Get In Shape: 5 Fun Ways
You know low carb, low fat and sugar free foods saturate the market. But despite the popular diets, “magical” pills and the latest, greatest fitness machines that all promise to melt away the pounds, more than half of American adults are overweight.
For true weight-loss success, health experts stress the importance of changing your lifestyle for the long term and exercising regularly. Here are some creative ways to make fitness fun again and help you win the battle of the bulge once and for all.
* Take “healthy” vacations. Make fitness part of your travels. Start with a little pampering say at a spa where you can also go hiking, rock climbing, enjoy kickboxing, water arobics and yoga.
* Walk or run for a good cause. Maybe all the motivation you’ll need to start a regular fitness routine is to begin training for a 5K charity walk or run. Best of all, you’ll be helping your favorite charity accomplish its goals.
* Dance. Join a hip-hop or even ballroom dance class. Leane how to dance because it’s fun and a great way to shed pounds.
* Strip the weight away. New DVDs featuring Carmen Electra help you spice up your regular workout routine and provide a fun new way to tone your body right in the comfort of your own living room.
“Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease” and “Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease – Fit to Strip” are fast becoming wildly popular. With the help of fitness experts, Electra teaches viewers how to trim down with high- and low-impact dance and fitness techniques. The strengthening moves are designed to help tone the hips, thighs, buns and abs. The DVDs’ special features include a pop-up video display with workout tips and a customizable music track.
Try Pilates. The choice of countless celebrities today and the reason gym classes are all sold out is becuase of the Pilates workout and you can find our why. The “MTV: Pilates Mix” DVD, hosted by renowned Pilates and yoga instructor Kristin McGee, is perfect for those who want to add a more cutting-edge beat to their workout. The two half-hour DVD workout sessions shows you how to tone your abs, legs and arms with a mucis mix that motivates you to get and work out.
You can get these DVD’s in bookstores or online nationwide.
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