9 Fitness Resources to get you Motivated

Do you need some motivation to get off the couch and into the gym? What works well for me is trying a new fitness program. The list includes workouts from basic to extreme, from very quick to enduring workings, along with some useful tracking logs. Here are 9 great resources, most of which you can start today!

One Hundred Pushups:
The website hundredpushups.com offers a great program for working your way up to doing 100 pushups in a row in only six weeks. The program gets very difficult towards the end, but it certainly gets you in shape. Perfect for those of you who enjoy charts and sticking to a strict regiment.

Two Hundred Situps:
Very similar to One Hundred Pushups, TwoHundredSitups.com guides you through a six week journey to perform 200 situps in a row.

Burpee Workout:
This is a great workout if you don’t have a lot of time or if you don’t have access to any gym equipment. As a bonus, you get to see Mike Rowe explain it – he’s one of my favorite tv stars from Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs.
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The 300 Workout:
This is a serious workout and you can tell by watching the video that it’s not something you can just jump into. If you think you are in great shape and want to get a real idea of how fit you are, this is the perfect test. The name came from the movie, The 300, in which at the end of an extreme fitness program to get in shape for the movie, many of the actors took this test.
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The Couch-to-5K Running Plan:
A great guide for new runners – the Couch-to-5k Running Plan provides a nine week schedule on how to work up to running a 5K race. Starts off easy and only takes about 20-30 minutes, three times a week.

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Gyminee:
Gyminee is a free tool to track your nutrition, weight and workouts. The website is very clean and easy to use. I was very impressed when I first signed up and found the p90x workout listed – making it very easy to track my workout info. Join groups, make friends, or take challenges like biking 100 miles. Definitely worth checking out.

Crossfit:
Are you finding your workouts too easy? Looking for some variety?
CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.

P90X:
This is by far the best workout program I’ve ever done. I’m currently on my second time around of doing this 90 day routine. It’s not free, but I believe it’s well worth the money. See my full review here.

Map My Run:
MapMyRun.com offers a great tool for mapping out your workout runs. Very similar to GoogleMaps or Mapquest, you start with a streetview map and can map out your workout course. Only with MapMyRun you create your own directions. The best feature is that as you are mapping it out, it will keep track of the total distance. Also add a few icons like water and first aid and then save your route for future workouts.

Honorable Mentions:
fitnoke.com A free website that allows you to keep track of your fitness workouts. Coming soon they will have a daily workout program to follow.

livestrong.com Another free online program to track your fitness and nutrition. Also view great resources on fitness and keep up on Lance with his blog and photos.

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