Studies show that more and more women suffer from eating disorders these days. Experts believe that the rise in cases of eating disorders among women can be traced to media influence. Being thin is considered a standard for beauty and women are supposed to look at thin as those models strutting on the runaway to be considered as stunningly beautiful. Unfortunately, the whole idea of being thin and beautiful has sent thousands of women all over the country on a starvation diet. This really sad considering the fact that simple home fitness exercise programs and balanced diet are enough to keep a woman’s weight in check.

If you are one of those women who are desperately trying to lose weight, forget about starving yourself to lose a few pounds. Instead of going into that infamous starvation diet, try getting into a home fitness exercise program and stick with that program. To get you started in the right direction, here are some tips for you.

Drawing Up Your Home Fitness Exercise Program

You need to be scientific in your approach to a home fitness exercise program. You cannot just do some exercise at random. Although most types of home fitness exercises are good for the body, not all of them can really give you that nice shapely look. To get that nice shapely look, you need to target areas in your body when you do some exercise. This means that you need to know which parts of your body desperate need to shed off a few extra pounds and concentrate in that area. For instance, if you are packing a lot of extra weight around your tummy and hips, you need to come up with a home fitness exercise program that targets those areas.

Stick To Your Program

You need to stick your home fitness exercise program if you want to see some results. No, you cannot stop after doing exercises for a couple of weeks. Giving up too soon will only make matters worst for you. To help you stick to your exercise program, find an exercise buddy who can workout with you. Your spouse or you best friend will fit into this category. Working out with someone can be a lot of fun and you get to do some socializing while you try to shed off a few pounds. Just make sure that that person is also committed to the home fitness exercise program that you have or else that person will be the first to quite when the going gets rough.

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Home Fitness Exercise: How To Lose Weight Without Starving Yourself is a post from: Losing weight with P90X

Jack LaLanne – Be Happy!
Do any of  you remember Jack LaLane? He’s gotta be about 112 years old by now, but he’s still kicking butt and taking names.

I remember when I was a little kid seeing my mom watch him on tv and do workouts to lose weight.  For crying out loud, I think I remember him pulling a semi or something ridiculous.

He was fabulous in his stereotypical 60′s fitness jumpsuit.  I am amazed he’s still going strong.  It just shows what hard work and a great attitude can accomplish.

I can’t help but compare him to Michael Jackson, with his oxygen chamber, clean air mask to avoid germs at all costs and claims of being able to live to be 150.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not bagging on Michael……his life story and struggles with personal demons is truly a tragedy.

I’m just trying to make a point …..taking a passive interest as opposed to an active interest in our own personal health.  The old school, tried and true methods of days gone by sometimes outperform the latest, greatest miracle breakthroughs that are on the cutting edge.

Thank God for men and women like Jack LaLanne that are willing to defy the convention of their time and push forward for the benefit of the rest of us.

I’m all for the latest technologies, they’re a blast.  I love the latest scientific breakthroughs and the dreams they allow us to have.  I just don’t want to be guilty of tossing aside something that’s been proven to work for almost a century just because it’s not “hip” at the moment.

If you’re overweight, obese or even borderline obese and are wanting to burn fat and lose inches while you build muscle, nothing beats old school principles.

There are no quick fixes, it takes hard work and dedication.  You have to embrace the right kind of fitness training exercises, but most importantly, you need a little Jack LaLanne attitude in you.   

I’ve worked out before with little or no results and it wasn’t until I changed my workout attitude that my fitness level started turning around.

I give credit to P90X training DVD’s for reducing my body fat, but in all fairness I have to give some props to Jack LaLanne and my early childhood memories of him amazing all of us with his feats of strength.

Jack LaLanne – Fitness GURU Can Still Kick My Butt is a post from: Losing weight with P90X