Like most of us we struggle to balance work, family and gym life.

This normally means that when we are very busy the gym workout gets missed and then we get miserable!

With most gyms open at 6am to 10pm Monday to Fridays and 8am to 8pm at weekends all we really need to do is plan better and be flexible when we undertake our workouts.   more »

One of the keys to being successful in any fitness plan, is to remove as many obstacles as possible. Pushups are a great way to increase your level of success in your workout plan because you can do them at your convenience and you do not have to go to a gym.

You can do pushups in the morning before you go to work, on your lunch break, or when you get home from work. There are absolutely no restrictions because you do not have to drive, or bus, to a gym, or wear workout attire. Having used pushups as the core of my workout for years, this has personally been the greatest benefit. While the gym is a great place to go, it requires too much time and consistent effort to make a long-term commitment or achieve long-term success. In order to work out at a gym, the list ...   more »

Here's how to lose fat around your hips... and all over the rest of your body too. Diet is part of this, but I'll also give you a specific little-used exercise that you can do at home that really SLENDERIZES your hips and the hip to waist curve that helps give you that womanly figure.

How to Lose Fat Around your Hips

1. At-home exercise - hula hooping

This is a biggie. Hula hooping has been proven to get good toning, firming, and all-around definition in your waist and hips area. That's why it's becoming a crazy across the country. What you can do is just buy a weighted hula hoop. They're more expensive than a kid's hoop, at $15-20, but well worth it.

If you don't get a weighted hula hoop, don't even bother getting any hula hoop because the lighter ones will just fall to the ground before ...   more »

When it comes down to physical activity getting started is the worst part. People are often reluctant because they are afraid of failure and disappointment. A lot of people expect to lose weight quickly and to keep it off; however, that is not usually the case. Weight loss is a slow and steady process that is why it is important to set realistic goals. For instance, you shouldn’t expect to lose 5 pounds in 5 days- that is nearly impossible.

Set goals that you can attain. Knowing that one pound of fat equals 3,500 calories make yourself a realistic table of just how much you want to lose. For instance, if you want to lose 1 pound each week, you need to cut out 500 calories from your daily diet. Once you have figured out how much you want to lose, you next question may be how much physical activity ...   more »

Strictly Come Dancing and its spin-offs have been a phenomenal worldwide success. The first country to adopt the show was Australia. The U.S has a version called "Dancing with the Stars". Other offshoots are seen on tv in Brazil, Bulgaria, Argentina, the Czeck republic, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Panama, Peru, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey and the Ukraine.
The show enjoys unprecedented popularity and was the most popular television program in the world in 2006, reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries.

The show has a simple but very effective formula. A number of celebrities such as actors, athletes, journalists, models etc. are paired with a professional dance partner. The same professional dancers usually appear year after year. Only four, however, have taken part in every series.

Each week the contestants perform a dance which is given ...   more »