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The New Year brings about new goals and attitudes toward our health and fitness. The problem: our schedules are the same old stressful, time consuming routine that allows us little time for our newly found urge for exercise. Is that about right? That said, many of you have emailed me looking for answers as to how to fix this.

Happy New Year to all! Not only does January 1st bring a new year, it is accompanied by the urge for people to get in shape. But jumping in too quickly into a fitness program that you haven't done in ages may do more harm than good. Starting out slow is a guaranteed way to help you pick up the pace through the next few months. A good way to ease into your fitness program is to learn how to warm up properly and stretch. There are several different ways of stretching reserved for different ...

Jenny Didonato reviews the Wii Fit title for Nintendo's Wii. She shows you what all the hype is about and whether or not it holds up to the critique of a professional fitness trainer.

The benefits of Peripheral Heart Action training are cardio endurance and conditioning because of the minimal rest allowed between sets. Muscle gain will be minimal because you're training in higher heart rates, which tends to burn muscle slightly over time. But it's a great intense cardiovascular workout to throw into your program for a change. See this week's Brides Made Fit podcast for a killer circuit.