Before I get into how the event is going, I thought it would be good to explain what exactly Blogfest is for those of you that have no idea. Blogfest was started by my fit Approach/Sweatpink friends Jamie and Alyse. 
I remember back in 2013 when I had the pleasure of road tripping to Portland with these lovely ladies discussing the works of Blogfest and the wonderful ideas they were brainstorming. So to see their ideas come to life last year for the first Blogfest was pretty cool! So what is it?
Blogfest is a two day conference where bloggers can come to learn about blogging while enjoying some fitness as well. The extra perk is that it’s in conjunction with the biggest fitness expo in the world, Idea World Fitness Convention. As a Blogfest attendee you are able to explore and shop the expo as well as attend any of the awesome fitness courses offered.
I’m lucky again to attend this year with two awesome sponsors, About Time and Crystal deodorant. Even without sponsors I would have attended for the plethora of information, workouts and fun that I’ll be experiencing over the next few days. Speaking of that, let’s talk about how the event is going so far.
The conference began bright and early Tursday morning at the Los Angeles convention center. I grabbed some fruit to from the hotel breakfast buffet then caught an uber with Gina and Jessica to the event.
We arrived just in time to hear the always wonderful, Katy Widrick share all about Increasing readership and marketing a message to the masses She’s an amazing public speaker and always leads a very informative presentation
A few few big takeaways from her talk were;
- Do more of what you enjoy
- Embrace technology trends
- Keep design simple
- Target and engage
Following Katie were Jamie and Alyse with Mind Blowing blogging tips. They gave us an abundance of information such as tips to making more powerful content, blog tools, and awesome apps.
After a tweet break we headed to the Opening Ceremonies to hear some awesome motivational speakers.
An NCAA wrestling champion who overcame numerous struggles being born with one leg. Then the keynote speaker, Brendon Buchard, who’s life and death moment has led him to alter the way he lead his life and become a New York Times Best selling author. Inspiring, motivational and moving to say the least!
After that we were fed lunch by Nestle which I have to admit was surprising in multiple ways. I honestly didn’t know what to expect and have to admit I was surprised to see them place several fresh plates at our table family style that were pretty good.
I was also surprised to see them bringing out plated lunches with microwav, Lean Cuisine on them. Not really my thing so I skipped and had some of the freshly made salads 
They also brought out a fresh fruit salad and gluten-free dark chocolate cookie. Pretty good!
After lunch my lovely friend Bobbi and I popped into an Idea session on Circuit training. It was so much fun!
We skipped out a little early to make it to Kasey Arena’s talk on Instagram. Another very informative talk with tips on how to reach brands and engage more followers.
A tweet break with Merrithew fitness followed where we were given fun hand weights and got to try them out in a mini workout.
Bobbi and I popped into the expo to chat with some vendors,
Then I walked back to the hotel to get ready for the party!
We stayed and mingled for a bit then headed to Katsuya around the corner for sushi.
Yum! We shared a few small plates then I had avocado and fresh crab wrapped inside sashimi halibut.
So good! I didn’t get back to the hotel until 11:00 then it was lights out! Exhausted but such a fun day!
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