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"   I confess, the only &amp;quot;workout&amp;quot; I&amp;#039;ve done in the past couple of weeks has been lying on a mat in a yoga stretch or taking a walk at lunchtime. Looking through my summer clothes, I found out some of last year&amp;#039;s summer dresses definitely seem a bit tighter. Thankfully, when I went onto our WD forum in our health and weight-loss sections, I was relieved and comforted by the fact that I am not alone in this battle. I found myself very inspired by the efforts of our forum contributors. So, I thought I&amp;#039;d share with you some of their ideas about how to slim down and stay committed to an exercise routine:  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a great idea to get a workout buddy! And sometimes it helps just to talk about your workout plans\u2014or write them down.&amp;quot; \u2014posted by EricaV66 &amp;quot;What you need to do is focus on toning your muscles. If you are consistent in toning your muscles, in time your muscles will burn calories for you, even while you sleep.&amp;quot; \u2014posted by Wendy Workout &amp;quot;When it comes to dieting and exercising, I have tried to keep the &amp;#039;each day is a new day&amp;#039; attitude and to start fresh each morning, regardless of my behavior the day before.&amp;quot; \u2014posted by coachvictory &amp;quot;Since walking wasn&amp;#039;t cutting it for me, I recently tried a low-impact Zumba [dance] class. It&amp;#039;s a little softer on the knees, and once you learn the basic steps you can pretty much do it anytime, anywhere.&amp;quot; \u2014posted by queenofthehouse Thanks for being my source of inspiration. These tips are just what I needed to dig my running shoes out from under the bed!  How do you stay motivated to exercise? Tell us in comments!-Dana Gottesman "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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