Exercising and burning fat in front of the television is a task that we can do all the time!  It is an excellent way to make the most of your precious time and a cure to the common complaint: “I’m too busy to workout” from people.  If you want permanent fat loss and weight loss, you need to continually boost your metabolism; metabolism being the rate at which your body burns calories. Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories you’d burn if you did nothing all day (or the amount of calories your body needs to maintain itself). Regular exercise (cardio 3-4 days a week/weight training 3 days a week) is the best way to speed up your metabolism. Building muscle mass will speed up your metabolism because your body has to work harder to maintain muscle. Exercise and television are great workout partners.  Ever wonder why health clubs have a million television monitors?  They are good distractions that takes your mind away from exercising.  You can do the same thing at home.  Before you know it, you have exercised 1 hour while watching “Law and Order!”

Here’s a good bodyweight workout which takes 30 minutes:

• Plank, 10 repetitions, 5 second hold
• Prisoner Squats, 15 repetitions, moderate pace
• Pushups, 12 repetitions, moderate pace
• Squat Jumps, 10 repetitions, fast
• Bentover Dumbbell Rows, 12 repetitions, moderate pace
• Superwoman, 10 repetitions, 5 second hold (pictured above)
• Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 10 repetitions, moderate pace