I seriously can’t get enough of reading blogs! Mike and I are addicts when it comes to scouring the internet – searching for new fitness advice, recipes, and all important inspiration!
I’ve put together a list of sites that provide so many people – including myself – with huge amounts of support and help. Hopefully you will find some new and useful sites on this list!
In the spirit of fun and competitiveness I want YOU to help choose the Top Fitness Blog for 2013!
It’s easy to vote, just scroll down to your favorite site (they’re in alphabetical order) and click on the relevant picture. This will take you to the voting page where you can cast your all important ballot! Or you can just click here to get to the voting page.
Please share it with all your friends using the Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and StumbleUpon buttons (on the left hand side of the page.)
If you’ve made it on to the Nominee List then feel free to add the “Top 100 Fitness Bloggers Nominee 2013″ button to your page (you can find them at the bottom of this page). Then, spread the word and get your readers voting!
Good luck!
Christy
The Nominees…
A Life Changing Journey
Powerful and moving blog charting one woman’s positive transformation. If you are feeling lost or alone, the advice and support here is world class. http://alifechangingjourney.com/
All The Weigh
Honest and forthcoming account of Kenlie’s weight loss journey, and the obstacles she has encountered on the way to achieving a healthier lifestyle. http://alltheweigh.com/
A Merry Life
Follow Mary on her journey to a healthier lifestyle, and her adrenaline fueled adventures! http://amerrylife.com/
Baby Weight My Fat Ass
Michel shares her inspiring journey from weight loss to runner, with honest opinions and helpful advice. http://babyweightmyfatass.com/

Banana Buzz Bomb
Heidi competes in triathlons and half-marathons, and provides exceptional advice on how to achieve a better lifestyle through veganism. Her posts on how to eat vegan whilst travelling are particularly useful, and inspirational. http://bananabuzzbomb.com/

Beth’s Journey
Wonderful story about Beth’s journey toward her goal weight, which includes recipes, running tips and a whole ton of races! http://bethsjourney.com/

Big Girl Bombshell
Bombshells of the world unite! Fashion, food, and dealing with the trials of adopting a healthier lifestyle are all dealt with by this remarkable woman. http://biggirlbombshell.com/

Blogging Runner
Inspirational quotes and graphics mix with honest account of Emily’s journey toward a healthier lifestyle, and how she has endured challenges. http://bloggingrunner.com/

Breakfast To Bed
Incredibly well resourced page with information on Cat’s journey from weight loss surgery to healthy living. http://breakfasttobed.com/

Break Heart Trail Running
Great advice and pictures from a highly experienced trail runner. Grab some inspiration to walk or run the great outdoors here! http://breakhearttrailrunning.blogspot.com

Calorie Lab
An irreverent but informative take on current healthcare news, along with firm but funny advice on exercise. http://calorielab.com/

Can You Stay For Dinner
Baking and chocolate mad Andie, who lost 135 pounds [and maintained it!], provides incredibly decadent and healthy recipes with super cool pictures! http://canyoustayfordinner.com

Carbie Girl
Follow the awesomely named Carbie Girl on her way to her goal weight, with great tips and advice for her audience. http://carbiegirl.blogspot.com

Carb Tripper
A stickler for the low carb diet, follow Anne’s journey complete with foodie pictures and Atkins inspired advice. http://carbtripper.blogspot.com

Carrots N Cake
Tina shows that it is possible to eat in moderation and still stay in great shape! http://carrotsncake.com/

Christy Runs
Super focused Christy provides motivation, and a great wealth of running and racing knowledge, that will supercharge your soul! http://christyruns.com/

Cranky Fitness
Although regular posting died down in 2010, the blog has since been restarted. A health and fitness resource to thousands, its writers also blog about life in general, in an inimitable, quirky manner. http://crankyfitness.com/

Diary Of An Aspiring Loser
Michelle blogs about maintaining her weight loss target through a healthy lifestyle, triathlons, and long distance running. http://diaryofanaspiringloser.blogspot.com

Diet Girl
Personal account of one lady’s goal to stop delaying the life she wanted to live, and start reaching for her goals. http://dietgirl.org

Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat
Emmy winning television journalist provides a light hearted and fun environment to help people achieve their weight loss and lifestyle goals. http://doesthisblogmakeuslookfat.com/

Doing A 180
When you want to change your life, you sometimes have to do a 180. Helen’s goal was to get below 180 pounds… she is now a black belt in Muay Thai! http://doingaone-eighty.blogspot.com

