EXCUSE-PROOF YOUR EXERCISE PLAN

We all do it, even me, Prevention’s fitness editor: We blow off working out. We don’t have time. We don’t like doing it. We’re intimidated. Or it just doesn’t seem worth all the effort.

Well, here are tricks for getting past those common excuses. Exercise can be simpler (and feel easier) than you ever imagined.

STRETCHING

self.com has a great article about stretch yourself lean and limber with six scientifically proven moves. This article is more for women than for men yet it is good for overall fitness.

EVERYDAY YOGA

mydailyyoga.com has interesting yoga exercises you can do at work. Use these exercises at your desk to help alleviate the strain of working at the computer.

LOWER BACK, HAMSTRING & CALF STRETCH

This exercise is designed to work your hamstring, but also works the lower back and calf muscles. Stretch it baby!

BMI CALCULATOR

The BMI is also called the Body Mass Index or Quetelet index. The Body Mass Index is a statistical measure of your weight according to your height. You can calculate your body mass index here.