Posts Tagged ‘tone up’

The market is flooded with low-fat, low-carb and sugar-free foods. But in the face of the widespread diets, “magic” medicines plus the newest, best fitness machines that all pledge to melt away the weight, more than half of the American population are overweight.

For real weight loss achievement, medical professionals stress the importance of changing your routine for the long term and working out regularly. Here are several original ideas to make fitness fun all over again and also help you lose body fat and get abs.

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

* Walk or run for a worthy cause. Training for a 5K charity walk, for example, might be the only motivation you need to get started on a consistent exercise routine. Best of all, you will be helping your favorite charity achieve its goals.

* Dance. Join a ballroom or hip-hop dancing class. It’s a great way to drop the extra pounds, learn how to dance and have fun at the same time.

* Strip the extra pounds off. New DVDs featuring Carmen Electra help you jazz up your normal exercise schedule and present a fun new way to tone your body right in the luxury of your own home.

“Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease” and “Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease – Fit to Strip” are quickly becoming wildly popular. In addition to the assistance of fitness experts, Electra demonstrates for viewers how to slim down with high- and low-impact dance and fitness techniques. The strengthening exercises are planned to help you tone the hips, thighs, buns and abs. The DVDs’ special features include a pop-up video display with workout tips and a customized music track.

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

The Videos are obtainable online and in stores all over the nation.