Five Cool Habits To Help You Get In Shape

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments

The market is saturated with low-fat, low-carb and sugar-free foods. But in the face of the trendy weight loss schemes, “magic” medicines with the latest, best work out equipment that all promise to dissolve away the weight, more than half of the American population are overweight or obese.

For real weight loss victory, health experts underscore the importance of changing your daily life for good and working out on a regular basis. Here are several inventive ways to make exercise fun once more as well as help you lose body fat and get abs fast.

* Go on “healthy” trips . Make fitness a part of your trips. Go to a health resort where, alongside a little pampering, you can enjoy hiking, rock climbing, kickboxing, aqua aerobics and yoga.

* Walk or jog for a worthy cause. Training for a 5K charity walk, for instance, might be all the motivation you need to get started on a consistent work out routine. Greatest of all, you’ll be helping your preferred charity accomplish its goals.

* Dance. Join a ballroom or hip-hop dancing class. It is a really good way to drop the added pounds, discover how to dance and have fun.

* Strip the pounds away. New videos that feature Carmen Electra help you spice up your regular workout routine and give a fun new way to tone your body right in the comfort of your own home.

“Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease” and “Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease – Fit to Strip” are fast becoming outrageously in style. With the help of fitness trainers, Electra teaches viewers how to trim down with high- and low-impact dance and exercise techniques. The strengthening moves are planned to help tone the hips, thighs, buns and abs. The DVDs’ special features have a pop-up video demonstration with exercise instructions and a customized sound track.

* Try Pilates. Find out what makes Pilates the exercise of choice for many celebrities, and why your health club’s Pilates classes are always full. The “MTV: Pilates Mix” DVD, hosted by renowned Pilates and yoga instructor Kristin McGee, is great for those people who need to add a more cutting-edge beat to their workout. The DVD features two 30-minute workout sessions that focus on toning the arms, legs and abs, with a sound mix that motivates you to get up and work out.

The DVDs are available online and in stores all over the country.