Here is a list of my 10 favourite things that helps to keep me healthy, active and happy!

1. Favourite form of exercise: Swimming
2. Favourite winter sport: Skiing
3. Favourite summer activity: Wakeboarding
4. Favourite workout wear: I really had to think about this one. Like most Vancouverites I LOVE LOVE LOVE Lululemon, but it's too pricey. So when it comes to buying workout wear I choose one that is a much lower price and I go to Target
5. Favourite "healthy" dessert:
6. Favourite healthy pizza: As somone who loves pizza and needs to eat it, I usually try to eat this healthier alternative. Cauliflower Crust Pizza
7. Favourite (funny) workout video: Take Anything You Want
8. Favourite music video: I'm Sexy and I Know it
9. Favourite Hike: Grouse Grind/ Bump 'n' Grind (when I am visiting my parents in California)
10. Favouite sports body: I OBVIOUSLY had to choose the famous Ryan Kesler photo!

I "Digg" This

When searching for an article related to my blog I came across a site that had a list of blogs that had been nominated for Shape’s Magazine Best Healthy Living Blogger award. I read through a lot of blogs and came across Then Heath Said. I really enjoyed this blog so I thought I would “digg” it.

I decided to “digg” this blog because I love how detailed it is. The blogger really gives it’s readers a look inside their life- the posting of the pictures of stuff she has baked or written. It really makes you feel as though you are apart of her life. I think one the main reasons why I enjoy this blog so much is that I wish my blog were more like this. If I was doing this blog because I really wanted to not just to get marks to pass a class- and I actually had time to sit down and really think about what I wanted to say- not just 15 minutes at the end of the week I think I would have a blog like this.  I think this blog does a fabulous job of showing the MANY different ways to live an active, healthy, happy life.

Social Media Test

For this weeks blog, I looked at the North Vancouver Recreation Commission. I chose this company because they are all about active living. The compoenent of the social media campaign that I will look at is their Facebook page. I picked this component because I have never looked at it before and I thought it would be neat to use something that I have no previous opinion on. From what I can see, there is not a lot of interaction going on between the NVRC and between its followers. If I were to be in charge of this page I would try to increase the amount of communication that goes on.

The test:

I would look at how many followers the NVRC has and compare it to how many posts/likes take place each day. I would divide up the interactions into:

• Likes
• Answers- posts that people have put up responding to a question asked by the NVRC
• Questions- posts that people put up asking the NVRC about programs etc

I would then look at what type of content generates conversation not only between followers and the NVRC but between followers themselves. In order to determine what creates the most conversation I would code each post. From that data I would be able to figure out what is needed to facilitate conversations on the NVRC Facebook page.

North Van Rec Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/northvanrec?sk=notes#!/northvanrec?sk=wall

Social Media Personality

Ideally, I would like my blog to be a social one. A place for people to come and not only get tips on staying fit and being active but to provide tips to one another- what works for them.  I think by having a blog that also is a discussion forum would make it much more engaging for people.  As most people know when it comes to being active – not everything works for everyone. Some people require more motivation than others. If I were to create this blog only on tips that work for me it may not appeal to everyone. But by making it more like a community where people can share  their tips it will hopefully appeal to a much wider audience.