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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Finding Your Fitness Bliss

Many of us avoid working out because we don't enjoy it.  However I truly believe there is a "fitness bliss" out there for everyone, and it may change as you change or get older or modify your goals.
I use to love only lifting weights, I hated cardio with a passion.  Now I can't say that I enjoy doing cardio MORE than lifting weights these days but I found my cardio bliss finally!
I personally love at home dvds, sometimes I just don't feel like going to the gym, or like now when I am injured don't think its a good idea.  My at home workout bliss is my own personal gym and workout dvds that are fast paced and fun.  Some of my favorites are P90x, this is a hardcore workout and if you aren't in ok shape to begin with, don't start here, but work up to it.  Zumba dvds, now I am not the most coordinated person when it comes to dancing, but I'm not bad either, I catch on pretty quickly, but zumba at home, I can just make stuff up without feeling like I am messing up, its all about moving and having fun.
Then there are my fitness bliss's at the gym, my current love is the Precor AMT, its an elliptical type of machine, but allows you to change your stride in an instant.  So I can go from doing a long running stride to walking to stairstepping without hesitation, it even goes backwards.  My mother actually pointed these out to me when I was going to the gym with her in VA for a while.  Now I specifically found a gym that had them and use it 30 minutes each time at least and burn at least 300 calories.  My big gripe about cardio equipment was the monotony of it all and this helped a lot with that!
So what is your fitness bliss? Do you like classes? Gym? Weight lifting? Walking? Running? Water Aerobics? Try everything and you will find your fitness bliss and when you get bored with that one try everything again and you fill find a new one! Good Luck!

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