Eating Bird Food
Get inspired by Brittany’s enthusiasm for fitness, yummy food, and living a healthier lifestyle. http://eatingbirdfood.com/

Edna Eats Everything
This sarcastic lady treats her readers to quizzes, great food and cutting humor in this no nonsense blog. http://edeneatseverything.com/

Edible Perspective
Unique and stylish blog packed full of delicious recipes, with incredible photographs used to showcase them. http://edibleperspective.com/

Emily Bites
Emily started out as a novice in the cooking department, but soon developed a passion for cooking simple and nutritious food, which she now shares with the world through detailed recipes and photographs. http://emilybites.com/

Escape From Obesity
Fascinating story about one person’s goal to escape from obesity. Lyn documents the trials and difficulties in losing weight for good. http://escapefromobesity.net/

Evil Cyber
Fanstastic resource that will enable you to stay fit and work out in the comfort of your own home, with some awesome tips on working out on a budget! http://evilcyber.com/

Fannetastic Food
Anne, a dietitian, brings her work alive online, whilst also providing recipes, adventure stories, and long distance running experience. http://fannetasticfood.com/

Feed Me I’m Cranky
Annabel documents her journey from being fitness and weight obsessed, to taking a more balanced view on health, and equality for all. http://feedmeimcranky.com/

Finding Radiance
Incredible story of one woman’s journey to lose over 100lbs! Lori’s lovingly crafted recipes are also a source for inspiration! http://findingradiance.com/

Fitness by Eva
A personal trainer with a busy family life. Follow Eva for great training and diet tips and an insight in to her hectic schedule! http://fitnessbyeva.com/

Fitnessista
Gina draws on her many years as a personal trainer to provide tasty, healthy recipes, and workouts that are guaranteed to challenge any level! http://fitnessista.com/

Fit To The Finish
This no nonsense blog is full of great solutions to familiar problems, drawing from 12 years of experience in losing an almighty 150 lbs. Inspirational. http://fittothefinish.com/

5 Miles Past Empty
Shares her running insights for the benefit of all, as well as discussing the highs and lows of training for a marathon. http://5milespastempty.com/

Freaking Fitness
Self confessed fitness nut, with over 25 years diet and fitness experience, is a great person to follow should you need some training advice! http://freakingfitness.com/

Got To Run For Me
This is one busy lady! Lawyer, runner, mother – follow her experiences and thoughts on a healthy lifestyle. http://got2run4me.com/

Happy Texans
Adventurer and mother’s campaign to lose weight takes her and her family around Texas, as well as offering great food and exercise tips. http://happytexans.blogspot.com

Healthful Pursuit
Leanne provides a selection of specialist recipes, including dairy free, gluten free and yeast free, to provide instense culinary variety to your life! http://healthfulpursuit.com/

Health Breaks Loose
Published author Leslie Goldman dedicates her life to improving the health of women everywhere. Everyone could learn a thing or two from this contributor to Glamour, Women’s Health and Runner’s World. http://healthbreaksloose.com

Healthy Food For Living
A dedicated foodie, whose mission is to constantly expand her vast repertoire of healthy. yet delicious. food, and give it to the world! What could be better? http://healthyfoodforliving.com/

Healthy Tipping Point
Running enthusiast Caitlin discusses exercise, diet tips and what it means to live a healthy life. http://healthytippingpoint.com/

How Sweet Eats
Fun and easy to cook recipes, beautifully presented. Head along here for some tasty inspiration! http://howsweeteats.com/

110 Pounds
Incredible story of one woman’s journey to losing 110 pounds, with many struggles along the road to a healthy lifestyle. http://110pounds.com

Iowa Girl Eats
If you love travel, food, and running, then Kristin is should be top of your blog roll! Her excellent recipes are the stuff of legend, and incredibly tasty! http://iowagirleats.com/

It Sux To Be Fat
An inspiring journey to healthy, with exercise tips, recipes and race experience that’s sure to help boost your motivation. http://itsuxtobefat.com/

Jack Getting Fit
Songs, poems and videos are among Jack’s repertoire in this playfully funny blog. Follow his adventures on his weight loss journey. http://jackfit.blogspot.com

Jogging Jeans
A site dedicated to jogging [and training] in jeans! It shows that anyone can exercise in any clothes, so get inspired! http://joggingjeans.com/

