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Fitness Blender: Ensuring your New Year’s Resolution

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCSB chapter.

Fitness Blender is just what you need this New Year to make your fitness goal a reality! Fitness Blender, which I discovered a few months ago, is a free website that has workout videos that you can do at home – the majority with no equipment necessary. These workouts vary in length and are perfect for both the fitness novice or seasoned pro.  Made by a young husband-wife team of personal trainers, Daniel and Kelli, who want to make fitness accessible to a large audience, these workouts are fun and if you pick and choose what videos you want to do on your own, are completely free.

On the Fitness Blender website, you can search for a workout based on difficulty, body focus, workout time, training type, calories burned, and equipment needed. Some of my favorite workouts are the Fat Burning Cardio Workout for Butt and Thighs, 30 Minute At Home Abs & HIIT Cardio Workout, and HIIT Like a Girl Round 2, just to name a few.

The individual workouts are free, but if you’d like a sequenced program, they do offer that for a nominal charge. Over winter break, I decided to part with a few of my hard earned dollars and buy the 4 Week Program ($5.99).  That gave me a regimented workout schedule with a specific workout video everyday, and a goal to work towards.

They also offer an 8 Week Program ($9.99) and if you start now, you will be done by the end of the quarter and be spring break ready! These programs come in a digital online book that can be downloaded immediately and repeated after you have completed the program.

Next time you have a free moment, try one of these workouts out for yourself at www.fitnessblender.com and see how great it feels when you hear these magic words at the end of the video: Your workout is complete.

Julia Graham is a writer for the Her Campus team at UC Santa Barbara. She is a sophomore majoring in Communication and is a member of the Comm Association on campus. She is also a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, where she actively participates in philanthropies, socials, date parties, and other events. In her free time, she enjoys playing beach volleyball, baking, shopping, and going to sports games. Originally from Santa Clara, California, she has two dogs at home, Teddy and Toby.
Rachel is a senior at UC Santa Barbara and studies Communication and Global Peace and Security. Rachel is from a small, beautiful town in southern California called Palos Verdes. However, Palos Verdes is just one of the many places Rachel has lived. Rachel spent her childhood moving and traveling all over the world, living in places such as Indianapolis, Indiana; Santiago, Chile; Vienna, Austria; and Orlando, Florida. Rachel has found her heart and her home in California, choosing to spend her college years in sunny Santa Barbara. However, Rachel continued her wanderlust when she studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain in Fall 2012. At UCSB, Rachel is an immensely dedicated and involved member of her sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma, where she held the positions of Panhellenic Delegate, Inter-Greek Counselor, Rho Gam, and a member of the Nominating Slate. Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is a passion of Rachel's, as she is their Social Media Coordinator as well as an active and proud member. As a member of the Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Society, Rachel is able to implement her prowess and affinity for communication and communication-related issues. When Rachel is not writing, participating in Kappa events, or volunteering, you can find her in the gym, on the soccer field, watching Modern Family, or cooking. Rachel's love for sports, food, and writing often times go hand-in-hand, as one may see in her weekly blogs. For the past two summers, Rachel has been freelance writing for the Los Angeles Times, and hopes to continue her career pursuit of journalism after she graduates. Rachel is elated to be a part of Her Campus's fabulous team and loves every moment of it!