Money is no excuse!

Hello gang! I'm really tardy posting the blog today - my apologies.

This week the focus is building muscle. So here's a question for you ... do you have to lift weights in order to build muscle? "No way!" says personal trainer Gigi Filer. She says exercises like pushups and lunges work just as well, using your own body weight!

Sonya worked out with Gigi and Daniel Wright of Biggest Loser fame and got some great tips for us to share with all of you. For instance, if you are like us and you HATE pushups - try doing them against the wall or even the edge of a countertop at first. Then you can move on to pushups on your knees. Once you start building strength you can challenge yourself with full pushups or make them even tougher by using a BOSU ball or any other unstable surface. Gigi says pushups are the gold standard for getting lean and mean. "It gives you a different resistance because it's a constant resistance in both directions. The muscle is challenged during the entire range of motion - there is no rest!"

The same goes for lower body exercises like lunges and squats. If you do them correctly you can burn a ton of calories and target several muscle groups. Add a resistance band or grab any kind of weight and you turn things up a notch - no fancy equipment needed!

"No excuses," says Gigi, "you don't have to have a gym membership and you don't have to have a stack of weights at home."

So get movin' ... money is no excuse!
EEK
Erin.Kiernan@whotv.com