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Those 30 day shred videos will most certainly help. But even without those -- doing any sort of exercise that uses your own body weight (which means no equipment is necessary) is a great way to start resistance training. Pushups (on your knees if you can't do the full military style), squats, lunges and planks would all…

Are you getting enough quality sleep? If not, the hormones in your body can wreak havoc on your metabolism. And stress, cortisol is a diet killer. If you can, you need to make sure that you are taking time for yourself (and not always time to be at the gym working out).

Imagine if those words you said to yourself were things you said to someone else. Would you ever do that? Probably not. Imagine if someone if your life said those words to you, would you accept that? Probably not. Sounds silly, but I named that ugly voice in my head. It seems much easier to yell back at that jerk. Best…

You could have a little yogurt or a banana or a piece of toast with peanut butter before yoga but if you could wait 20 minutes afterwards, you'll be happier. As for yoga in the evening, there are several yoga sequences that are actually designed to be done at night and to help with sleep. If you google "yoga at night",…

Do you have Cable or Fios or DirecTV? I think they all have OnDemand options where you can try out a bunch of different yoga styles to see what you like and they're free. I like Rodney Yee and have a couple of his DVDs. Depending on your style, I like Seane Corne and Shiva Rea too.

I'm a yoga instructor and I definitely think that there is some yoga that is accessible for you. Mostly you need to simply listen to your body -- if it hurts, don't do it. If taking a pose to its full expression is too intense, pull back a little. You'll still reap benefits without further injuring yourself. There are many…