You do not need Rock Hard Abs or Bulging Muscles to be fit. And you don't need a personal exercise trainer or live your life around exercising. People do need to reset their minds in to getting in shape in a smart sensible way...unless they choose to live at a GYM.

If you look around your house you will see many ways to stay fit if you just put a little effort into everyday things. Run if usually walk. Walk if you usually drive. (Like to the mailbox or taking the trash out)

Staying fit has to be a goal. You have to change the way you think and how you act. If you want to stay fit it has to be a real personal goal. You have to be serious about getting fit. You cannot just say that you are going to get fit and then start losing weight. Getting in shape takes real commitment. If you are serious about getting in shape and staying fit then you need to make a plan.

Losing weight isn't easy. It has taken you years to build up the fat; it will take a few months to get it off. You actually should be glad you can't just drop 50 pounds. If you lose weight too fast then you will actually make permanent stretch marks.

One thing you can do is the watching the T.V. exercise. No, this is not a remote control of beer can curl. I mean that every time a commercial comes on I want you doing a set of 15 set ups, jogging in place, 15 pushups, or getting a light pair of dumb bells and curling them. How many hours in a week do you think you waste watching T.V. COMMERCIALS. Come on, convert this into useful time.

When you walk to another part of the house, do it with meaning. Jog up the stairs. Go around the long way. Jump a little. This will not only make you feel more healthy, but you will feel younger and overall more content with life because you are having fun.

When you park in the parking lot, park way in the back. The only exception to this is if you are a woman in your 20s. Then this is probably not safe unless you are in a small town or a rich community. This will save you time looking for a parking spot and give you exercise at the same time. Who knows, you may even get a tad bit of sun.

I know that you are doing all the stuff now. But you STILL have to set 30 minuets 4 times a week out to do concentrated exercise. If you don't have a tread mill or some other cardio equipment, then get a tape and do a 30 minuet exercise in your living room.

Remember that all exercise is, is movement. Keep moving during the day. Don't sit for hours at a time. Get you a jump rope and some perfect pushups. Take your dog for a jog that last 10 minutes, (you know he/she would love that).

Remember that you are not striving for perfection. You are looking for improvement. You need to make goals but remember that goals are not made for you to actually hit. Goals are made to push you.

The most important thing for you to do is get encouragement. If you are married, get your spouse into it with you. It will make you work even harder if you get a compliment. Don't be so hard on yourself and enjoy what you do. If there is something you really don't enjoy, stop it and find something you do enjoy. For the most part it will be hard to begin with, stick in there and you will see the results you want sooner than you know.

-Brandon C. ; aka. Darksun22