About AFAABD
What is As Fit As A Butcher's Dog?
What can I do on AFAABD?
AFAABD Ideas
I am a fitness/wellbeing professional - how can AFAABD help me?
| I want to: | Become a FitBud |
| Become a FitBud Pro | |
| Set up a Group | |
| Set up an Event | |
| Set up a Notice |
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We ♥ AFAABD
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What is As Fit As A Butcher's Dog?
As Fit As A Butcher's Dog (AFAABD) is a friendly fitness and wellbeing social networking site for everyone, of any fitness level, in any part of the UK. We reckon that whether you are a professional athlete or a couch potato, exercising is easier with a friend to motivate you.
Not only can you find FitBuds (people looking for fitness buddies) you can also find FitBud Pros (professionals offering fitness or wellbeing services).
We, in the AFAABD office, think that fitness and wellbeing is very important and we want it to be appealing to everyone. Just read the Blog to see the inspiring fitness activities we seek out... there is something for everyone. You might even enjoy yourself!
What can I do on AFAABD?
Well, you can:
- Find FitBuds – buddies to get fit with
- Find FitBud Pros – professional people or clubs offering fitness or wellbeing services
- Set up or join a Group
- Set up or search Events
- Set up a Notice (if you want to sell your old exercise bike or get sponsorship or something)
- Read the Blog
- Get a monthly Newsletter
- Win prizes
AFAABD Ideas
Get yourself a FitBud and go rollerblading or dog walking in your local park. How about a squash partner, someone to cycle to work with or a gym buddy? How about setting up a running club or a tennis group?
If you are a parent maybe you could find other local parents and form a group for walking round the park with the kids? If you are a workaholic get a group together and go jogging after work or in your lunch hour.
AFAABD will seek out new and interesting fitness activities to inspire you from parkour to pole dancing. Read the Blog and find something new that you like the sound of.
Invest in your wellbeing and find a massage or a treatment, remember relaxation is every bit as important for your health.
You could search on Events and find one to enter. Then you can find a FitBud to train with or a FitBud Pro to coach you!
I am a fitness/wellbeing professional – how can AFAABD help me?
You can set up your profile as a fitness professional and advertise your services to our members. You might get some new clients!
If you email us some info and a picture to we will write a blog article about you and we might even put you in the monthly newsletter.
You can set up Groups, post Events and advertise any new services you are offering or promotions on the Noticeboard.
You can send in fitness/wellbeing related articles and we might publish them.
How to become a FitBud
Click here to view a sample profile
- Set up a profile describing yourself, your level of fitness and which fitness activities you are interested in
- Add your photo (if you don't have one we will add ours)
- Get going! Do a search and contact any FitBud or FitBud Pro that you are interested in
- Messages will be stored in your private Locker Room
- To add someone to your "Friends" just throw them a frisbee
How to become a FitBud Pro
Click here to view a sample profile
- Set up a profile describing the service that you are offering
- Add your photo (if you don't have one we will add ours)
- Note your qualifications, affiliations, references, insurance and first aid details so that we can see that you are a legitimate and qualified service provider
- Messages will be stored in your private Locker Room
Set up a Group
"Groups" are local gathering of people interested in the same activity or communities. You can set up your own Group or join others ie The Camden Jogging Group.
- Set up a profile describing your Group
- Describe the sort of members that you are looking for
- Your Group will be displayed in the search list and in your locker room
- You can invite people to join and email your Group with any plans
Set up an Event
"Events" are large public events ie The London Marathon. You can add a notice of a forthcoming Event that you think we should know about ie a charity run or if you are a FitBud Pro an event that you are organising.
You can join Events you are going to attend so that you can find other FitBuds to train with or to go and watch with!
- Click Events
- Click create Event
- Fill out the spaces
Set up a Notice
You can post notices on the Noticeboard – you might like some fitness advice, you might want to sell something like your old exercise bike, you might want to find a local karate class...
- Click Noticeboard
- Click post notice
- On Notice type you can choose 'local to me' or 'everyone' (which is UK wide)
Safety
Your personal safety is the most important thing. Please take care of your safety and read our guidelines.
Find out as much as possible about the person that you are going to meet before your meeting. If you arrange to meet a FitBud or a FitBud Pro please make sure you tell someone where you are going and meet for the first time in a public place in daylight.
Please ask a FitBud Pro for copies of their qualifications, insurance and customer recommendations. Perhaps speak to previous clients or referees.
If you have any concerns about a FitBud or FitBud Pro please report them to us immediately at .
Important: Before starting any radical change in exercise or diet please consult your Doctor.
AFAABD will not pass your details on to any other parties. So, unless you put your contact details on your profile or give your details to someone, they cannot obtain them.
We ♥ AFAABD
Recent Press (click to view article)
Dare Magazine - March 2009
Zest magazine – March 2009
Reveal magazine – January 2009
Health and Fitness magazine – December 2008
Glamour magazine – December 2008
Healthy magazine– October 2008
Time Out – October 2008
Female First e-zine – September 2008
The London Paper – September 2008
Girlie Gossip e-zine – September 2008
Daily Candy e-newsletter - July 2008
FitBud Nick says: 'I was getting bored with exercise and then joined AFAABD and found some new people near to where I live, got more motivated and got involved in doing interesting things like going to the climbing wall. Thank you AFAABD.'
FitBud Pro Katie says: 'AFAABD offers me free advertising and within the first month of joining I gained two new personal fitness training clients.'
FitBud Camilla says: 'I hadn't thought about pole dancing until I read the AFAABD Blog and now I am definitely going to try it, the dancers have fantastic figures.'
FitBud Pro Anna from Fitness Fusion says: 'We all know how daunting it can be to walk into that gym, your first class, not knowing anyone, wondering whether you'll make it through the first 10mins. Have you worn the right clothes and will people be looking at you... AFAABD has changed all that. You can make fitness buddies so that you are not on your own, and you can exercise together. You can find out about all the exciting new classes and fitness crazes out there.
In essence AFAABD has created a support network for everyone. Even health professionals can keep in touch and swap ideas . Most of all AFAABD has generated enthusiasm!! No negative fitness images on this site, no size zeros and no discrimination. All are welcome and what do we all have in common - just the need to feel better fitter and healthier, and have a bit of fun doing it.'
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