Live Fit and Sore

Category: Giving Back

  • Not to be a nag…Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

    Colon Cancer takes nearly 50,000 lives EVERY YEAR! It is the 3rd leading cancer killer among men and women but is largely preventable with regular screening. Get screened if you are at high risk – please. Updated Colon Cancer News: Colon Cancer Survival Blood Test May Predict Colon Cancer Spread Colorectal cancer – 4th most…

  • Let’s be direct, shall we?

    Nothing like getting to the point and being direct – Penn Jillette’s Colon Cancer PSA — Bullshit Style. Get your Asshole in gear!! Colon Cancer Facts Of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) is the second leading cancer killer in the United States. In 2005,* 141,405 people…

  • Shopping for a Cause

    I love to shop. That is obvious, but I love when companies let you shop while giving back. It’s the least they can do, right? This Friday: Gap Stores are holding a promotion: bring in a pair of jeans – any jeans you don’t wear, use, need – and it can be denim in general…

  • Dress in Blue Day is March 5 – Tomorrow~

    Dress in Blue Day is March 5! Wear blue on Friday, March 5, to promote awareness about colon cancer and encourage others to get screened. Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to spread the word. Every year on the first Friday of March, Dress in Blue Day helps spread the word that colorectal cancer is…

  • Huge Earthquake Batters Chile

    Huge Earthquake Batters Chile, 78 Dead – ABC News. I am thinking about the people of Chile and surrounding areas that will be affected by this earthquake. Let’s all pray for them and see how we can offer our help.

  • Notable News

    Loudoun Extension Office Motivates Residents to Exercise with New FIT Extension Program. Most Virginians want to stay fit and physically active but may have difficulty finding the time, energy, and motivation to get moving. FIT Extension is an 8-week physical activity program developed by Virginia Cooperative Extension. It helps Virginians improve their exercise habits, diet,…

  • Stupid Cancer

    How awesome is it that the super cute and famous Zac Efron is lending his name & fame to this cause. My husband Scotty is one of these I’m Too Young For This fighters, having been diagnosed with colon cancer at age 37. I have been very vocal on my confusion and anger at how…

  • National Pancake Day gives you an opportunity to Give Back!

    Giving Back is a big part of living healthy and fit.  What better way to give back then eating some pancakes?  Here is a super easy way for you to give back today and get something as well… For every delicious short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited…

  • Please vote for Invisible Children

    The Issue A 9-year-old boy in the suburbs should not be kidnapped from his home and forced to fight as an abducted soldier. If this is true in the United States, we believe it is true in Uganda and in the Congo. We have discovered that young people across North America believe this as well,…

  • Help Haiti: Donate to the Red Cross Through iTunes

    Help Haiti: Donate to the Red Cross Through iTunes. Power of Social Media! Think back to New Orleans and the options we all had to donate money, same with Sri Lanka. Look how far we are headed using this powerful medium. It’s great!