{"id":4209,"date":"2012-09-10T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T03:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2012-09-10T19:46:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T03:46:00","slug":"motivation-monday-its-our-birthday-and-we-have-a-lot-to-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/09\/motivation-monday-its-our-birthday-and-we-have-a-lot-to-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"MOTIVATION MONDAY &#8211; It`s our birthday&#8230;and we have A LOT to celebrate!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guess who has officially turned 4?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Me \u2013 that is right \u2013 OK well let\u2019s be honest I am 33 but <strong>FIT CHICKS is now 4 Years Old and we have a lot to be excited and thankful for over the past 4 years!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4211\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/526477_10151948845970034_996444643_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4211\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4211\" title=\"526477_10151948845970034_996444643_n\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/526477_10151948845970034_996444643_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/526477_10151948845970034_996444643_n-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/526477_10151948845970034_996444643_n-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/526477_10151948845970034_996444643_n.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still Besties and having fun after 4 years<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since Laura and I started on this amazing journey together of getting Chicks FIT we have been so super ultra-fortunate to have had some of the best experiences ever!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a just a quick snapshot of some the amazingness<\/strong> that we have been a part of to date in our mission to help all women uncover their inner FIT CHICK:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/about\/story-of-fit-chicks\">We started our Bootcamp classes with only 7 chicks showing up<\/a> and now have had the amazing privilege of sweating and laughing up a storm with over 5000 peeps across Canada!<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\tFeatured on the cover of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/press\/toronto-star\">Toronto Star Business Section<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\tFeatured on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/press\/tv\"> radio shows, TV shows, Newspapers and awesome blogs<\/a><br \/>\n\u00b7\tFilmed <a title=\"Find Your Inner High Intensity Hottie!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/01\/find-your-inner-high-intensity-hottie\/\">our 20 Minute High Intensity Hottie Workout Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\tBecome a training partner with the Weekend Walk to End Women\u2019s Cancer<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\t<a title=\"Wellness Wednesdays \u2013 OXFAM Trailwalker 2011 Recap\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/07\/wellness-wednesdays-oxfam-trailwalker-2011-recap\/\">Participated twice in OXFAM Canada\u2019s 100KM Hike as Team FIT CHICKS<\/a> \u2013 yes I said 100KM!!<br \/>\n\u00b7\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/charity\/chicks-4-change\">Raised collectively over $10,000 for charity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\tParticipate <a title=\"The Holiday Food Drive winner is\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/12\/the-holiday-food-drive-winner-is\/\">annually in Holiday Food Bank Drives and charity classes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\t<a href=\"http:\/\/store.fitchicks.ca\">Started our FIT CHICKS Gear Merchandise line of super cute workout gear<\/a> meant to keep you fierce and flawless<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/zumba\">Began offering Zumba(r) by FIT CHICKS classes<\/a> to give chicks more fab fitness options<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\tFilmed and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerstv.com\/page.aspx?sid=4976&amp;rid=16&amp;lid=12\">became TV Hosts of our `Shape UP With FIT CHICKS` Rogers TV show<\/a> \u2013 which airs tomorrow September 11th!!<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\tDeveloped a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/retreats\">partnership with Horseshoe Valley Resort in Barrie to run Fitness Retreats \u2013 the first being our Sweats &amp; Sass FIT CHICKS 2012 Retreat <\/a>on Oct 26th!!<\/p>\n<p>Chicks, this list really can go on and on because we have been so lucky to be a part of something so special.<\/p>\n<p>What I really want to do though is <strong>say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us, sweat with us, watched us, read our blog etc , as  it is each and every one of you that makes us love and appreciate what we do every day!<\/strong> It is also because of all of you peeps that we get to do what we love everyday and continue to spread the Healthy Love to all.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4213\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Picture-182.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4213\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4213\" title=\"Picture 182\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Picture-182-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Picture-182-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Picture-182-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sending you all our healthy love and thanks! xo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>So to all of you out there \u2013 THANK YOU from the top to bottom of our hearts<\/strong>!<br \/>\nAmanda and Laura xo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks! 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