I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Sears. I received a promotional item to thank me for participating
Working on my health is something that’s important to me. I believe in a holistic approach which means not focusing on just one facet of wellness, but taking a look at the ways possible of improving my life and maintaining my health. But it’s not just about me, it’s about my family’s health as well. I want them to live as well as possible for as long as possible. But it takes a village of experts to make that happen because it involves so much more than any one person could possible learn. So I’m always ready to reach out and get support to make sure I’m providing my family with the most up-to-date information.
FitStudio.com – Points for Progress
Sears may not be the first name that comes to mind when I think about fitness, but it should be. That’s because they’re America’s No. 1 fitness retailer and they’ve just relaunched a new one-stop fitness destination that also rewards you for working on your fitness. Called FitStudio.com, it’s a place members of Shop Your Way, like me, can get free workouts and informative articles on nutrition and fitness, plus rewards for physical activity through their Points for Progress program.
To participate in the Points for Progress program you’ll need to register at FitStudio.com. You’ll automatically become a Shop Your Way member as well. It’s a program that rewards you when you shop (read my Shop Your Way program guide) with points you can use on future purchases at Sears or Kmart (online or in-store).
Once you’re registered, you can download the free fitness app on your favorite device and track your Shop Your Way Points as well as your Points for Progress. Now you can start earning $5 in Shop Your Way points (5,000 points) just by burning 1,500 calories or walking or running 15 miles in 2015.
Points for Progress – Three Ways to Earn Shop Your Way Points
There are three ways to earn points. First signup with FitStudio.com and connect a device and complete your profile. Second – get active! Run, walk, or dance your way to two miles a day or 200 calories a day. Share. When you share your progress and content from FitStudio.com on social media.
FitStudio.com – Free Workouts and Recipes
To help members meet their goal to #Achieve15 they’ve stocked the site with recipes by Sandra Lee, and workouts like The Busy Mom Workout, Lose The Baby Weight Workout, Knockout! Total-body Ripped Insanity, and Couples Therapy Workout. There is a workout for every level of fitness and every goal. They’re sorted by cardiovascular, flexibility, and strength as well as body region, fitness level, and equipment which makes find the right one easy. I headed straight to the “sedentary” exercises and chose the Naked Fitness Workout. It involves 60 minutes of walking and ten minutes of stretching to increase alignment and boost metabolism. My doctor recommended starting out with 15 minutes of walking and 10 minutes of stretching and working up since I’m being treated for some health issues right now. Each exercise is described in detail and there is a video to show you proper technique. The video is available at any time you need a refresher, but the workout isn’t a video workout, it’s a list of exercises that are completed in sequence. The list can be printed, but you’ll need to mark off that you completed the exercises online or through the app.
If you find a workout you like, you can save it to your FitStudio library so you can use it again without searching for it. Save a few and switch up your routine to avoid boredom. This is the same place you can save individual exercises to create your own custom workout or articles and recipes you want to keep track of. The FitStudio Library is one of my favorite features – it allows me to keep all the important information in one place that I can access from anywhere. Like when I’m at the grocery store and can’t think of what to make for dinner – I pull up my library, choose a recipe, and I’m set!
FitStudio.com – Tracking Your Progress
Many of the most popular fitness trackers and fitness apps sync with FitStudio to record your info. Currently that includes BODYMEDIA, UP by Jawbone, Moves, RunKeeper, fitbit, mapymyfitness, and Withings. But if you don’t have a tracker or use one that’s not compatible, you can enter your information manually which is what I’ve done. I have a compatible tracker that’s not working and needs to be sent back to the manufacturer to fix. My backup tracker isn’t compatible. But I can still participate by entering my information manually, though I did make a big mistake in doing so. Not in the actual addition of the info, that was easy, but since I was walking and only had the time and not distance, I changed the way my points were tracked from distance to calories since the calories are automatically figured by the system. Though it warned me my points would be reset, I did it anyway, and yes, that first one thousand points now aren’t counted towards my points, but that’s OK, they counted towards my overall health and I’m OK with that.
