The good news about fitness is that it's never too late. No matter what your age, you can

Place your equipment in an area where you can read, listen to music or the radio, or watch television while you work out. Exercising in front of a blank wall in the basement is likely to bore you. Try to incorporate exercise into your usual activities. If you like to watch the evening news, watch wh

Exercise also has other body-slimming effects. It builds muscle and displaces fat. A given volume of muscle weighs more than the same bulk of fat. So your bathroom scale may not record dramatic changes, but your clothes will be looser, and you'll have a trimmer body shape. Because exercise builds muscle, it may also help counter a problem caused by dieting. When you reduce calories, your body metabolism may slack off and burn calories more slowly. This makes further weight loss more difficult.