FitBox

About a month ago I heard about a new business that sounded interesting. It was called FitBox. Every month a box shows up in your mail that contains items related to health and fitness. The items change every month and you never know what you might get. It sounded pretty interesting so I signed up and received the inaugural box yesterday.

 

It included a couple of protein bars, Fig Bar(which I love!), Athletic greens, Fighter Fix which is a massage oil, a cool suction cup holder thingy(which got cut out of the picture), Alergen losenges(also cut out of the picture) coupons, a training plan, a couple of recipes and a Hand X Band.

I think the Hand X Band is a winner. It is suppose to increase your grip strength which I need help with. I'm also wondering if it might be beneficial for the RA symptoms I have in my hands. Time will tell.

FitBox is a cool concept that I think will grow. I won't be a long term subscriber since the cost is $30 a month but it is kinda fun anticipating what might be in the next box. Might make a neat Christmas gift.

You can check 'em out at http://www.thefitbox.com/ and on Facebook of course. And no, they are not paying me. That would be cool, but not happening. 

Product Review - Athletic Greens

I love swag! Every time I go to a race or a conference, I get so excited to see what kind of treasures are in the goody bag.

Our goody bags from the fitness retreat were awesome. We had a shaker bottle, a kettle bell training book, head band, jerky, granola, protein drink packets, protein pancake mix and several other things. It was the best goody bag I've ever scored!

We also had a packet of Athletic Greens. I have used green drink powder before so this one piqued my curiosity. The package says that it is a Superfood Cocktail. It is also a whole food dietary supplement. The back of the packet says "100% FOCUS ON HAPPINESS." Sounds good. I like happiness.

The website is nice and shows all the happy smiling faces and says that you can get up to 12 servings of fruits and vegetables in one serving. Oh my goodness, TWELVE SERVINGS! This is either the best day ever or I'm going to be stuck in the potty for a long time.

Since I'm forever the guinea pig, I opened that sample and shook it up with my shaker bottle. It is definitely green.

The smell test - blech! Smells funny. 

The taste test - Blaaaeeecchh! Tastes worse than it smells.

That is some nasty stuff. I make green drinks from blending up several green veggies and as I wouldn't classify them as delicious, they aren't bad. Athletic Greens were BAD and not in a good way. That being said, I drank them up because hey they have 12 servings of fruits and veg! 

So in my opinion, pass on the Athletic Greens and blend up your own green drink. Here is a little recipe you might like to try. I can guarantee it will taste better than Athletic Greens.

Green Drink

1 Celery Stalk - try to take the strings off

1 apple cored

Handful of frozen spinach

Juice of 1 lemon

Enough water to cover ingredients

Blend and enjoy!