Which exercises to try?

DO you want to lose inches or lose a number on a scale? If it is inches, get your booty to the weight equipment.

Here is a website that has free pilates and cardio workouts, I've only done her pilates and I love it. http://blogilates.com/

I was wondering if you're working out at home or in a gym as well.

If you're in a gym, head over to the weight training equipment and get someone to show you the basics.

If you workout at home and can't do the gym, consider investing in some weights and maybe some dvds for beginners - 30 Day Shred is a good way to introduce yourself to new movements using weights and your own bodyweight for resistance, and it's only 27 minutes. It's challenging but totally doable. Gets in some beginner weight training and cardio all in the same workout and gets results in terms of inches off your body. And you can bump up the difficulty by doing 2 levels instead of 1 or by using progressively larger weights.

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Zumba for WII has worked for me. It is the only exercise that i look forward to doing almost every day! I am addicted to it!!! It's not a bad thing to be addicted to actually!! Really...give it a try. It is so much fun!

I tend to go on my rower a lot, I also do Zumba and Jillian Michaels dvd's. I'm not a member of a gym so I do everything at home, if I can ever get round to affording gym membership fee (and the money it'll cost to get there and back since I live a good 40minutes away from any gyms and bus fare alone is £5 for a return home so if I need to get 2 buses that'll end up costing more then the gym membership I'm sure). Plenty of people have lost weight, but mostly inches doing Jillian Michaels workout dvd's (they're cheap on Amazon), Zumba is just fun (for me at least) and definitely helps me burn lots of calories, and my rower whilst it is cardio, I also have the tension on it turned up quite high and have definitely built quite a bit of muscle in my arms from that. But weight lifting is great for you from what I've heard/seen and if I could afford to go gym that would be what I worked on.

Ok, since you are working out at home, definitely get your hands on a variety of small hand weights, not sure of your ability, but I have everything from 1.5 lbs to 8 lbs at home, but at the gym I usually use 10 to 12.5 lbs. You can also use kettlebells or resistance bands. There are some good kettlebell workout DVD's, but I also find a lot of great at home workouts in Oxygen Magazine. They have a special issue on the stands right now called "Fat Loss," I got it when they put it out last year and it really got me started towards meeting my fitness goals. If you have a weight bench or any other equipment, give it a try! Also, what about running on the treadmill? You can start an interval training program that will help you increase your endurance. Hope some of this helps!

Definetly check out Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, it's 3 levels. You are doing strength training, cardio & abs. It's only about $9 at Walmart & Target. You will need a set of dumbells. I use 5 pounders. I really enjoyed it and you will feel results quickly. Another one of her DVD's is Extreme Shed & Shred. I just started that one and so far love it.

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Whatever you decide, just stick with it and move that body more every chance you get! I once heard never to lie down when you can sit and never sit when you can stand. Go one step further and move!

Jillian Michaels DVDs are inexpensive and awesome. If you purchase one (like 30 Day Shred or Ripped in 30) also get her cardio workout called Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. It's a combination of the strength training and cardio that will get you in shape the quickest.

She's good!