Kath Eats
Registered dietitian Kath shares her extensive and constantly evolving food knowledge with her followers, who benefit from her tasty recipes! http://katheats.com/

KCL Anderson
Karen specializes in the psychology of eating, and has helped numerous people with their relationships with food. http://kclanderson.com/

Keeping The Pounds Off
With so many people putting weight back on after losing it, it’s refreshing to have a blog that is dedicated to the hard part: keeping it off! It’s not an easy thing to do, but this lady has some great advice gained from experience. http://keepingthepoundsoff.com/

Kelly Olexa
Social media queen Kelly serves up motivation and fitness advice par excellence! http://kellyolexa.com

Loretta’s Journey
Wonderfully inspiring blog chronicling a monumental weight loss story. Full of motivational help and tips. http://lorettasjourney.blogspot.com

Losing Weight In The City
Marathon runner Theodora talks about running, food, and her neverending adventures in New York City! http://losingweightinthecity.com/

Mama Laughlin
Comprehensive advice on diet, exercise and fashion taken from her extensive experience in pursuit of a healthier life. http://mamalaughlin.com/

Man Bicep
The ultimate tonic for those who believe that lifting will make women “huge”. Great no nonsense workout tips and healthy, tasty recipes! http://manbicep.com/

Mark’s Daily Apple
Clean living advocate Mark endeavor’s to make people take responsibility for their bodies, and adhere to a simple but effective set of principles. http://marksdailyapple.com/

Meals and Moves
This snowboarding adventurer blogs about her diverse workouts, fantastic recipes, and all her wonderful endeavors. http://mealsandmovesblog.com/

Midwest Multi Sport
Blog of an adventurer, who provides excellent training advice and personal tips, from trail running to ultra running and beyond! http://midwestmultisportlife.com/

Miss Zippy
Dedicated runner, who competes in pretty much every distance available. Shares fantastic running tips and advice about form and footwear. http://misszippy1.com/

Mrs Fat Ass
Uncompromising blog that is full to the brim with Zumba! Sue details the perils of weight loss and of course champions the South American dance craze! http://mrsfatass.com/

Munchin With Munchkin
Have a family to feed? Head on over here to get some tasty – yet healthy – food that will suit the whole family! http://munchinwithmunchkin.com/

My Bizzy Kitchen
This sure is one busy – and tasty – kitchen! Full of lovely recipes, and a great resource for diabetics wishing to keep their blood sugar normal. http://mybizzykitchen.com/

My First 5k
One woman’s journey from 5k races to half marathons, with great tips drawn from her experiences. http://myfirst5k.wordpress.com/

My Journey To Fit
Mom of two college kids, who has lost over 100 lbs with the help of her husband. She provides inspiration and musings taken from her experiences. http://myjourneytofit.com/

No Thanks To Cake
Fantastic advice and support through blogging that provides food and weight loss tips. Particularly helpful are the posts dealing with travel. http://nothankstocake.com/

Oh She Glows
A vegan inspired blog which educates its audience about the benefits of the lifestyle, and which has also spawned the Green Monster – a fantastic resource for healthy smoothies! http://ohsheglows.com/

Peanut Butter Fingers
Fun and informative peanut buttery blog that offers tasty, yet healthy, recipes and a ton of great workout ideas. http://pbfingers.com/

Peanut Butter And Peppers
Jennifer shares her experiences of losing and maintaining weight, as well as recipes that are sure to contain either peanut butter or peppers! http://peanutbutterandpeppers.com/

Peas And Thank You
Steering very much away from the “traditional american diet”, Sarah focuses on implementing sensible, healthy alternatives to family diets everywhere. http://peasandthankyou.com/

Prior Fat Girl
A powerful blog filled with great advice from Jen’s experiences. After losing weight, and reaching her goal, the blog focuses now on maintaining, not losing. http://priorfatgirl.com/

Quadrathon
An inspirational guy with constantly evolving goals, charting the progression from marathons to ironman and ultras. http://quadrathon.blogspot.com

Ronis Weigh
Health and fitness aficionado provides incredible support in the areas of diet, exercise and lifestyle, through her seven years of blogging. http://ronisweigh.com/

Run DMT
Race loving Mom on the run shares her experiences of training and races with her readers. http://deniseisrundmt.com/

Run Eat Repeat
Follow Monica on her journey to achieve a “happy weight”, using intuitive eating and an absolute ton of running! http://runeatrepeat.com/