FitStudio.com – Fitness Equipment Reviews
It’s also a place where I can get fitness gear reviews and ratings based on several criteria including comfort, performance, value, and features. These ratings are tallied for an overall score to let me know which equipment to try and which to skip. These are combined with customer and member ratings to give me the best chance and purchasing just the right fitness equipment for me.
To help me afford this new equipment, FitStudio.com has a Deal of the Day that’s personalized just for me. I can use the points I earn for working out to make the deal even sweeter. Deals are added daily but you have seven days to redeem them – I love that they give us a little extra time to research and determine if the deal is right for me. Those “buy-it-right-this-minute-or-it-goes-away” type deals have caused me to make some very bad choices or I’ve missed out because by the time I was able to determine it was a great buy for me, the deal was gone. I hate that!
But are these deals on no-name fitness gear? Nope! Sears has all of the top brands including Life Fitness, AFG, ProForm and more in addition to NordicTrack (exclusive) and they offer them at the lowest prices guaranteed.
In fact, here’s my dream piece of fitness equipment, a Nordic Track Desk Tredmill and Sears carries it plus my personal deal is $50 off.
I’m going to have to get busy working out to help defray the cost but one day I’ll own this!
Learn more about #Achieve 15, Sears FitStudio, and Points to Progress
- Sears FitStudio Website
- Sears FitStudio Facebook
- Sears FitStudio Twitter
- FitStudio.com #Achieve15 Video Challenges
What’s your dream piece of workout equipment? Sign up now to earn points towards it at FitStudio.com!
This program sounds awesome! What great motivation to get in the gym.
This is so informative! A program that rewards a healthy lifestyle thats great!
What an interesting way to gt rewards for working out! I like that it’s compatible with so many fitness trackers.
Great way to reward people for doing things to take care of themselves. Very cool.
This is such a clever program. I love that you get rewarded for your efforts!
I have been considering getting a treadmill just afraid I would get bored fast and then end up wasting money.
This is so awesome! I’m already a Shop Your Way rewards member, so I need to see about signing up myself.
Such awesome tips! I signed up for the Shop Your Way rewards!
I just signed up for this last week. I am a Shop Your Way rewards member so it was super easy for me to sign up. Just use my username and password and I was good-to-go!
I would love a treadmill or bowflex the commercials look so great. I love that they’re giving away points for being healthy.
This sounds like an excellent motivation! I will have to try this!
I am so excited about the fitstudio program. I am inspired to continue with my weight loss program.
I like that you have seven days to redeem the points. I also like that there are new deals daily.
That is great to get points. Like this program
Oh this looks like a really awesome program to help reach our fitness goals, I thank you for sharing. Never heard of it before, any rewards system works best for someone like me who thrives for that GOLD STAR …. love it.
That’s great motivation! Points for working out.. Would help me I think! Sounds great to me! Very cool!
My husband shops Sears a lot and just started a workout routine. I need to tell him about this so he can get rewarded for fitness!
This is such a great motivator! I love that you can use your points like this!
I think its awesome that you can earn points for fitness. It would definitely motivate me!
I like anything that rewards me for doing something that I don’t necessarily want to do. Thanks!
Great way to stay motivated! I should look into this resource
I have heard of this and think it is such a motivating tool. I hope to make my attempt with it soon but first I need to mentally commit.
I’ve heard of these points for working out programs before and I think they are just great! I think it’ll totally motivate people!
I love that you can earn points for fitness. Sorry you lost your first 1000, but like you said it went towards your health!
I know that many folks that workout do lke to change it up and constantly try to improve so this sounds like a wonderful resource.
Well how cool is that. I am so impressed with your work ethic and this opportunity sure sounds fun!
I love this! It would keep me motivated for sure!
When you think about it, I bet it’s really easy to rack up those points. If you walk just over a mile a day that’s 15 miles every two weeks. Plus all of the extra points you get for social sharing too.
That is a really great way to motivate me to workout. I love that you can earn points.
If that isn’t motivating, I don’t know what is. What a great incentive!