Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Need A Personal Trainer? Try the Magazine Rack...

I often times read magazines like Shape or Self, and even though they repeat the same information over and over again, I find them excellent motivation tools. But they can be more! Last year I participated in the Shape Bikini Body Melt Down. I did the workouts outlined in each issue for four months and I have to say that I saw some serious results! I didn't bother to follow their eating or cardio plan, but the workouts themselves gave me structure and challenges in my weight lifting sessions and I felt great!

The routines includes 6 or 7 moves that work several different muscle groups, and usually 1 or 2 that also get the heart rate up. The routines progressively get more difficult throughout the four months so that by the end of it perhaps your doing something you hadn't thought possible. It's slow progress that sneaks up, and then all of a sudden you're fit!

I've decided to follow the routines again this year and hopefully I'll see similar results. It's like your own personal trainer for $4 a month!

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