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Obesity is a terrible plague upon humanity, and it is showing up more and more in our children as time goes on.  Too many people have given into laziness and unhealthy eating habits coupled with complete and utter lack of exercise these days.  But there is always hope! Get up off of your couch and use these basic fitness tips in your everyday life to help combat the unfortunate problem that is obesity.

Move more:  It sounds simple, and it really is.  Simply by getting up off your couch and moving around your home can help stimulate your body and burn calories.  It doesn't even have to be that you go run around the block ten times.  Walking up and down the stairs a few times, cleaning some of your house, or even just grabbing a broom and sweeping off your porch are all very basic ways to get moving more in your every day routine.

If you have a desk job at work, stand up and walk around your cubicle or desk every half an hour.  Consider standing instead of sitting anytime your job allows, such as reading through files while standing up and moving around.  The less you sit the better your body will fare in the long run.

Keep it fun:  Just because fitness and exercise sound like terrible working words designed to suck out your soul and burn calories through pain, doesn't mean it can't be fun.  Take your wife for some salsa or ballroom dancing lessons, which will not only help both of you feel better and get into shape, but can help keep your marriage in top shape as well.  Combine your favorite music with cleaning the house so you can move around and dance off those pounds in your daily routine.

Not all fitness routines have to be purely productive either.  By setting up a treadmill or exercise bike in front of your television, you can workout while watching your favorite shows or movies.  After enough days of doing this, you won't even notice that you're working out while watching television. It will simply become habit, a very healthy one at that.

Stay motivated:  This is perhaps the most important tip of all.  Motivation is a big part of any fitness routine, since it is so easy to stop exercising mere days into your new routine.  Do so by rewarding yourself for keeping up with the goals you've set.  If you manage to stay moving on your treadmill while watching your television shows for a solid week, reward yourself by going out with your family for a healthy dinner or a movie.

Another way to stay motivated is to work out with someone else.  By working out together, you can help keep it fun through conversation or competition.

Above all else, understand that a healthy fitness routine is very important to a long and healthy life.  Do not become another overweight couch potato with no motivation to do anything about it.  Workout today!