Tuesday's Trim Down

This Tuesday’s Trim Down is a very inexpensive way to stay fit throughout the year and its so simple it comes straight to your mailbox (snail mail that is). Besides subscribing to a fitness blog (ahem), subscribing to fitness magazines is a great way to get new ideas for keeping fit. Most magazine subscriptions are around $14, which means you are spending about $1.16 per month on pages and pages of fitness tips and ideas. That’s much cheaper than a pricey gym membership. Plus, a subscription saves you an incredible amount of money over the newsstand price, which is usually around $4 per issue or $48 a year. Most fitness magazines feature an article each month on strength training or cardiovascular activities such as walking, biking, etc. The benefit to these articles is that they have pictures and commentary to explain how to do the moves, which can be helpful if you are new to exercise and need a little guidance on how to perform common exercise moves. Additionally, the magazines also offer tips on gear or equipment that you may find useful. A few good examples of fitness magazines for women are Shape, Self, and Fitness. For men, try Men’s Health or Men’s Fitness Magazine. If you have a specific area of interest such as running, yoga or pilates, try looking for a specific magazine such as Runner’s World, Yoga Journal or Pilates Style Magazine.

Fit Tip: If you are not interested in the content of the magazines but don’t want to commit to a subscription, check out the magazines websites. A lot of information that is contained in the print issue is available online, including some features not available in print like videos of exercise moves.