to bring our community of health and fitness bloggers together in a new thing called a Twitter chat. The term and the technology were still so new that I really had no idea if anyone would come once, let alone week after week. But come, you did — bringing your positive energy, your {Read More}