| Are you bored of your workout routine? Here are | | | | for a gymnastics gym in your area and start at your |
| some ideas for you. | | | | skill and fitness level. |
| Get Fresh Air - Yes, make a trip to the outdoors. If | | | | Yoga or Pilates - Your body will become strengthened |
| you are like most people, you are in doors all day long | | | | and toned, and your posture will improve. Feel your |
| and bored with the daily repetition. Take your lunges | | | | stresses leave you, exhaustion diminish and enjoy |
| outside try jogging, biking or walking. If you are a | | | | improved sleep. Clarity and a sense of well-being will |
| regular hitter of the pavement, find new routes or | | | | be coming place within your mind. |
| parks. | | | | Pole Dancing - I personally lost over 20 pounds from |
| Move with a Buddy - If you want to get personal | | | | pole dancing. Pole dancing is becoming common place |
| insight on what sort of workout your friends enjoy | | | | in the media as fitness enthusiasts rave about the |
| doing, workout with them for a couple weeks. Training | | | | muscle toning and confidence building benefits of pole |
| with a friend is a great way to learn new exercises or | | | | dancing. Included in classes are sensual dance and |
| teach a friend something new. While doing cardio, | | | | floor moves. Great for improving your coordination, |
| walking next to someone on the treadmill is more fun | | | | abdominal and back strength and flexibility. |
| than watching the clock tick. Plus when you have a | | | | Martial Arts Classes - Have you ever seen an |
| friend meeting you, you will be less likely to cancel. | | | | overweight person hitting the bag or skipping? Well, if |
| Update Tunes - Do you already train to music? If so, | | | | you have they won't be overweight for long. You can |
| this is good, but it may be time to select new tunes to | | | | pick what you want since there are literally dozens of |
| move to. Playing the really motivating songs near the | | | | choices: judo, karate, kung-fu, kendo, etc. |
| end of your cardio can really keep you going, and help | | | | Dance Your Heart Out - Hip-hop, Salsa, Break Dancing, |
| you boost through plateaus. If you don't train to music - | | | | Belly Dancing, Ballroom, or even Exotic Dancing. Who |
| start! You may find it so much easier to get through | | | | would think that dancing could be a great workout!? |
| those first 10 minutes on the treadmill in the morning or | | | | Spend an hour moving your body and you may find |
| make it to 30 minutes total. Music is motivating! | | | | that you have a healthy addiction. |
| Try a Class - You too boys. Check out the class | | | | Capoeira: Combing dancing with martial arts. This |
| schedule at the gym and show up for their next | | | | African-Brazilian form of martial art/folk dance is a lot |
| kickboxing or hip-hop class. There is so much more | | | | of fun since it is done in a group, where the focus is on |
| then the 80s leg warmer filled aerobics classes. In fact | | | | cardio, coordination of body parts, and stability. |
| establishments such as Crunch gym have Disco Yoga, | | | | Rush Lovers - Enjoy the high you get from skiing, |
| Cardio Striptease, African Dance, Fitness and Defense, | | | | snowboarding, parasailing, jet skiing, hang gliding, and |
| House Groove, Cycle Cross, Masala Bhangra, Step | | | | surfing. What other activities do you enjoy that pushes |
| & Strength, and Taebo Classes. For relaxation | | | | the limits of your comfort zone!? Try something new |
| enjoy Abs & CandleLight Stretch, BOSU | | | | each year. |
| Progressive Pilates and Ashtanga Yoga. Your hour will | | | | Water Bunny: Enjoy a drop-in swim or join any of the |
| fly by and you will leave the gym feeling far more | | | | other water sports at your local swimming pool. |
| exhilarated then after your regular routine which you | | | | Gardening: Fire the local company that cuts your grass, |
| may have been doing for weeks or years! Take | | | | blows your leaves, and maintains the yard. Do it |
| advantage of what your gym is offering you, already | | | | yourself instead. Not only is it good physical exercise, |
| in your membership. | | | | you breathe some fresh air and learn about gardening. |
| Get Sporty - Remember in high school when you | | | | Relaxation - Are you needing a break from all the |
| were on a sports team? Well even if you weren't you | | | | excitement in your day. Many people have taken |
| have the opportunity to be, and this opportunity is still | | | | every cardio class under the sun but may benefit |
| here for the taking. Join team sports like volley ball, or | | | | greatly from taking a relaxation course. Improve your |
| soccer, or hike and bike with friends. | | | | joint mobility, and muscle flexibility. |
| Charity Walks - Do good while getting fit. Sign up for a | | | | Gridiron workout: Punt, pass and kick like the pros. This |
| charitable event such as a run or walk to raise money | | | | workout is derived from the practices used by football |
| for a cause close to your heart. You'll be energized by | | | | players and the emphasis is on speed and agility. |
| the contribution you're making and can bond with | | | | Bosu: Mearning "both sides up". This training uses a |
| others who care as much as you do. | | | | Bosu balance trainer, which you can buy at many |
| Try Gymnastics - Learn to do a handstand or a back | | | | online shopping websites. The goal here is to adjust to |
| flip. Can you touch your toes? Work on it either on | | | | an unstable surface. Try the Bosu in a group and have |
| your own, or with a certified expert. Check your area | | | | some fitness laughs too! |