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Tone up at Work: 7 Easy Exercises You Can do Without Leaving Your Cube: Health & Fitness. How Can I Start Getting in Shape in 20 Minutes a Day? 10 Fitness Tips for People Who Don't Want to Work Out. SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Linda Melone You don't have to join a gym to get in shape. These expert tips will incorporate exercise into your daily routine. If you're having a hard time motivating yourself to embrace a new fitness routine, don't give up on the plan. Instead, try taking some small steps in the course of your normal daily routine. "Small bouts of activity make movement a more normal part of your life," says psychologist Elizabeth Lombardo, the author of "A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness.

" "We're creatures of habit. (MORE: The Fiftysomething Workout: The Stairway to Fitness) By now, we all know the value of improving our physical fitness. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises all adults age 18-64 to get 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise a week. Lombardo recommends you start incorporating fitness into your life by combining everyday activities with an exercise. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Read more on Next Avenue.

10 Easy Ways to Find Time to Exercise. Turn Your Commute into a Workout On days that Monica Vazquez, 27, a master trainer for New York Sports Clubs in New York City, can't do her usual run, she stuffs her essentials -- keys, cash, credit card, phone, and ID -- into a fanny pack and jogs home from work instead. "Running is a great workout, but it's also great transportation," she says. "Sometimes I get home even earlier than I normally do taking the subway. " Not a runner? What do you think of this story?

Set Your Alarm Early Becoming an A.M. exerciser means you get to cross your workout off your to-do list ASAP. Find Out How to Become a Morning Person 5 Steps to a Good Night's Sleep Sneak In a Lunch Break Workout At least one FITNESS editor is guaranteed to use this tip on any given day. Tone from Head to Toe in Under 20 Minutes Why Exercising at Lunch Is Good for You Work Out at Work Get your daily dose of exercise even if you're working all day long. The 10-Minute Workout You Can Do at Your Desk Take the Kids with You Make It a Date.

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