Summer is right around the corner, but there's 2 feet
of snow in my driveway! If you like to exercise outside,
or you drive to the gym, how are you going to exercise when
the weather is lousy? Plan a simple, but effective
exercise routine that you can do right in your living room.
(By the way, shoveling snow is an excellent aerobic
workout - just be careful and take it slow.)

WARNING: Before you start any exercise routine, consult
your health care professional. Start this routine slowly, if you
can't do 10 repetitions of a certain exercise, then try five.

Materials needed: two weights, three lbs each
or two soup cans

Routine:

Day One:
Stretching - 10 minutes
Upper Body Work Out - 10 minutes
Ab Work Out - 10 minutes
Cool down - 5 minutes

Day Two:
Stretching - 10 minutes
Aerobic Work Out - 20 minutes
Cool down - 5 minutes

Alternate these two days every other day at least
five days a week.

Stretching exercises:
http://www.studenthealth.ucla.edu/health/sha/stretch_exercises.htm

Ab Work Out:
2 repetitions of 10 each
1 - http://www.netfit.co.uk/abd5.htm
2 - http://www.netfit.co.uk/abd6.htm
3 - http://www.netfit.co.uk/abd26.htm

Upper Body Work Out:
2 repetitions of 10 each
http://www.hooah4health.com/body/toning/arms.htm
2 repetitions of 10 each
http://www.foodanddiet.com/NewFiles/chest.html

Aerobic Work Outs (Choose a different one each day
or make up your own!):
1 - Jump rope - jumping rope is actually kind of fun!
2 - Jog in place - boring but effective!
3 - Walk up and down stairs for a few minutes - great lower
body workout! (Just be sure that you have a railing to hold
onto.)
4 - Pretend you're a boxer and move from one foot to the
other around while jabbing the air.
5 - Turn on some loud music and dance around.
6 - Geared towards the housewif