This week I celebrate the 6th anniversary of launching my blog. On July 3, 2012, I was SO nervous, you have no idea! It took me a while to press “publish,” and I was shaking when I did. And then, I didn't even tell anyone about the blog for some time. It felt so...personal. While I’d worked in communications my whole career, writing about myself — and things so intensely personal like body Continue Reading
Announcing a new collaboration
I’m SO excited to announce a new project with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina: I’ll be writing health and fitness stories regularly for their awesome blog, Point of Blue! These articles won’t be about me -- except for this first one. It's an introduction and includes my weight loss story and a video. Please check it out here! Continue Reading
Speaking on “Small Steps for Big Changes” and workplace fitness
I was honored to be an invited speaker at a continuing education business event, on Sept. 29 in the Panthers Den at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. First of all, what a great location for a conference! The Den overlooks the field, and as a Carolina Panthers fan it was certainly exciting to be there. I've been to many conferences in my career, and this was a nice change from the typical Continue Reading
Celebrating a new fitness certification and blogiversary
I have two things to celebrate this week, and I'm so excited to share it with you! I passed!!! On Friday, I passed my exam to earn the Certified Group Fitness Instructor credential with the American Council on Exercise. I worked on this course for six months, which built upon the two-plus years I worked on the course to earn my Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) credential. I started the GFI Continue Reading
What’s cooking this week
In the paper Something really exciting happened for me this past week -- I was in the newspaper! The Burlington Times-News has a food section on Wednesdays, and they have a Cook of the Month feature...and I'm it for March. Yay! A reporter and photographer came to my house, where they shot photos and video of me cooking. Then they interviewed me about my weight loss journey, family and Continue Reading
Week of highs and lows includes a new bike…and my first crash landing!
This has been a rather eventful week. First of all, a quick branding update. You may have noticed that I changed the name of my blog from Healthy Beauty to Michelle Rogers Healthy Living, to reflect my focus on healthy lifestyles. I will still include beauty products, reviews and giveaways on the blog though; that's not changing. As for the logo, the design coordinates with my communications Continue Reading
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