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Fitness the Frugal Way

Working out Without Going Broke

By Teri Brown and Laurie L. Dove

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Gibson believes fitness should be a way of life, not just a concentrated effort every other day. "General things, like parking farther from the store so you have to walk, really help a lot," says Gibson. "When my kids are at their karate lessons, I walk around the shopping plaza where the karate school is."

Your Body Is All You Need
Debbie E. Mandel, author of Turn on Your Inner Light: Fitness for Body, Mind and Soul (Busy Bee, 2003), writes that women can be physically and emotionally fit – without spending a lot of money. "We need to create balance in our lives and that means exercising both mind and body," says Mandel, who encourages simple, yet effective, strength training exercises.

Mandel says to concentrate on fitness basics: proper form and execution. "A woman can use her own body for resistance," says Mandel. "Momentum does not really work a muscle. In order to get stronger, more fit and toned, you need to focus on a workout that is slow and controlled."

Mandel even ays old exercise equipment can do more harm than good if sitting unused in a garage or basement. "It makes a woman feel like a failure and sets her up for future failure," says Mandel. "These are reminders of a lack of accomplishment, an inspiration that was not implemented! Also, many of the products promise bodies that are impossible to deliver. There is no easy fix. Every woman needs to be the best that she can be, not some unreal, idealized version."


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