My Fitness Buy a Pedometer Its time to get Active! Below you will find links that can help you understand ways to get exercise and be safe. Remember, the most difficult hurdle to exercise is time - but you must make time. Check out the "At the Office" link for things you can do at work. Fitness Tools: Fitness Tip: We all miss a few exercise sessions now and then. You should only be concerned if you miss three or more in a row. View All Fitness Tips Fitness Articles: Accept Your Body and Learn to Have a Positive Self Image An article on how to love the shape of your body and strive to be healthy not just thin. Strength Training For Weight Loss Success An article explaining why strength training is an important part of weight loss. Do We Get Enough Exercise From Our Daily Activities? A description of how we can benefit from our daily activities and how many calories does each activity burns? Physical Activity keeps you Healthy How physical activity can help you stay healthy. The general guidelines to physical activity. Preventing cardiovascular disease in women: How much physical activity is “good enough”? An article published by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports research Digest. Stretching An article about the importance of stretching before physical activity. Brief instructions on how to properly stretch. Travelers Workout A description of how to workout while on vacation. Tips for Being More Active Some tips and advice on how to increase physical activity. To the gym... in a hurry!" Three months before my wedding, I decided that I wanted to lose some weight and get in better shape. How to find motivation. Barriers to Physical Activity. A description of the barriers we have to completing physical activity. Strength Training Strength Training Benefits, definitions and tips Small Steps A list of small physical activities that can make a big difference. Measuring Physical Activity Intensity A Discription of Different Exercises and Their Intensity Strength Training for Older Adults An article about strength training for adults. Physical Activity is for Everyone Information taken from Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (USDHHS, 1996) Myths Weight Loss Myths 10K steps-a-day Articles 10,000 Steps-a-day Articles At the Office How to exercise more at the office