Every personal fitness plan has to begin somewhere. Let s hope not with an infomercial.
Some people hire a personal trainer as a first step, typically to learn a weight-lifting program.
Others might be inspired by celebrities with near-perfect bodies. These days, if national magazine cover stories and overflowing class sizes are any indication, the celebrity workout du jour is yoga. They are two cornerstones of fitness. It is clearly a sign of the times that an important cornerstone, aerobic training, is more an afterthought. Ill. I think more people know about target heart rates and going hard enough, so they don t ask a trainer.