This is a promotional blog post. Opinions and viewpoints are still my own and I will share my opinions and thoughts honestly about this product regardless.
I was recently contacted about participating in a blog tour for Gatorade that helps promote the risks and dangers of playing sports in extreme weather. The timing couldn’t have been better because my son is actively involved in baseball and football, and lately has been enjoying practices and games in 90+ degree weather.
Being able to keep him (along with his teammates) cool and hydrated as needed has been a concern and he loves to drink Gatorade when it’s available. Gatorade provides additional benefits to him than just drinking ice-water.
If you’re in Indiana, then you know we’ve been experiencing some serious heat indexes lately and having our kids out playing sports, we need to be aware of the symptoms and challenges of heat and dehydration related illness.
For every unique download of the “Beat the Heat” kit Gatorade and the NFL will donate $1 to a variety of charities that have been chosen for the campaign.
One of the things I’ve learned while reading through the information provided was the importance of being sure to hydrate yourself before, during and after the game. Many times I only seem to think about the need for extra fluids is in the middle of the physical activity.
Finally getting caught up on some past writing I’ve needed to do and this past is WAY overdue. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a brand new Chevy Traverse off the lot of Hare Chevrolet up in Noblesville.
I’ll be honest and up front, I wasn’t looking to buy a new Chevy car or anything. I’ve been enjoying driving my ‘96 Camry with 257,000 miles and still getting almost 30 mpg. The problem was, as soon as I stood next to and then sat in the car I was hooked.
The Chevy Traverse is a full-sized sport utility vehicle, but it feels like it has the interior room equal to that of our mini-van. There’s a 2nd row bench seat to help you fit seven people fairly comfortably.
With all the size available, the Traverse still drives and handles like a much smaller vehicle. It has all the comforts and amenities of a luxury car and my entire family was hooked after a single afternoon drive down to Brown County to visit friends. My daughter even said, “this is the best drive to Brown County EVER!”.
The Chevy Traverse also worked well as a stylish upgrade to the standard soccer baseball mom mini-van. Hauling players around as well as their equipment in the back hatch would be no struggle at all.
As much as my kids enjoyed their time in the backseat passing the time of the trip by with each mile on the road by watching a DVD in the entertainment system, it was my wife that had the hardest time letting me take the Traverse back to Hare Chevrolet dealership.
We’re still not “officially” in the market for a new car, but I can tell you this, when we are, I’ll be sure and visit Hare Chevrolet in Noblesville and see what they can do to convince me to buy a new Chevy car… it won’t take much.
I’m really starting to like the Detroit Tigers more and more as I learn more about their players. The latest example of class and sportsmanship from their pitcher, Armando Galarraga and his “Perfect Game” and how he responded to not being officially awarded the game in the record books; that made me want to go out and buy a Galarraga jersey (until I saw it was going to be almost $200).
Here’s another video with some good examples of Tiger’s sportsmanship.
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