The Holiday Hugging Workout

Holiday Hugging! Well, look what we have here…the holidays and tons of holiday hugging. When did they sneak up on us? If you’re just as confused as we are about the new year being right around the corner, fear not. Swift Kickers and exercise extraordinaires, Jake and Melissa, have a preview of some of the […]

Did We Just Break a Hugging World Record?! #FreeHugs16 Half-Time

From the Mouths of Huggers! International Free Hugs Day Update

This year, Free Hugs Day has been extra special. We just watched, live on Facebook, Tom and our amazing Intern Jake each attempt to break a DIFFERENT hugging world record at the same time, in different places. Check out the live feeds to find out if they did it… Jake at Bridgewater State University -2000 […]

The Top 20 Movie Hugging Scenes

Everyone loves a free hug every now and then. Here are 20 movies that have the best movie hugging scenes EVER! Elf: Buddy the Elf trying to spread free hugs, even with a raccoon! Everyone should spread the love around, unless its someone who wants to bite your face off. Then it’s not such a […]

Why Are You So Positive All the Time?

This post is edited from an awesome newsletter by Sinclair Ceasar, a good friend of ours. He gave us permission to share! Lately, I’ve been asked a seemingly rhetorical question by different people at different times. While the empowered and daring me doesn’t feel like I need to qualify my actions and beliefs, the teacher and […]

Do you hug like a Ninja or a Koala Bear? [VIDEO]

How Not to Give FreeHugs

Some people hug like a koala; others hug like a rhino. Another day, another ridiculous video created by the Swift Kick team, with help from friends and family. This time, we decided to ask #TeamHuman the very important question: How do you hug? The answers were…unexpected. Ch-ch-check it out! Bonus points if you know how […]

Official Stats: #FreeHugs Wrap Up

Holy hugs, Batman! This year’s International Student #FreeHugs Day was a HUGE success. We just finished crunching the numbers and we couldn’t be more proud. Thank you to everyone who hugged on November 7th! Check out the official stats below. Got #FreeHugs pictures you want us to see? Stories that will make us emotional? Send […]

5 Tips for #FreeHugs Day

The big day is almost upon us! That’s right, November 7th is almost here and all those pledged hugs will be made reality. To get you in the spirit,  we wanted to share some really good tips with you on how to make the most of #FreeHugs Day. Location, Location, Location! Think student center or […]

#FreeHugs Bought Me Dinner

FreeHugs Bought Me Dinner

Sabina, here, Swift Kick’s Community Manager and Hugging enthusiast. This is a true story. Last Wednesday, September 25th, I was heading to Grand Central from a work event I had been running social media for. I realized that it was 9:30 at night and I had yet to eat a real dinner. I remembered that […]

From the Mouths of Huggers! International Free Hugs Day Update

From the Mouths of Huggers! International Free Hugs Day Update

Well, this is exciting! We have already gotten 1,298 pledged hugs for November 7th! We ask everyone who signs up to tell us why they are excited to participate, and we got some lovely responses: “We’re participating in Free Hugs Day because it’s a great way to express our care for each other, and improve […]

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