You’ve worked out just about every upper body muscle there is this week. Your biceps are bulging, your pecs are popping and your back is cut. It’s time to focus on the lower body, but you don’t really feel like it. Leg day doesn’t have to be a drag.

Most people would probably say that jumping rope is for play, not exercise. After all, you jumped a rope when you were a kid in the playground and you probably forgot all about it after fourth grade. If that’s the case, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane.

There is a lot of information out there about the best practices for women to stay fit and healthy. Simply Google “health and fitness tips” and you’ll quickly have millions of articles at your disposal, each suggesting different ideas, diets and exercise routines to stay fit and healthy.

In today’s health conscious society, people are exercising more than ever before, and you can find a fitness center on just about every corner. With so many gyms out there, it’s hard to decide which one is the best for you. For some, it’s all about equipment and facilities.

As us ladies start to age, our bodies don’t look as sleek and sexy as they did in our early 20’s. A common problem area that seems to get bigger (sometimes literally!) is our butt which in many women can be affected by unsightly cellulite - especially after childbirth.

Exercise shouldn’t seem like a chore or something that you unwillingly have to check off your to-do list. It should be an activity that fits into your day-to-day routine, and that you feel comfortable performing on a daily basis. But all too often it’s easy to get distracted, and even easier to give up, if you’re not getting the results you expected as fast as you hoped for.

Everyone knows that exercising regularly helps to improve overall physical and mental health, as well as helping to prevent excess weight gain and keeping your body in shape. That’s why many health conscious people are heading to the gym in order to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Even for experienced runners, a marathon is one of the most challenging and rewarding events around. If you’re new to running, however, you might be intimidated by the total time, distance, and effort it can take to complete a marathon. It goes without saying that running a full-length marathon will help you lose weight and increase your fitness levels since you have to train yourself beforehand to endure the challenge.

You know that it’s important to stick to a regular exercise routine in order to stay healthy. You may have been told that skipping exercises means you are lazy. But this is far from being true. Sometimes your body is simply not ready to exercise, and you shouldn’t beat yourself up for missing a day or two of working out if you have a valid reason to do so.

Walking has never had the same level of trendiness or excitement about it as other exercise methods. Who would want to walk when they can run, swim, practice yoga, dance zumba? It is written off as a dull, functional exercise that only warrants being considered if you’re going to do it anyway.