Great Ways To Get Into Shape!

You don't need balls, mats and elastic bands to get a great workout.

Walk for at least 30 minutes each and every day. Walking is the foundation for all other exercises because it increases your stamina and prepares your body for strength training.

The second step is to build muscle by lifting weights for 30 minutes a week. You can lift a dumbbell, a gallon of milk or your toddler…just start lifting!

Work up a sweat for about an hour a week. The number one predictor of how long you're going to live is how well you can exercise your heart. If you can push yourself to sweat for an hour a week, that's great. You can break it down into three little segments of 20 minutes each.

Finally, you have to stretch so that you don't get hurt. You can get the same benefits from stretches you learned in high school gym class.

There's one secret fat-burner that you can do anywhere—fidgeting! Most of the one million calories you consume every year are burned without you ever thinking about it. Only 15 to 30 percent of calories are burned through intentional physical activity, so minor additions like being fidgety helps keep off the pounds!