For more info visit newsinfusion.com If you logged more couch time than “crunch” time, trying your best not to get washed under by the winter blues, then you know it’s time to get up and get moving. You've probably been promising yourself for months: Once winter is over, I’m finally going to get in shape. This year, as we cope with more financial and familial pressures than ever before, we’ve let our health fall by the wayside. This spring, starting during National Nutrition Month, let’s change all that. Banish bargaining. Do away with “don’ts.” And learn how to make fitness fun. Now is the time to get up and take charge of your physical well-being and Mary Christ Anderson, fitness director at Fitness magazine shares her tips for no-excuse workouts: Set Specific Goals First have a goal that’s specific, like losing five pounds before Memorial Day or exercising four days a week and set up mini goals along the way to keep you going. Plot your workout days ahead of time on your Outlook calendar at work or tack a calendar to your fridge. Then your aim is to see check marks on that calendar more days than not. Don’t obsess about specific days if you miss a planned workout; just sneak it in later to get in that checkmark. No Excuse Workouts that Fun and Motivating Studies show that you stick with a fitness routine best and probably enjoy it more with a workout buddy. But if you don’t belong to a gym, what do you do about getting that workout buddy effect? Try a virtual training session! Download a workout podcast for free at www.fitnessmagazine.com to have an encouraging voice talking you through your exercise. Or, get out your Wii and literally get into your workout. There are some Wii sports games like tennis that studies find count as cardio, but to really get a true workout session try Your Shape™ featuring Jenny McCarthy by Ubisoft. The game actually customizes a set of workouts that you do along with Jenny McCarthy’s “avatar,” and it comes with a camera that features motion-tracking technology. ...
