It’s almost a new year, time for change and resolutions to get fit and healthy.Each new year millions of women try and start all over, saying that this is the year they finally lose weight and discover fitness. The problem is, the enthusiasm to lose the weight goes away so fast, when we don’t see changes as quickly as we want exercise and dieting become a choir. If you really want to make lasting changes to your figure, there are things you must do to make your new year resolutions work all year long: First adjust your attitude, then change your lifestyle and come up with a weight loss plan that you can stick to.

Let me tell you willpower alone won’t work. Our willpower is only for short term success. Long term success requires a game plan, pure discipline and self motivation.
Motivation is key, though it won’t just happen. Find out what motivates you from day to day. You may find yourself having to recommit to your weight loss goals each day, tweaking them to fit changes in your lifestyle. There will be many days when you will not always want to exercise and eat only healthy foods . Trust me the most committed fitness buff’s doesn’t always want to do it, but they find a way too. Understand that you will have to work on it each and every day.

Fad diets don’t work so don’t even bother. Following someone else’s plan for you is a sure way to fail. Create your own diet plan based on realistic changes, all women are different and we all have different metabolisms. If your serious about losing weight this year then try this,  I created My Audible Trainer, you take my workout to the gym with you, a simple to follow CD (MP3 Compatible) fitness routine that helps women workout. My Audible Trainer utilizes beats, you simply follow the beats, we also provide nutritional guidelines and so much more. We have teamed up with Amazon to give you the peace of mind when buying a product online. As a business owner, mother, and a personal trainer I want to help women of all ages get fit, to learn more about My Audible Trainer here’s the link.

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You always hear how Bowflex machines are overpriced because of all of their expensive marketing. Perhaps, but the added sales volume does offset their fixed engineering costs, and this machine (PR3000) is one very-well engineered machine. It comes in one box, with all the pieces well cushioned in their allocated cubbyholes. 2 of us built it in 3 hours

 The finished product looks like it will last forever; certainly nothing cheap about the structural steel, cables, etc. My end cost (with shipping) was $899; I don’t see how Nautilus/Amazon makes money on this.

Pros: On the plus side, the machine provides a wide range of exercises that enable you to work almost all of the muscle groups. It was easy to assemble and comes with fairly clear directions. It also includes a basic workout book, although you will probably want to supplement this with additional information about working out. Properly assembled, the machine seems very solid and as long as you maintain it, it should provide a safe workout.

Cons: While the machine allows you to do a large range of exercises, it does have clear limits. For example, you can only do leg lifts with the leg exercise attachment (although you can do leg exercises using the handles). Also, it suffers the inherent limitations of a rod based machine relative to free weights. For example, the weight on the resistance rods seem rather optimistic (I suspect the weight is based on the resistance offered at maximum bend). To compare the machine with free weights, I did curls with the 50 pound rod and with a 35 pound free weight. The free weight provided far more resistance (in the form of weight). This is because the weight always weighs 35 pounds and the rod’s resistance increases as it is pulled