(ARA) – With so much information out there on how to stay fit, you’d think you needed to devote 24 hours a day to exercising. But losing weight, getting fit and staying healthy can be accomplished in less than 20 minutes a day, if you’re smart about it.

Martial arts expert Chuck Norris has used Total Gym to workout and build muscle for more than 30 years and super model Christie Brinkley has used it for over 10 years to tone and slenderize incorporating Pilates movements. The two busy celebrities turn to Total Gym, in combination with eating right, to stay fit and feel great. Less than 20 minutes of exercise on Total Gym is all you need
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(ARA) — With the cost of everything so high these days, people are looking for ways to trim their budgets. Among the most obvious places to cut back, eliminating that morning cup of coffee, bringing a lunch from home instead of dining out and canceling those services you can really do without — like cable TV and that gym membership you don’t really use much anyway.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t stay active, however. Numerous studies have shown that regular exercise is a critical part of staying healthy. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), regular exercise helps people maintain a healthy weight and delay or prevent the onset of diabetes and heart problems.

Regular activity is so important, in fact, that the Federal Government recommends American adults get at least 30 minutes of exercise five times a week. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to head down to the gym, which can be more of a chore than a fun activity, not to mention expensive.

Here are some ideas for getting that 30 minute workout anytime, anyplace:

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Want to hear something interesting? From February 12th to May 5th (12 weeks), my scale told me I lost 4.2lbs — and I was THRILLED. Yes, you heard right, I was thrilled. Why would anybody be that happy about 12 weeks of hard work and only seeing a small drop in weight? That’s because the scale doesn’t tell the whole story!

You see, all that time I was measuring my body fat percentage with the Accu-Measure body fat caliper. So, although the scale said 4.2lbs, Accu-Measure was telling me that I went from 30.8% body fat to 24.6%. In those 12 weeks, I lost 10lbs of fat and gained 5.8lbs of muscle, according to the Accu-Measure chart. So, believe me, I was thrilled. Can you imagine how I would have felt if I had only gone by the numbers on the scale?

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If you know me at all, you know I’m a big fan of calorie counting. There’s something so motivating about knowing how many calories you eat vs. how many you burn — and calorie counting helps me avoid certain foods when I *know* those extra calories are going straight to my hips!

Calorie counting can be a real eye-opening experience if you’ve never done it before. It can take some getting used to, but it’s definitely worth it.

There are lots of online calorie counters/fitness trackers, but today I’m going to talk about a downloadable software: FitDay for PC.

FitDay for PC is a software that’s easily installed on your PC, so you don’t need to be online to use it. You don’t have to worry about slow connections or logging in, or losing data if your Internet connection times out.

Not only can you track your food and exercise with FitDay PC, you can track things like your body measurements and your mood — and that’ll help you see the relationship between your mood and your food! This can help a lot when it comes to cravings and comfort food triggers.
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I found another free e-book for you called, “The Trouble Spot Tune-Up - A 10 Minute Workout For Your Most Stubborn Areas,” by Joey Atlas.

Joey was the “fat kid” in school, and that motivated him to get fit and healthy later on in life — he now has a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology! He’s the author of The Ultimate Leg, Butt, Hip and Thigh Makeover (see image on the right).

The Trouble Spot Tune-Up is a 10 minute home exercise routine for women that can be repeated 2 to 3 times to give you a 20 to 30 minute workout. It’s a small sample of the exercises found in The Ultimate Leg, Butt, Hip and Thigh Makeover.

Right-Click Here to Download Your Free 10 Minute Workout!