Apparently Kate Hudson isn’t Lance Armstrong’s only new venture, he just launched a new site, Livestrong.com. Like many health sites, you’ll find lots of articles and videos covering nutrition and fitness, but Livestrong has sections on stress relief, relationships, family and beauty too. And more importantly, the overall mission of the site is to inspire people to take action and make their lives better through everyday victories. It’s even connected to my favorite online food diary, The Daily Plate, so you can get everything all in one place.

The site also stresses the community aspect so you can ask other members questions and cheer each other on. One of my favorite things is the “Dare to Change” section. You can identify and set goals (i.e. Eat Less Sugar, Eliminate Debt, Do More Cardio), track your progress, chat with other members working toward the same goals and read articles that’ll help you achieve your goals. So check it out to see if you get inspired and if you join, add JivaFit as a friend!

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”

–Henri Matisse

This year, Oprah gave the commencement address to Stanford graduates. I watched her speech and think her advice on success, failure and finding happiness is good enough for all of us to consider.

She stressed that success isn’t only about money (though she admits that’s part of it)–your work must be meaningful and rewarding in ways that reach beyond your bank account too. She says, “Follow your feelings, if it feels right, move for it. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.” And that’s advice that I think you can follow every single day–you’ve got to learn to trust your intuition and not to rely on anyone else’s opinions in making decisions.

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Jezebel critiques Teen Vogue’s spread that takes the athleticism out of the Olympics and replaces it with not-so-sport-friendly fashion.

Laurel on Health Food charts out the best ways to store fruits and veggies to keep them fresh.

The Budget Ecoist shares an easy recipe for healthy, organic and eco-friendly strawberry lemonade.

Fit Sugar gives tips on what to look for when you buy summer hiking boots.

The Accidental Environmentalist reminds us that a bicycle isn’t just a fit way to travel, it’s a green one too. And these days, it’ll even help your wallet as you avoid the pump!

Simply Stated reviews Jen Lancaster’s new book, Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist’s Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes her Ass Look Big, OR, Why Pie is Not the Answer, about dieting and working out.

“No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.”

-Al Gore

Have you ever been worried about something in your future? Maybe you have a huge presentation at work that you’re losing sleep over, or you’re training for your longest race yet and fear you’ll never cross the finish line, or maybe you’ve just accepted a job across the country and are worried about making friends when you move. Often we spend time worrying about the worst that could happen. Dealing with that anxiety about uncertainty can be challenging.

So when you’re feeling anxious, Gina Hassan a licensed psychologist in California, suggests focusing on the present moment rather than catapulting into thinking about a future which is uncertain. “When we think about the future, we can often go into states of intense worry and anxiety about things that will never actually occur,” she says. There’s no way to know what’s going to happen tomorrow, next week or even an hour from now. Think about what’s happening right now, if everything is okay right now, focus on that certainty. And consider this quote from Montaigne, “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.”

“Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.”

-Henry Ford

Elastic Waist reminds us that healthy shopping is often thrifty shopping with 12 ways to save on groceries.

Organic Mania delves into the “greener than thou” phenomenon. Do you have a green ‘tude?

Live Passionately discusses the treadmill of life–sometimes you’ve got to step out of your comfort zone if you want to see your life change.

Whole Story talks through homeopathic, herbal and lifestyle recommendations to support your body, muscles and joints during and after a work out.

Healthy Hollywood encourages us to take our workout from the gym to the great outdoors this summer.

MizFit gives us some face time to talk about silencing our negative self chatter.