Sweat For A Cause

Nonprofit funding models broken down into 10 categories - http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/ten_nonprofit_funding_models

Ten Nonprofit Funding Models (SSIR) For-profit executives use business models—such as

Some Stats from our Sweat For Boston Challenge. A mighty thanks to all participants and donors. You Rock!!!!

Overwhelmed by the support for victims of the marathon bombings. 73 awesome folks have already signed up for the "Sweat For Boston" Challenge and raised nearly $5000 for The One Fund. Challenge starts tomorrow! Goal is to raise $20K in two weeks - http://sweatforacause.com/challenge/82

Sweat For Boston The One Fund - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, the purpose of which is to raise money to help those families most affected by the tragic events that unfolded during Monday's Boston Marathon.

One comment last night from a participant of our 2-Week Marathon Challenge sums it up - "Going for a run tonight felt like the right thing to do."

Sweat For A Cause team is fine. Praying for those affected by the tragedy at the marathon finish line!

In keeping with the season, we decided to pick the brains of a runner friend who says "it’s just so incredibly liberating and relaxing to shut off your brain and activate your body instead". Many of you would identify with her thoughts. Here's the entire interview - http://sweatforacause.tumblr.com/post/47653555782/marathons-galore

Marathons Galore In lieu of Monday’s (April 15th) Boston Marathon, I thought it would only be right to shed a little light on the allure of running…and not only running but running marathons. Personally speaking, I am...

A warm welcome to our newest nonprofit partner ALS TDI. If you're looking to join the fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), here's an opportunity. Join their challenge and use your sweat to spread awareness and help find a cure for this neurodegenerative disease - www.sweatforacause.com/challenge/81

ALL for ALS ALS Therapy Development Institute - ALS TDI is a nonprofit biotech 100% commited to ending ALS and is driven by a single focused goal - to discover an effective treatment as quickly as possible. We test dozens of potential therapeutics.

Don't just be a spectator at The Boston Marathon this year, join Merrimack Valley YMCA's 2-week marathon challenge instead. You have 2 weeks to run/walk 26.2 miles and can add some core workouts to the mix as well - http://sweatforacause.com/challenge/78

Workout outdoors and you're likely to workout longer. So what's your favorite outdoor activity?

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/the-benefits-of-exercising-outdoors/

The Benefits of Exercising Outdoors While the allure of the gym — climate-controlled, convenient and predictable — is obvious, especially in winter, emerging science suggests there are benefits to exercising outdoors that can’t be replicated on a treadmill, a recumbent bicycle or a track.

We just started to add smoothie drinking as a workout option on our challenges and here's a new recipe to go with it - http://sweatforacause.tumblr.com/post/44896983991/going-green

Have any smoothie recipes you enjoy? Share it with us...

Going Green One of my passions is food. I love exploring and experimenting with different, sometimes unusual ingredients. This week I decided to post a healthy...

Comment if you have anything to add to this list of tips for newbie runners - http://www.runnersworld.com/beginners/11-tips-newbie-runners

11 Tips for Newbie Runners Our Facebook fans share their best advice for beginner runners.

How many steps do you take each day? - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324096404578354590581579014.html

Do the Fitness Math: Gym vs. Stairs Working out at the gym might not be enough to stay fit if you spend much of the rest of the day sitting down.