What do YOU do to stay in shape?

I don't to be honest which is why I'm such a big person. I watch How to Cook Yourself Thin which has great tips for eating a bit healthier and some simple little things that people can do on a busy schedule. One of which is housework, but I imagine most of us do that anyway. When I find time I try and do some excersize on the Wii Fit. I used to love going swimming but I couldn't afford to keep it up.

I just joined a local gym and I attend the hour workout sessions. They offer a load of different things like Pump and Tone, Cardio, Yoga, Zumba, aerobics, and another weight class. I also jog when I don't feel like going to the gym. Jogging always lets me clear my mind and listen to music. You never know what creative things you can come up with while jogging. ^_^

This sounds cheesy, but i tune into my local kiddy station, and watch their baby cartoons,
they have all these cute songs and i rock out my moves to it
before i know it im panting, huffing & a puffin myself thin
I weighed 103-102 pounds in may but since then i've gone up to 108 :/
LOL YUP. SUMMER IS DEFINITELY HERE


You can load music to your iPod and just hop around, its fun, energetics and free
or you can buy yourself a hula hoop (those are fun!)
Or you can do yoga
you can go to YouTube, there's a BUNCH of work out vids
remember not to over do it, & remember to change it up


and please have fun it's just better that waay.

I would love to go to the gym! I just don't have the money to go there! Boo.. I did do wii fit for a while, but then our wii broke! When we got it fixed I just never started up again. My mother just recently got the zumba workout vids, I haven't tried them yet but they seem fun. I guess I just need more motivation, you know? To get my butt up and go jogging, but (I don't want to sound like a baby!) where I live there is a little high way so I get scared! I want someone to go with me but who? LOL (: I wish food was not the enemy at times! I love it too much! Hahaha! ^_^

I agree with Boo on the Wii Fit, there's only so much a Wii Fit can do to help you lose weight. I've got loads of dance/workout videos which I might get back out again? Since I never really liked jogging (I don't think you'll find many "cuddly" people that do) but I used to like bike riding, but again (like with the swimming) I outgrew my bike and couldn'y afford a new one.

Mind you like some of you have mentioned I have poor motivation to actually do any excersize

Chase round after kids, cats and hubby.......LOL

bellydance, flamenco and hip hop

Lolly, try going to a social dance class... I've lost a stone since I started a couple of months ago It's great fun, there's a subsidised bar and it's an amazing way to meet people. I dance with 20 different blokes on a Thursday night

Lolly I know what you mean! I have had my bike FOREVER and there is no way I can get on that thing now! It's way way too small now!

Sheila... Wow!! I bet your house is hectic (: Sounds like a very fun way to keep in shape! LOL I love that! Sounds a lot like my aunt ^^

Michelle this belly dancing sounds fun too! All that dancing sounds perfect for me. I want to get into it, but where I live there arent any classes I can go to! The closest thing they have to that is yoga at the local college but I took it already and it was only an eight week class.

Some day I'll find the motivation to get up and move it! (: Just like you guys!

LOL we shall motivate eachother BirdyLove

SyntheticStars - OMG wow, I'm soooooooooo going to have a look at local dance classes that sounds amazing!! ;) get in there chick with the dancing with 20 men a night *wolf whistles*

lol

I go up and down 7 flights of stairs every workday.... and when I go to town during the week, I walk.

I still need to get rid of my love handles and under-butt, though. >.< I'm hopefully going to be taking up Irish dance soon, again. I danced from when I was 6 until leaving college halfway through. It was mostly ballet, but Irish dance was my passion. I found a class here in Israel, of all places, that kicked my butt when I tried it out! I am just waiting for things to settle down a little before I start going all the time.

PS: When I did all that dancing in my youth (lol--I am so old now ;) ), I had like, ZERO body fat. Oh, to be priviledged again.... :-P

Wow Rachie that sounds like a lifetime of stairs! (: I would be out of breath! LOL ^^
I hope you do take up dancing! That'll be so much fun!

:O

Wowzer

I would be crawling up all them flights of stairs, well done you for being so active.

Speaking of passions and old Irish dance classes that you used to take up... I used to love trampolining and I would love to take up classes again.