Recently Dr. Oz had a show that talked about the best and the worse of things. While all were very interesting, the one that I agree with the most is that “lunging is the best exercise”.

I always tell people that the ultimate body applicator is not a miracle product. It works, but can only do so much. Adding moderate exercise to your body wrapping program will only make things better.

At 41 years old I can not say that I am an exercise expert, but what I can say is that I know what works. In all the years of trying different exercise regimens I can honestly say that when I am lunging I feel strong. The lower I can get the better. Give me weights to raise my arms and I am in heaven. Of course it doesn’t start out like that. At the beginning I am weak and the lunges hurt my knees or my lower back. I could come up with lots of excuses as to why I can’t do them, but the reality is I CAN.

I’m not saying that you need to do 100 lunges a day. Start small. Do six (three on each side). Do you have a hallway at home? Lunge down the hall way. You have to start somewhere. Do you have bad knees? Don’t go so low. Take care of your body #1, but also be realistic about what you can do. You might find that after a few weeks you will begin to crave the stretch and enjoy how strong your legs are becoming. When you start, make sure that your knee is never beyond your toe, but over the toe.

I am currently on day 41 of 90 in the P90X plan. Almost every work out has lunges. Yoga especially has 40 minutes of various Warrior poses that all have holding lunges. Yoga is as old as time so the fact that the lunge is such a core part of Yoga must mean something.

In my experience my body gets stronger all around by adding lunging to my daily routine. So remember…start slow. Don’t hurt yourself, but push yourself to the next level. Just start with six, then add one every other day until you can get to the point where you can add weights and get lower.

In case you are curious about what the “Worst Exercise” was? The sit-up. That’s right. Stop doing hundreds of sit ups a day. You have to find ways to diversify your core work out. There are hundreds of alternate ways to work out your abs, but the sit-up…she’s anotta your friend.

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Zumba™ classes are popping up all over the country and for very good reasons. They are FUN and a GREAT work out. There are not too many classes that get your whole body moving all at once while keeping your brain fired up to learn moves that will surely GET YOUR SEXY BACK.

Your Zumba intensity level is all up to you. In the beginning it’s likely it will take you a few classes to learn the steps. Most instructors repeat the same routines over so the students are able to get in to the groove and enjoy the classes more and more each time. At full intensity you can burn between 500-800 calories in a one hour Zumba class.

Imagine adding this twice a week to along with doing your targeted inch loss body wraps? Your body will love you for it. Give Zumba a try. You can search your local listings online. Many instructors offer classes outside of the traditional gym setting, but if you go to a gym they may have Zumba or a class that is similar. Zumba is a brand, so instructors have to be officially licensed to teach Zumba. Any other form of Latin dance classes may be just as good, but aren’t the official Zumba brand of exercise.

*You don’t want to sweat while you are wearing the wrap, so don’t try to wear the body applicator while you are in a Zumba class. It will be a waste because none of the product will absorb in to your skin.