Genes, Boxes and a Milestone

Today's post is a bit of a blender.  There's a lot going on here at 40SomethingFitness and we wanted to keep our readers up to speed with the very latest.

First, a celebration!  Since opening our virtual doors in January, we are just about to hit the 10,000 views milestone! We can't thank all of you enough for your support!  So, take a little bow.  We'll wait.

Done?  Okay, good.  Moving on.

C'mon, you know you're singing it!

Housekeeping: We're also in the throes of a move from Minnesota to Arizona (quite a switch, I know), so we may be a little scarce over the next week or two, both here and on our social forums.  Fear not, we will be back with a fresh set of ideas to educate, inform, and inspire.  

Artists rendering of our road trip - actual results may vary.

Contest: Faaabulous Prizes!

I'd also like to take a moment to pitch the Google+ Fitness and Nutrition community.  I know people have their feelings about G+, but this community is growing fast and we're working hard to keep the feed high quality and un-spammy.  We're also sponsoring a writing contest on the community.  Submit a short article and your post could be featured on all of the forums and blogs of our moderators.  How's that for bragging rights?  Here are the details:

Challenge Subject:  Why Fitness and Nutrition is Important for Good Health
Post Criteria:  100 -150 words in length
Reference Google+ and  *Fitness & Nutrition Community* within the text of your post
 
How To Submit Your Post:
1. Join Fitness & Nutrition Community - http://goo.gl/PafDf
2. Post your submission either linking to your blog or directly to G+ under the#FNContest  Category.
3. Add #fncontest  to identify your post for the contest.
4. Posts will be accepted from July22 through August 23.

Prize:
The winning post will be shared out through our extensive Fitness and Health Network both within and outside of Google Plus.
Your Logo & Link posted on the +DRS Health Blog sight and their 21 Landing Page Network.
You and your post will be featured in a Fitness & Nutrition Community HOA which will be premiered at FitnessHOA.com and HealthcareHOA.com .  DRS Health will also give the winner a 30 day supply of H3 Rapid Recovery.
Runner Up - will receive a 15 day supply of H3 Rapid Recovery. 

Finally, we're excited to announce a partnership with GoFitty.com as featured authors in their news section (and other forums currently in super-secret negotiations).  We'll be regularly publishing original content there to add to their growing network of contributors.  So please check them out.

Which brings us to this week's post:

Are your genes making you fat?

In fact, our latest offering is featured on GoFitty.  A reader shared an article with us from Science Daily that published the results of a study which seemed to indicate that people were able to shut off their fat genes through exercise.  Naturally, that raised a whole line of conversation about how much of an impact genetics have on body composition.  We combed through the studies and publications and learned quite a bit.  Check out our full story.