Join Our Survey Team, Earn 25 SparkPoints Today!

Thursday, February 04, 2010

SparkPeople has partnered with Survey.com, a leading survey company, to offer SparkPeople members the exclusive opportunity to participate in a brand new SparkPeople Supporter Survey Team. Through simple surveys and product trials, members of this exclusive Team will help shape the way companies conduct business and determine new products and services. By taking a short survey today, you'll also earn 25 SparkPoints!

If you're selected to join the Survey Team, you'll have a chance to win one of five $100 gift certificates to the SparkPeople Store each quarter. For every survey you complete during that time, you'll earn another entry into the drawing!

Why Participate?
As a member of the SparkPeople Supporter Survey Team, you'll be a voice and advocate of healthy living that can help shape new products and services. SparkPeople will earn revenue from each person who participates, and that helps us reach more people and make the site better for you and others!

We know that you are passionate about living a healthy lifestyle! This is a perfect opportunity to SPARK the products of the future and earn rewards for sharing your thoughts and opinions in a way that makes a difference.

To learn more and to take today's survey (and earn 25 SparkPoints for doing so), CLICK HERE.

We appreciate your support. Thanks for helping us Spread the Spark!

UPDATE: Having trouble getting your SparkPoints?
Thanks to everyone who has participated so far! Remember that you must complete the entire survey, enter a valid email address, and click on the link inside confirmation email you receive to earn your 25 SparkPoints. We are doing our best to make sure everyone gets their Points, but sometimes glitches can happen. If you have not earned your Points within 24 hours of clicking on the link in your confirmation email, please forward that confirmation email to support@sparkpeople.com and we will do our best to help. Thanks!

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Reflections on Winning the Better Business Bureau Torch Award

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Back in 2004, SparkPeople received the Torch Award for outstanding business ethics and integrity from the Cincinnati Better Business Bureau. Recently, the Cincinnati BBB asked if we would talk a little about winning this award and how it affected our company, so they stopped by to shoot a short video, featuring SparkPeople's Editor and Content Manager, Coach Nicole.

To view the 60-second video, please click here.

It's been six years since we received this award, and we're still working hard each and every day to reach our mission of SPARKING millions of PEOPLE to reach their goals and lead healthier lives. Like the video says, we were (and still are) excited to have a positive association with the Better Business Bureau and were happy to share this video with others to promote the Torch Award to other worthy companies. Thanks for watching!

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14 Days Only: Get Coach Nicole's DVD Free When You Purchase 'The Spark'

Monday, February 01, 2010

Many members say they love The Spark so much that they are now buying copies for friends and family. Here's a great offer for everyone, whether you're buying your first copy of our New York Times Best Seller or additional copies for others!

As a perfect companion to the best-selling book The Spark, SparkPeople's popular fitness expert, Coach Nicole, created a new workout DVD called The Spark: Fit, Firm and Fired Up in 10 Minutes a Day that brings together the keys to fitness outlined in the book into one easy–to-follow DVD.

Order a copy of The Spark between February 1 and February 14 to receive a FREE* copy of Coach Nicole’s new DVD (a $10.95 value)—shipped to you free!

As always, everyone who orders The Spark will also receive:

• FREE access to our Online Bonus Book Program, which features never-before-seen meal plans, workouts, videos and tips not found in the book or on SparkPeople.com
  
• 500 SparkPoints applied directly to your SparkPeople account (limit 500 SparkPoints per member)
  
• A chance to Spin and Win a special prize wheel through the end of February. You could win one of many fantastic prizes, including a variety of SparkPeople gift certificates, 50 to 200 SparkPoints, or a phone call from Chris “SparkGuy” Downing himself.

We hope you will take advantage of this limited time offer. Click here for offer details and terms.

*Special offer available for purchases made between Feb. 1-14, 2010 and confirmation received by Feb. 28 2010. One DVD per household. Open to U.S. residents only. Not valid in combination with any other offer. Limited time offer. SparkPeople reserves the right to withhold certificate on orders/emails deemed fraudulent and to cancel this offer at any time for any reason.

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More Than 3 Dozen NEW Emoticons!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

You asked and we heard you! Today we launched 40 NEW emoticons (thanks to your suggestions) that you can use to enhance your message board posts, blog entries, and SparkPage comments. Take a look at what's new right here:



We hope you enjoy using these new icons in your posts on SparkPeople!

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NEW: Track Calories Burned for Kettlebell Training

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Hi everyone!

Exercising with kettlebells is a recent trend that is here to stay, and some members who use kettlebells have asked about tracking calories burned with this popular training method.

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has published a research study on the average calorie burn for kettlebell training. Using this information, we have added "kettlebell training" to our cardio tracker so that members can better estimate how many calories they burn during their workouts.

To estimate your calorie burn and/or add kettlebell training to your Fitness Tracker, simply click the "Add Cardio" button and perform a search for "kettlebell." Enter the number of minutes you performed the exercise and then "Show Calories Burned" or "Add Exercise." It's that simple!

If you'd like to review the study conducted by ACE, you can download the PDF from ACE by clicking the link below. Please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this document. We recommend reading these links for more information about kettlebell training calorie burn (note the specific exercises, kettlebell sizes and speed studied, all of which affect calorie burn).

Kettlebells: Twice the Results in Half the Time (ACE)
The Iron Out the Facts on Kettlebell Training (SparkPeople)

We hope you enjoy this update to the SparkPeople Fitness Tracker!

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