Run Faster Mommy
Exercise addicted super mom, who loves running, will convince you that exercise can cure all! http://runfastermommy.com/

Running With Attitude
Wonderful insight into this blogger’s goals and training. Provides great race tips for any aspiring runner. http://runningwithattitude.com/

Runs For Cookies
This cookie mad lady not only lost 125 lbs, but now also runs marathons. Join her for running and weight loss tips, as well as recipes… including cookies! http://runsforcookies.com

Sassy Pear
Open and upfront insight into this busy lady’s life, which includes running, diet and weight loss in general. http://sassypear.com/

Shut Up And Run
No nonsense blog about getting the most out of life, and in particular, with running. Expect motivation! http://shutupandrun.net/

Skinny Emmie
Emily charts her weight loss journal, and creates this exceptional resource that provides support on exercise and food choices. http://skinnyemmie.com

Skinny Hollie
Motivational quotes and dieting tips are offered throughout the documenting of Hollie’s weight loss journey. http://skinnyhollie.com/

Skinny Kitchen
Amazing resource, full of tasty recipes that are also very healthy. An absolute must for inspiration! http://skinnykitchen.com

Skinny Runner
Running mad blogger, who has competed in a whopping 38 marathons. Head on over here for some great running tips and the occasional celeb spot! http://skinnyrunner.com/

Skinny Taste
Have a family to feed? Head on over here to get some tasty – yet healthy – food that will suit the whole family! http://skinnytaste.com/

Sprint 2 The Table
Laura’s recipage is an incredible resource. You can search by cooking method, course, dietary needs, and key ingredients. perfect for inspiration! http://sprint2thetable.com/

Sweet Tooth Sweet Life
Personal trainer Courtney provides an insight into leading a truly balanced and healthy life, and draws from her experience as a personal trainer to provide first class tips. http://sweettoothsweetlife.com/

Tales Of The Runner
Ultra runner Mike takes us through his training and races, all the while supplying us with beautiful pictures. http://talesoftherunner.blogspot.com

The Great Fitness Experiment
A published author that takes an unusual degree of satisfaction from being her own laboratory mouse! She will try anything out, and will report the findings to her faithful audience. http://thegreatfitnessexperiment.com/

The Kim Challenge
New York girl who blogs faithfully about food, and documents her workout for others to follow. http://thekimchallenge.com/

The Lean Green Bean
Follow Lindsay on her way to become a registered dietitian, with yummy recipes, fitness workout and cool pictures of her food. http://theleangreenbean.com/

The World According To Eggface
An incredible story of one woman’s struggle to achieve health, and all the battles she had to endure. The advice here is simply inspirational, and you will love her Quinola Bites – yummy! http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

Tippy Toe Diet
A lady after my own heart. As a fellow advocate of using small, gradual steps to achieve weight loss and fitness, I find myself nodding my head and agreeing whilst reading her posts. http://tippytoediet.com/

Tricia Minnick
Tricia writes openly about the pitfalls of the addictive side of food, and offers help and hope to others. http://triciaminnick.com

Truth 2 Being Fit
Prolific and dedicated blogger, Jody is also a keen tweeter, ready to impart her wealth of exercise and weight lifting knowledge on her followers. http://truth2beingfit.com/

Ultra Princess
Awesome photos and fun articles document a ton of colorful and interesting running adventures. http://ultraprincess.com

Wellness Mama
Katie uses all her nutrition and family experience to offer great advice on leading a healthy lifestyle and eating healthy foods. http://wellnessmama.com/

Who Ate My Blog
Incredibly inspiring blog which charts Stephen’s monumental progress, so far having lost over 300 lbs! He offers up his journey openly, and provides support to others who wish to change. http://whoatemyblog.com/

Words To Run By
Fantastic story, that provides information as well as inspiration from a marathon runner. http://wordstorunby.com/

Your Lighter Side
This blog shows that you don’t need to sacrifice your favorite foods to stay healthy. Chips, pizza and cheesecake are all on the menu, and you’ll be shown how to make those healthy recipes a reality. http://yourlighterside.com/

Yum Yucky
An honest and candid account of the struggle to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Josie’s hilarious posts make a mockery of the diet industry’s all-or-nothing approach, showing that achieving a balance is possible. http://yumyucky.com/

I’ve put the nominees out there, now it’s up to you to decide who will win!
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If nothing else, I want this to be a great resource for everyone trying to improve their lives!
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Best wishes for 2013
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