Fitness Digest

5 Fun Ways to Get In Shape

You know low carb, low fat and sugar free foods saturate the market. More than half of all American adults are overweight despite all latest fitness machines, magic pills and fad diets that promise to melt away the pounds out there today.

For true weight-loss success, health experts stress the importance of changing your lifestyle for the long term and exercising regularly. To help you win the battle of the bulge oncce and for all, make fitness fun again by trying these creative fitness ideas.

* Take "healthy" vacations. When you travel, make fitness of part of your journey. 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. Training for a 5K charity walk, for example, may be all the motivation you need to get started on a regular fitness routine. 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. Electra shows viewers how to trim down with both high and low impact fitness and dancce techniques weith the help of fitness experts. 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. Find out what makes Pilates the workout of choice for countless celebrities, and why your gym's Pilates classes are always full. 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.

The DVDs are available online and in stores nationwide.