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From the messy countertop of the Lazy Housewife...

Xercise! So sue me, not many things start with X. And Xercise is important! I know I've mentioned xercise before, but it bears repeating! So here are some MORE TIPS, gathered from Prevention and SELF magazines and then some!

• To motivate us to keep at exercising, Prevention recommends...
• Start with "show-off" muscles like biceps which show results in as little as 2 weeks!
• exercise in front of a mirror to see your muscles at work, flex it baby!
• music - lifting to the beat is inspiring
• challenge or even dare yourself to beat your last number of reps or to add weights
• bring a friend - letting someone else down is harder than just letting yourself down
• multitask - two moves are better than one and you get done with your workout quicker
• SELF says...
• do less cardio! their study said 30 min/day and 60 min/day lost about the same amount of fat in one week
• try a new class, like 2Fly - a combination of aerobics and strength to a retro 90s beat
• mind power - when doing an activity, think positive thoughts and you will be less likely to fail or fall. if you think you'll nose dive, you probably will!
• workout in the AM
• you feel fresher in the morning and by afternoon, you may use the too tired excuse
• treats aren't as tempting, since you worked out, you may not want to waste it on that donut
• mood high! you'll be happier all day
• exercise gets brain juices flowing too, so you will be more productive
• you will sleep better
• and to motivate you: set a loud alarm & lay out your workout clothes the night before
• Now the Lazy Housewife advice - Xercise while you...
• pick up groceries - bicep curl those cans and 5 pound sugar sack and powerades... heck, we have to lift them about five times each (think about it)
• walk upstairs - squeeze those glutes!
• do the dishes, vacuum, & make dinner - ab crunches
• talk on the phone - leg lifts, or any xercise of choice!

X Xtra: I have to mention another Xtra special blogger - Lady Jai is doing some awesome posts with Post It Notes. Great bits of advice in little reminder size! Check her out!

Editing Tips

Xtra spaces - go "find" all your double spaces - you will be surprised how many you have. And gone are the days of double spacing after a sentence - all single spacing, all the time. And check the beginning sand ends of paragraphs for an extra space which sometimes tag along when editing... little invisible buggers!

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