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Get Fit with Patch Bloggers
Find out who is posting on Patch and how you can get started.

Your voice. Your community.
The Patch Local Voices section can be a powerful tool for yourself, your group or your business. It's the perfect place to promote a big event coming up, voice your opinion on something you are passionate about or share tips from your career field.
Each Sunday we will feature some of Patch's most interesting Local Voices writers, show you who is posting on Patch and how you can get started.
Get Fit
Dawn Bajis is an Oakland County based certified personal trainer offering one-on-one personal training to individuals, group fitness instruction and cycling classes at LeanRyde in Lake Orion.
She want's to get your day off to the right start with Portable Protein Pancakes!
You can follow her blog on Patch.
Fitness Fundamentals
Jason David says there's no shortage of information out there regarding diet and fitness. His goal is to put an an easy to understand 'real world' spin on some of the more complex information that often drives us crazy.
His first post says "Good news! You're not a failure! You may be broken. But you are NOT a failure. There's a difference."
You can follow his Fitness Fundamentals blog on Patch.
Superfood?
Shawn Stevens posted about a controversial superfood in Coconut Oil: Superfood or Super Bad Food?
"The days of fat free everything are starting to change. Current research is showing us that some fats are indeed good for us. It’s the trans fats that are killing us." she writes.
You can follow her blog on Patch.
Change it up
Ned Gleason says you may need to Tweak your routine.
"Sometimes people stick to long with the same fitness routine, when that happens they slowly cease to see the results from all their effort," he writes.
You can follow his Everything Fitness blog on Patch.
Here’s how you can get started right away:
- Click the "Start Blogging" button on your Patch homepage.
- Start writing. It doesn’t have to be perfect. (Just don’t use all caps!)
- Upload a photo to illustrate your blog that you own or have permission to use. You can also just use a Patch logo offered on the page.
- Hit “Create your blog”
- Write your first post
- Share something and it will appear on the home page.
- Dress up your blog.
- Add cover photos.
- Tell your followers on Twitter
- Find your blog in the "Your Blogs" menu next to your Profile
Questions? Contact Patch Community Editor Jason Alexander at jason.alexander@patch.com or 810-488-1353.
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