About Exercise: Mid-Holiday Check In: How Are Your Workouts Going?

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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise In the days and weeks before Christmas, I often find myself answering these kinds of questions:  "Does walking around a mall all day count as a workout?"  Or "I had to park really far away from the door...I'd call that 'going for a walk' wouldn't you?" Unfortunately, the answer is no, unless you broke a sweat...and not the kind where you're only sweating because you're inside wearing a thick coat in a store that feels like an oven with about a thousand other similarly dressed people. Things get stressful this time of year and we forget that working out can actually help alleviate some of that stress...and I'm not just making that up to get you to exercise (although I would if I had to). If you're struggling, now is a good time to stop, regroup and take your exercise pulse.  How are your workouts going?  Do you need some motivation right about now?  I know I do! Vote in This Week's Poll: Mid-Holiday Check in: How are your workouts going? Well, it's that time again, people. The time when we get so busy and rushed that it becomes a necessity to stop and regroup before we start forgetting important... Read more Search Related Topics:  holiday stress  regrouping  exercise Our Favorite Winter Workouts With lots of white stuff on the ground, a lot of us have resort to indoor workouts these days, which is fine...at least for a little while. Cabin fever... Read more Search Related Topics:  winter workouts  indoor workouts  gym workouts Exercise Tips to Keep You Motivated Whether you're just starting exercise or you've been at it for awhile, there will come a time when you want to give up. It's at this moment, when you doubt yourself, when you stare at the scale and wonder why it doesn't move faster... Read more Search Related Topics:  exercise motivation  exercise attitude  commit to exercise Exercise of the Week: Modified Mountain Climbers One day, a client came in while another trainer was finishing up with her own client. They were doing mountain climbers and my client said, "Oh, wow. Those... Read more Search Related Topics:  mountain climbers  modified exercises  ab exercises Related Searches How to Exercise Group Exercise Walking Exercise Exercise and Health Starting Exercise Featured Articles Step by Step: Low Impact Cardio Exercises Fitness Gifts for Under $50 Why doesn't spot reduction work? Avoiding Holiday Perfectionism Should I Eat Before I Exercise? How to Dress for Cold Weather Running   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Exercise Gear Weight Loss Success Stories   Follow me on: Advertisement