EXERCISE AT HOME

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With the right planning there are many ways to do activities at home and stay on track with your physical activity goals.

HOME EXERCISE VIDEOS/DVD'S
1.) No matter what your schedule is like, you can make time to do a home exercise video/dvd to get some activity in. Even if you only have 15 minutes, that is better than doing nothing!
2.) Video options are endless! Make exercising fun by choosing a video that interests you!
3.) Check stores like Target or walmart for a large selection of reasonably priced videos/dvd's.
4.) Your local library is a great resource and a library card is free!

WORKOUT ON THE WEB
1.) Check out www.kidnetic.com for a great way to do some activites in your own home.
2.) You can use the resistance bands, a stability ball, and weights ( or water bottles) Log onto www.ifit.com/workouts/video/8 for ideas on how to use these great tools at home.
3.)The American Council on exercise has a great list of exercises on their website at www.acefitness.org. On the homepage ,select "health & Fitness info" and then "exercise library" you can download handouts of either a band or stability ball workout, or select from the list of exercises to create a routine or circuit.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TV
1.)For TV programming you can watch live or record for later, check out Fit TV
Time warner has Fit TV on channel 207, Cox has Fit TV on channel 327, and Direct TV has Fit TV on the most basic family package.

ACTIVE VIDEO GAMES
1.) Sony playstation gives you several options for getting in some physical activity, Like "Dance Dance Revolutions".
2.) Nintendo Wii offers alot of interactive games that will turn a typical low intensity activity into a more calorie burning activity!

HOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
1.) There are alot of choices when it comes to home exercise equipment like, exercise bands, jump rope, stability ball, hand weights, water bottles (or cans), and stairs in your home (free)

***IMPORTANT TIPS***
1.) SWITCH IT UP! TRY NEW HOME EXERCISE ACTIVITES SO YOU USE DIFFERENT MUSCLES IN YOUR BODY AND SO YOU DONT GET BORED.
2.) REMEMBER TO STRETCH
3.) DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND MAKE A LOW CALORIE SNACK FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE DONE.
4.) TRY TO DO A HIGH CALORIE BURNING EXERCISE ON MOST DAYS OF THE WEEK FOR 30-60 MINUTES. DO LOWER CALORIE BURNING EXERCISE TO FILL YOUR SPARE TIME
5.) KEEP IN MIND THAT DOING A LITTLE IS BETTER THAN DOING NONE!!!