If I Could Only Have One Website Today

There is a website I just happened to come across in 2015 called https://www.Sparkpeople.com.

Such website is a fitness and nutrition website. Anybody may join for free.

Chris “SparkGuy” Downie is the person who started it all. He should be applauded for the many success stories every day.

Sparkpeople is no Jenny Craig, WW or Nutrisystem. The website is real and with no gimmicks. You do not have to buy any product. There are no meetings. Simply log in.

The Start Page is where you track your food and exercise. When you log in your exercise minutes, your calories burned automatically gets calculated.

Spark members may search for Spark Friends.

There are hundreds of Spark Teams all based upon different subjects. For example, are you on a budget? Need to lose a certain amount of weight? Are you stressed or have anxiety? What do you like to cook? What is your favorite form of exercise? That is just a sampling! Are you single?

Spark Pages are provided for each Spark Member, where they have their friend photos, tracker, blog topics, teams, comments, trophies, status, etc.

Spark Blogs are like real blogs, but simply on the Sparkpeople website. You can write about anything. Again, thanks to SparkGuy, having your blog on Sparkpeople is free!

Spark Recipes are where members share their good and healthy recipes. You can save your favorite recipes to a recipe box.

Sparkpeopletv is for video with tons of exercises. Be prepared as the exercises are not easy!

Spark Mail is where members may contact each other instead of via the comment section. If you are a team leader, you can send your team a team Spark Mail at once. This is very convenient. Also, Spark Mail allows some privacy..

Members may have a photo or image of themselves to use.

Members may use their real name or a screen name.

Each team has a team leader.

There are challenges you may take part in such as The Water Challenge. Members pick how many glasses, how many days and if they want to invite members to join them.

There are message boards about anything and everything.

The Sparkpeople website is like chatting over a cup of coffee every day invisibly. Are you embarrassed when the topic of weight loss pops up when face-to-face with a person? With Sparkpeople, you do not need to worry about embarrassment. You cannot see them. They cannot see you.

Personally, I have been a team leader since 2015. So, as you may tell, I am a bit excited in telling you about Sparkpeople.

Not only if you lose weight, you gain friends and build your self-esteem. If you fall off the weight loss wagon, your friends are there to make you get back on. Members help members be accountable.

Sometimes you may find a member that is kind-of grumpy, but I just ignore.

Wouldn’t you think the founder of Sparkpeople would be stuck-up and too busy for a member? One day I looked up SparkGuy on LinkedIn for some business advice. He replied as if he actually knew me and has been a LinkedIn connection ever since.

Are you interested yet?

There are a couple of books out by Sparkpeople, including “THE SPARK”, “The Spark Solution” and “The SparkPeople Cookbook”.

Sparkpeople Support is always there to answer any questions. For example, right now as I type this, they are searching for a logo for me to use for the article!

As seen on the Sparkpeople website, Alicia Capetillo is the Sparkpeople editor. If you are a healthy living advocate with a tip, suggestion or want to join Sparkpeople’s network of health-conscious freelancers, contact Alicia at [email protected].

Sparkpeople membership is non-paying and volunteer. However, if you are looking for a fitness and nutrition job, being an active member looks good on a resume. If you ask, some members, they gladly work as references.

What is really nice is that Sparkpeople is there for you 24/7. Can’t sleep? Work all day and need night time hours? Lonely? Did you fall off the weight loss wagon and need your accountability partner? Someone is always there.

I challenge you to join. You are not going to regret it!

https://www.sparkpeople.com