(A List of Just) Twenty Fun and Easy Ways to Exercise!!!

According to research, two of the top 10 reasons people don't exercise are exercise boredom and perception that exercise is too difficult. When workouts or other activities are fun and/or easy to incorporate into everyday life, people are more likely to stick with them, many studies show.

Here is a list of just 20 ways to do so:

1. Play Twister. Flexibility and fun, all rolled into one retro game.
2. Table tennis (ping-pong). It keeps you on your feet and moving about so it ranks as an easy and fun way to get in a little exercise.
3. Twirl a Hula-Hoop. A great ab toner and heart-rate raiser (hula-hoops.com).
4. Shopping. You can go to a large shopping mall and spend the day walking and shopping or you could go to a large shopping center and park at one end and walk all the way to the other end.
5. Hiking. Whether you hike to a waterfall or your plan a romantic picnic at the end of your hike, you'll never realize that you're actually exercising because you're having so much fun.
6. Dance. Did you know high energy dancing burns up to 400 calories per hour?
7. Sign up for an exercise class. There's something uplifting and highly motivating about exercising in a group.
8. Remember Jumping Jacks? See how many you can do during one or two commercials while you’re watching television.
9. Pillow Fight! Getting irritated at your partner? Feeling tense? Have a pillow fight!
10. Race. Going somewhere? Leaving somewhere? Park in the back and race your partner to the front.
11. Arm wrestle. Both arms and with as many people who are willing to do it.
12. Replace the recliner with a stationary bike. Even if you bike super slow, it’ll be more movement than if you were just sitting on the couch or recliner. And find a comfy one so you’ll actually sit on it.
13. Pass time efficiently. Waiting for a pot to boil? Try some standing wall push-ups while you wait.
14. Help others while you help yourself. Sign-up for several charity fitness events throughout the year.
15. Stair climbing. If you've got a flight of stairs in your home or nearby, then you have an instant, inexpensive piece of fitness equipment.
16. Play with toys. Get colorful exercise balls, bands and weights that you'll want to use.
17. Make cookies from scratch. Instead of the Cuisinart, use a wooden spoon - it takes major arm strength.
18. Skip to the beat. Substitute skipping for your usual jog or mix it into your walk/jog workout (iskip.com)
19. Reach for the sky. It used to be called trampolining; now it's called urban rebounding (urbanrebounding .com).
20. Lead a cheer. Act like a teenager at a cheerleading "camp" class (cheerleading.net)

So, get out there and get yourself moving to a better "you". As you just read, there are at least 20 easy ways to do so while having fun!!!