Build Your Body

The market is saturated with low-fat, low-carb and sugar-free foods. More than half of all American adults are overweight despite all latest fitness machines, magic pills and fad diets that promise to melt away the pounds out there today.

For true weight-loss success, health experts stress the importance of changing your lifestyle for the long term and exercising regularly. To help you win the battle of the bulge oncce and for all, make fitness fun again by trying these creative fitness ideas.

* Take “healthy” vacations. When you travel, make fitness of part of your journey. Head to a spa where, along with a little pampering, you can enjoy hiking, rock climbing, kickboxing, aqua aerobics and yoga.

* Walk or run for a good cause. Maybe all the motivation you’ll need to start a regular fitness routine is to begin training for a 5K charity walk or run. Best of all, you’ll be helping your favorite charity accomplish its goals.

* Dance. Join a ballroom or hip-hop dancing class. Leane how to dance because it’s fun and a great way to shed pounds.

* Strip the weight away. Carmen electra’s new DVDs help you spice up your workout routines while providing a fun way to tone your body without ever leaving the comfort and privacy of your own living room.

“Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease” and “Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease – Fit to Strip” are fast becoming wildly popular. Electra shows viewers how to trim down with both high and low impact fitness and dancce techniques weith the help of fitness experts. You can tone your abs, hips, buns and thighs by doing these strengthening moves. Some of the special features on the DVDs include workout tips and a pop-up video display and a customizable music track.

* Do Pilates. The choice of countless celebrities today and the reason gym classes are all sold out is becuase of the Pilates workout and you can find our why. The “MTV: Pilates Mix” DVD, hosted by renowned Pilates and yoga instructor Kristin McGee, is perfect for those who want to add a more cutting-edge beat to their workout. The DVD features two half-hour workout sessions that focus on toning the arms, legs and abs, with a music mix that motivates you to get up and work out.

The DVDs are available online and in stores nationwide.