Albion Fit $100 Gift Card Giveaway

When I share recipes or talk about seasonal vegetables, what I'm really talking about is healthy living -- and being healthy is about so much more than just food.  One of the things I talk with my private health coaching clients about is the importance of evaluating health in all areas of your life - spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical. Unfortunately in America, many of us have this crazy idea that being healthy is the same thing as being skinny. It's not. 

I am constantly appalled that our idea of beauty for women is about being overly sexy and/or too thin. It breaks my heart when I hear about women starving themselves, pursuing dangerous restricted diets, spending hours doing cardio, and being miserable because they hate their bodies. This really hits home for me because I spent years and years of my life judging my worth based on how my body looked.  Believe me when I say that I've done the crash diets, the starvation methods, and the body-hatred-b*ll$ht. It wasn't until I started eating real food in 2006, working out because I wanted to feel strong and empowered (not skinny), and loving my body for everything magnificent it does (and not how it looked) that things began to shift for me.

I'm sharing this with you today because I have the amazing opportunity to introduce you to a cool athletic wear company that I adore and we're going to be talking about clothes. I don't know about you, but when I think about clothes, this immediately brings up my old body anxiety. (Anyone out there relate?)


About a month ago I had the pleasure of being contacted by Albion Fit, a manufacturer for women's fitness and swimwear, and asked if I would be interested in trying one of their pieces of workout clothing. When I started researching more about their company, I became so excited. Here's why:

ALBION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE WOMEN WITH THE MOST LUXURIOUS, FLATTERING, AND HASSLE-FREE  FITNESS AND LEISURE APPAREL ON THE MARKET.

Woo hoo! One of the problems that I always have with workout clothing is that it's not flattering. I'm a pretty simple gal when it comes right down to it and I have no problem working out in a tee shirt and yoga pants, but sometimes when I work out, I want to feel really confident and I've found that clothing is a big factor in that.



My personal struggle is that it's hard to find activewear that's flattering for a real woman's body. If you are not a size 2, have a chest, have lots of muscle, or got anything going on besides a completely-flat stomach, most tops are simply not flattering. So, I cannot tell you how excited I was to see a workout clothing company whose mission is to make luxurious and flattering apparel. I'm in.

I also liked that Albion Fit is committed to the environment and promotes green manufacturing processes as well as using earth-friendly materials in their products. They're a local, family owned company in Utah with over 25 years worth of expertise as manufacturers. After reading all of this, I couldn't wait to try their clothing.

I opted to try a simple black racerback top that I could wear to my kettlebell classes as well as yoga. I was a little nervous about committing to something that I wasn't able to try on beforehand, but their online fit guide made it super easy to figure out my size. When I first tried on the top, it seemed too tight (at least compared to the tank tops I usually wear), but during the workout I was amazed at how supportive it was. Instantly I became a convert.

The material is comfortable and breathable, but my absolute favorite part is that the v-neck doesn't go too low. One of my complaints about other v-neck tops is that when you're on the floor doing pushups or a plank, as a lady, the last thing you want is your v-neck shirt going down too low. Not very lady-like. As a result, this is now the only tank top I'll wear to kettlebells.

I was so excited to finally have workout clothing I really liked that I asked Albion Fit if they'd be willing to let me offer you a chance to try it too. Lucky for you, one awesome reader will get a $100 gift card to Albion Fit! See all the details below for how to enter.

And, as a special treat for you, Albion Fit is offering you an exclusive promotion of $15 off any purchase of $50 or more. Use promo code lovefood15 at checkout and hurry because this expires on Sunday, May 19th!

I just want to end by saying that one of the reasons why I shared my story up above is because I want every woman to feel strong, beautiful, and empowered and have clothes that are flattering and exciting to wear. I also felt really strongly that if I was going to talk to you about clothes, I wasn't going to show you pictures with models in this post. For this reason, I forced myself out from behind the camera to in front of it. Nothing against models, but I find it much more inspiring to see pictures of real women feeling strong and confient than models trying to sell me something that isn't real.

So remember... love your body because you're awesome... and being strong and empowered is the new sexy.

Best of luck in the giveaway!

Sonnet

To enter: This contest is open to residents living in the United States and Canada (sorry to my international readers!)  Please use the Rafflecopter below for up to 6 chances to win.  Please note that you must like Albion Fit on Facebook and pin an item from Albion Fit's website onto a Pinterest board. The giveaway will close on Monday, May 27th and the winner will be chosen randomly.  Good luck! 


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