Sorry about the lack of posts, I am in Afghanistan right now and I have very limited internet access. As soon as I can I will start posting on a reguler basis but in the meantime feel free to browse some of my older posts.
Thanks,
James Terrell
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On first glimpse I thought this site was just a place to find interesting gadgets and funny information but after a little digging I found a pretty fair amount of stuff to do. Heck I could probably stay busy for a while just playing the flash games. On second look I guess this would be an all around entertainment blog. Here are some of the things that they offer;
Blog Design
The site has a very simple 3 column design that makes navigation fairly simple. The main menu is across the top with rss subscription chicklets on the left sidebar. Both sidebars have their fair share of widgets. If a few of them were removed I am sure that the readers wouldn’t miss them but hey, thats just me. Advertisements are not a big player on the site and the ones that are there are not obtrusive. There are a few Amazon ads, some affiliate links, and then there is Entrecard and Project Wonderful ads. All in all the pages load fast so none of the ads and widgets make a very big difference but if it was me I would get rid of a couple of the widgets that don’t enhance the user experience. I understand some of them help with traffic a little but some have little to no use at all.
Final Thoughts
All in all I enjoyed my visit to the site. There are plenty of good articles to keep me coming back time and again. Heck I could probably spend too much time playing flash games (can you tell that I like them?). The movie info and review area is great and I am sure after looking through it I may be able to find my next favorite movie (I watched a new one that I really enjoyed this weekend; Into The Wild). If you decide to check it out be sure to drop back by and tell me what you think. No matter what, enjoy it and I will see you back here soon with a new review.
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One of the big concerns today is overall fitness. We seem to be a people that are getting unhealthier and gaining more weight than our parents did and theirs before them. Our jobs are going away from heavy manual labor to office jobs where we plant ourselves behind a computer screen for hours on end. Then once we do move we grab some 1500 calorie meal as a snack and don’t realize that there is no way that we are going to burn that off. Well Fitness Life Club is challenging all of us to start making better choices and live healthier. It is all about the attitude and having a determined but positive attitude towards fitness can be the first step.
I have been reading a few of the articles and it seems to be a great recourse not just for fitness but for living a healthy life. One example is this article on inner fitness principles. The site also offers a variety of personalized services. They range from Health Coaching, Health Club Consulting, Corporate Wellness Programs, Leadership Training, to Health Empowerment Workshops. You can get one free health coaching session if you are interested. Just follow the link; Free Health Coaching. While I cannot vouch for the services offered I guess you could start out with the free session and use that to gauge the quality of his offerings and go from their. He doesn’t list any prices but there is a handy contact form if you are interested.
A few of the other offerings on the site include what seems to be a very active forum that is simply laid out and easy to navigate. I am thinking about joining and talking it up in the runners lounge myself (I have a love/hate relationship with running). The forum is broke down into five main area; General, Nutrition, Mind - Body - Spirit, Exercises, and The Lounges with two other areas being a site info area and a VIP forum. You could probably spend days just browsing and pulling in information from the forums alone. Now if the forums still don’t provide enough info you could submit a question to Pat King (the websites author) personally through his link (Ask Pat King).
Site Design
The site uses a nice design and color pallet that makes site easy to read. The layout also provides easy navigation and plenty of topics on the left sidebar to make finding the subject that you are looking for easy to find. As far as advertising goes, the site doesn’t overload you with advertising and widgets. There are a few Google ads here and there and then you have four ads and a Google tower ad in the sidebar. The site took me around 11 seconds to load with my 5 Mbps connection so there aren’t any problems going on there. The only thing that loads kind of slow are the Kontera ads but it doesn’t make that much of a difference. You also get five articles on the front page and while that may make a difference on load times it could also save you some time browsing by loading more articles at a time.
I think I will be visiting this site more often. You can never be to healthy and we all could use a few tips. While I am not in great shape I have plenty of improvements that I could make. So head on over and tell me what you think.
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