The Best Workout DVDs to Keep You Motivated

It's hard enough to juggle your busy lifestyle. With family, work, school, chores, meals, and finding time for sanity, there isn't much wiggle room. Throw exercise into the mix and it will most likely be set aside. The tasks you're juggling are usually necessities; working out seems to be a type of chore or luxury for the rich and famous. You just can't keep up with the Kardashians. However, exercise should be as imperative as any of your other responsibilities. Working out strengthens you to get through all of those other activities, and most importantly, to live a longer, fitter, healthier life. Clearly your home exercise needs to be fun and motivating. Selecting the best workout DVD's for your needs is imperative. Let's go over a few of the basics.

Select Exciting Trainers The best workout DVDs should always include a trainer that motivates you to be your best, not angers you until you throw a weight at the TV. A trainer's credentials are very important, as your results and safety are at stake. Trainers should have an impressive body of work that rivals their real body. Make sure you do your homework so that you're getting an accredited instructor, and not just a salesman. Beyond that, a trainer should be someone who doesn't intimidate or stress you out. They should be fun and encouraging. You should always feels like your trainer is working one-on-one with you, even if it's through a television screen. If they meet these criteria, then they have a better chance at getting you to tune in often.

Make Sure it's Easy to Do in Your Home Your motivation to workout will dramatically decrease if you find that you're constantly bumping into your own wall, or having to place acrobatic bands on the ceiling; not mention equipment that is complicated and difficult to store. No thank you. Your workout routine should be easily adaptable to your home environment. Having to bring in bulky equipment or needing a ton of space to do a workout is something more suited to a gym. Your routine and equipment should try to fit you, not the other way around.

Choose DVDs that Mix It Up Doesn't the thought of trying a Salsa dance routine one day and a yoga session the next sound more appealing than staring at the wall on your stationary bike to nowhere every day? The best workout DVDs implement frequent routine changeups. Changes keep you motivated to continue. Research has shown that people who stick with the same routine everyday typically burnout and quit. You know the story, you were excited about your new yoga DVD last week, but this week, you can't seem to choose it over just about anything else, including that cabinet you were meaning to clean out two years ago. Do something fun, motivating and healthy for yourself: mix it up. New routines will have you putting exercise high on your priority list.

The bottom line: if you're excited about your program, then your brain will start to send signals to the rest of your body. What will it say? We like this, let's do more. If your workout DVD can do that for you and provide the motivation to change, then you've chosen wisely.

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