Have More Fun

Do you wish you could have more fun? Maybe you'd like to enjoy life a little more? You can have lots more fun and get more out of life when you get out and enjoy the fun of sports and exercise. If you're still hoping to shed a few pounds this Summer - daily exercise and eating healthy foods are vital to losing weight and keeping the excess weight off for good!

Here's a few tips to help:

Try something new! Join a tennis or bowling league. Swimming is great exercise and a refreshing way to burn more calories!

Vary your exercise program. Change exercises or invite friends to join you to make your workout more enjoyable. There is no “best” exercise – just the one that works best for you. Try golf - you can walk off a bunch of calories and enjoy nature while you're on the course!

Schedule your exercise time or workouts and treat them like a regular appointment. Write them in your planner. Be selfish with your exercise time.

Dress for your workout. Get a good pair of running shoes. Your feet will thank you!

Eliminate distractions – inform your family to not let anyone interrupt you. Other family members are allowed in your workout space only if they are going to work out with you. Make it family time! And don’t let anyone interfere with your family fitness time!

Turn off your cell phone. They’ll call back if it is really important!

Get some simple home fitness equipment and turn that extra bedroom into your very own mini fitness center!

Bring the entertainment to you. If you can’t put your fitness equipment near a TV or stereo, wear headphones or read a magazine. Entertainment makes the time fly by.

Install a mirror. A mirror will give your home gym that health-club feel and enable you to keep an eye on your form.

Keep a fitness journal. Nothing is more motivating than success, and an exercise diary gives you documentation of your accomplishments.

Visualize your success. See yourself a little slimmer - or alot! Start eating healthy foods every day. Get some aerobic exercise, and add in some resistance workouts. You be building muscles and getting in shape fast!

It may not be easy, especially at the start. But as you begin to feel better, look better and enjoy a new zest for life! Life is much more fun when you enjoy a healthy lifestyle!