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SP Class of January 24-30, 2010

Team announcements are posted by Team Leaders to share important information, keep the team organized, and more.

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EDWARDS1411
2/8/13
3:18 PM

Another Way To Spread The Spark!

And it only takes a few seconds!

SP has added a "share" functionality to the Nutrition Tracker page in the top left had corner.

It is important to note that by sharing this page via Pinterest or Facebook, your personal data will NOT be shared. No one will see information about you, your calories, the foods you've tracked or even your username if you choose to "like" or "Pin" this page.

Rather, those sharing options are simple ways you can help Spread the Spark. Should you choose to share SP's Nutrition Tracker with your Facebook friends or Pinterest followers, you'll be helping to Spread the Spark by telling others about this great free calorie-tracker tool. It only takes two seconds of your time and it's totally optional, but it's a great way to spread the word about SparkPeople. You never know who you might "Spark"--and by doing so, you'll help SP in their mission to Spark millions of people to get healthier and live happier!

To see the original announcement, go to
www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal.asp?id=SP_STAFF

Spark Cheers!!!
EDWARDS1411
1/18/13
10:53 AM

Spreading The Spark

SP Staff are asking for our help in Spreading The Spark. Here are 5 ways how to do it:

1. Share the SparkPeople Badge on Facebook, Pinterest and/or Twitter. Just click the link to easily tell your social media friends that you're reaching your goals with SparkPeople!
www.sparkpeople.com/community/sts_on
line.asp

2. Follow SparkPeople on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and/or Tumblr. Every time you interact with SP (like, reply, comment, retweet or repin something they post) is another chance your friends will find out about SparkPeople!

SparkPeople on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SparkPeople

SparkPeople on Twitter
https://twitter.com/sparkpeople

SparkPeople on Pinterest
pinterest.com/sparkpeople/

SparkPeople on Tumblr
sparkpeople.tumblr.com/

3. Earn 10 SparkPoints for each friend you refer to join SparkPeople. Visit SP's Tell A Friend page to get a custom URL you can share with anyone. If they join the site from your URL, you get 10 SparkPoints per person!
www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/tell_a_f
riend.asp

4. Buy SP's new DVD at Target. The newly released 'Total Body Sculpting with Coach Nicole' is their highest-rated DVD to date: Nothing but 5 stars on amazon, plus endorsements from top fitness magazines calling it "one of the year's best."

"We are so excited that Target chose to stock our DVD on their shelves from among hundreds of available DVDs this year! This lets all kinds of new people discover SparkPeople by discovering it at Target! But they'll only keep it in the stores if it sells well, so if you're thinking about buying it, don't hesitate to run to your nearest Target store to purchase it. (Look for it in the sporting goods section, not with the movies.) As a bonus, you'll get 250 SparkPoints for your purchase—but only when you get it at a Target store." ( Note: Target starts opening stores in Canada early this year! See local areas for announcements.)

5. Just tell someone! Simply tell someone—anyone—about your goals this year and how you're using SparkPeople to reach them. Call a friend. Send an email. Tell your co-worker. Just spread the word. When you tell people about your goals and how you're doing, research shows that you're more likely to reach them. And when you have people join you, your odds of success are even greater. To make it easy, SP has email templates, printable flyers and even printable "business" cards that you can share!
www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/tell_a_f
riend.asp

For full details, see www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal.aspid=SP_STAFF

Thank You!!!
EDWARDS1411
12/1/12
3:09 PM

Two New SparkCoach Programs for Plateaus & Motivation!

Yesterday SP made the following announcement about the addition of two new SparkCoach programs for Plateaus and Motivation.

"We launched SparkCoach back in August with a single program track: the SparkDiet, and our members have responded in an overwhelmingly positive way to the feature and the video-based coaching program. Thank you for your support!

The last several months, your coaches have been hard at work developing new programs for SparkCoach, based on feedback from members. Today we are happy to announce the addition of TWO new SparkCoach programs!

1 .Plateau Busting: If you haven't seen any weight loss for several weeks despite your hard work, this 4-week program is exactly what you need! Each day, our coaches will deliver proven strategies to help you start dropping pounds again. All the while, your motivation will soar thanks to built-in daily encouragement and helpful visualizations.

2 .Consistency & Motivation: We designed this ongoing program to help you stay motivated to stick with your healthy habits for the long haul, whether you're losing weight or holding steady in maintenance mode. Featuring daily health, fitness, motivation and nutrition challenges from your coaches, these fun and interesting daily goals will help you stay accountable and avoid temptation.

Anyone using SparkCoach can switch to a new program at any time by simply clicking your "SparkCoach Account Settings" button (from your SparkCoach Welcome page) OR by clicking the "See Other Programs" button (near the bottom of your SparkCoach Program page).

You can sign up for a free 1-week trial of any SparkCoach program by visiting www.sparkcoach.com."
www.sparkcoach.com/coach/index.asp?r
=coachhome


EDWARDS1411
11/5/12
2:31 PM

Great New Feature - SparkPeople Radio

Today SP's Resident Expert Stephanie announced the launch of a new SP feature - SparkPeople Radio - a premium on-demand radio show that lets you listen to SP's latest and greatest content anytime!

I've already listened to one of the broadcasts and I highly recommend it. Best of all, you can listen to it while Sparking or doing chores or while working out, etc. The very upbeat, best-friend hosts are Lily and Karen, who are SP members, authors and empowerment experts and they really are perfect to host these shows. Many topics of interest are covered in each broadcast and they move quite quickly with not too many commercial breaks which I didn't mind at all. They've already got quite a few different shows listed and you get 3 sparkpoints per day for listening.

Give it a try at
www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/sparkrad
io.asp
You can also access it from your SparkPoints page, the last item listed under Daily SparkPoint Challenges.

For all the details and informational links go to www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal.asp?id=SP_STAFF



EDWARDS1411
8/28/12
12:14 PM

Two New Ways to Get More SparkPoints

Now there are two new ways to get more SparkPoints.

1. Coach Nicole made this announcement today:

We're excited to unveil today a redesign of our video pages! Our videos are now easier to browse, thanks to tags and categories that separate them by body focus, intensity level, type of workout/video and more.

We've also added new videos from our partner Everwell that cover various nutrition and wellness topics as chosen by our editors.

When viewing a video, the video screen is larger than ever! The new sharing bar on the left makes it easy to "like," tweet, pin and Save (to your SparkFavorites). In addition, all actual workout videos have a "Track Calories Burned" button below them that makes it easy to add the workout to your Fitness Tracker. Note: This button only shows up on workout videos and when you are logged in to the site.

Starting today, you'll also be able to earn 3 SparkPoints each day for watching a video on SparkPeople! Simply click the "Get Your SparkPoints" button beneath the video screen.

We hope that this new redesign will make it easier than ever for you to watch, learn from and work out to our video collection!

Start browsing videos now: www.sparkpeople.com/resource/videos.
asp

- 3 points per video viewed with a max of 6 points per day.

2. Verify Nutrition Information in our Food Database

Simply view the nutrition information for one of the foods in SP's database and let them know whether it looks right to you, and you'll get a SparkPoint!

- 1 point for each food verified with a maximum of 2 points per day.