A mention in Woman’s Day…Yay!

Yesterday was a very proud day.  Several months ago I responded to a query looking for “Health/Fitness Experts on Workout Clothing”.   I had a couple of email conversations with the media outlet regarding fitness clothing do’s/don’ts and general beneficial characteristics to look for in workout gear, and left it at that.  That was until I received a fact checking email from Woman’s Day magazine a month later.

I knew that the information that I had provided would appear in the September issue, so the waiting game had started.  When I was grocery shopping last week, I noticed that the August issue was completely sold out (fyi: in the US Woman’s Day is one of the top five selling newsstand magazines), and it would only be a matter of days until the September issue was available.

So after photographing my not so anonymous Operation Beautiful note near the Slim Fast products I casually made my way to the check-out to pay for my groceries ,and OMG it was there!!!!  As I leapt for the magazine, I excused myself quickly and possibly a little too late to the lady that I bumped ahead of me. I quickly flipped open the cover to find the table of contents and under “be well” I found the article on page 138 “Shape Up Your Workout Gear: from sports bras to sneakers, the items that will help you get the most out of your exercise” by Abigail L. Cuffey…YAY!  Careful not to damage any of the pages, I calmly found the article and quickly started scanning, and on page 142 in a perfect blue circle under Sports Bra Smarts I see…

“Always make sure that seams are flat on a sports bra,” says Keri Cawthorne, a running coach in Vancouver.   You can check by running your fingers along the edges.  “Bulky seams cause chafing around the armpits and under arms, which can lead to bleeding.”

On my way home I called my Mum and I read to her what the perfect blue circle said.  I’m not quite sure if she believed me at first (because I quote myself in magazines all the time) but from the giddiness in my voice she knew that this was the real deal this time!

I think that if all trips to the grocery store could end like yesterday’s I would actually like grocery shopping.