Maybe your knees feel a little creaky when you get up from your chair, or maybe it's your back that's giving you some trouble. Either way, this week's Gaiam giveaway is perfect for you -- two winners will have their choice of a back support or a knee support!

They're high quality and even help promote healing, so if you're feeling any pain, there's no reason not to enter. Head on over to the original giveaway post and leave a comment to get entered today. You only have until Friday at 5 p.m. to enter, so hurry!

Many of us have aches and pains, but sometimes, they do more than cause a groan when we stand after sitting for too long -- often, painful joints can keep us from being active, which leads to weaker muscles and doesn't exactly contribute to optimum health. So, aside from asking someone near and dear to you to constantly massage the affected area, you need to get the right kind of support, and this week, we might be able to help you out.

You could win either a Back Support or a Zeuba Vital Knee Support, both from Gaiam. Both not only offer support, but also provide circulation-stimulating compression to help injuries heal faster. They can be worn during rigorous activity or just while going about your daily routine.

The Zeuba Vital Knee Support has actually been used by Olympians for decades and features an athletic, visco-elastic massage ring that activates and stabilizes muscles, as well as an adjustable Turbo-Strap that exerts pressure on the thigh to improve coordination for running. And, as always, entering to win these great prizes is a cinch!

• To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us which of your body parts needs the most support.
  
• The comment must be left before 5pm ET on Friday, May 15, 2009.
  
• You may enter only once.
• Two winners will be selected in a random drawing.
  
• Two winners will receive his or her choice of the Back Support (valued at $134) or a Zeuba Vital Knee Support (valued at $66).
• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
• Click here for complete Official Rules. Winners will be notified by email, so make sure to check next week to find out if you've won!

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Although I will expand on Randy Pausch, I imagine you're already well aware of who he is. He's the unstoppable man, who has inspired millions and millions of people around the world by his passion for life while he fights an almost impossible battle with pancreatic cancer. I learned of Dr. Pausch many months ago as Diane Sawyer interviewed him on ABC. He blew me away with his humor, dedication to his family, and outrageous courage.

His journey since his diagnosis put him on stage at the University he was a professor at, Carnegie Mellon, for his Last Lecture. This Last Lecture made it to YouTube (embedded below) and then became a best selling book, The Last Lecture. His outlook on life and stories of his childhood and career have inspired other cancer patients to fight harder and regular people to just be better. Although he's truly only concerned with getting his message across to his three young children, he's positively affected millions of others as a side effect.

Recently, President Bush was compelled to write to Randy Pausch. This can't change Randy's fate with cancer, but as a representative of the American people ... it was a fantastic way to show our appreciation for Randy setting a new standard for 'goodness' and dedicating his life to teaching others.

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