The marketplace is inundated with low-fat, low-carb and sugar-free foods. But regardless of the widespread weight loss schemes, “magic” medicine and the most recent, greatest work out machines that all promise to dissolve away the weight, much more than half of American adults are overweight.

For real weight loss achievement, medical professionals stress the importance of changing your everyday life for the long term and working out consistently. Here are some original ways to make working out fun again and help you lose body fat and get abs fast.

* Go on “good for you” vacations. Make exercise part of your travels. Travel to a health resort where, alongside a little pampering, you can benefit from hiking, rock climbing, kickboxing, aqua aerobics and yoga.

* Walk or jog for a virtuous cause. Training for a 5K charity walk, for instance, may be the only motive you need to get going on a consistent exercise routine. Best of all, you will be helping your preferred charity realize its goals.

* Dance. Join a ballroom or hip-hop dancing class. It is a great way to shed the added pounds, learn how to dance and have fun at the same time.

* Strip the extra weight off. New videos featuring Carmen Electra help you jazz up your customary exercise schedule and offer a great new way to tone your body right in the comfort of your own home.

“Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease” and “Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease – Fit to Strip” are fast becoming outrageously fashionable. In addition to the assistance of fitness experts, Electra teaches the home audience how to slim down with high- and low-impact dance and fitness techniques. The strengthening moves are planned to help you tone your hips, thighs, buns and abs. The video’s special features have a pop-up video demonstration with work out tips and a customizable music track.

* Do Pilates. Find out what makes Pilates the workout of choice for countless celebrities, and why your gym’s Pilates classes are permanently full. The “MTV: Pilates Mix” DVD, hosted by renowned Pilates and yoga instructor Kristin McGee, is perfect for those people who want to add a more cutting-edge beat to their workout. The DVD features two half-hour fitness sessions that focus on toning the arms, legs and abs, with a music mix that motivates you to get up and work out.

The DVDs are available online and in stores nationwide.

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