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Want a Better Body for the New Year? Ditch the Gym - Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Here's a tip: keep the fitness resolution--it's a good one--but ditch the gym. If you have the willpower to make it to the gym regularly, then you have the willpower to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. After consulting with your doctor, you can start a fitness regimen that includes walking, climbing stairs, and lifting weights without a gym membership. When you get to work, take the stairs instead of the elevator (if you work really high, start a few floors at a time). Not only is that kid up the street getting rich, he's robbing you of exercise every time you pay him to shovel your walk. Walk to the grocery store instead of driving if you're not picking up too much or anything perishable. Get off that riding mower and get behind a gas-free push mower. Your body grows stronger over time, and constant low-impact exercise can be better than sporadic high intensity workouts. You will be amazed at the big impact small changes can make.

Unfortunately, though, that's not all there is to it. It's the same as with the gym: you can remove fat and tone muscles with exercise, but you can't help your skin retract, and there are some fat deposits that are resistant to even the most strict exercise and diet regimes. And now you'll be happy you saved the gym fees. Now you can use them for the body contouring procedures like laser Smartlipo, liposuction or a tummy tuck that can get you the final results you want.

If you want to learn more about how exercise and cosmetic surgery go hand in hand, schedule a health and beauty consultation at the Centre, P.C. today.