Severalarticleslatelyhaveaddressedtheideaofusingthetimeaffordedbycommercialbreakstoexercise.Couldthispossiblybetheanswerforpeoplewhohavegoodintensionsbutnotimetoexercise?Itpiquedmyinteresttosaytheleast.Ihavealreadybeendoingmy15minuteoxyciseroutineduringcommercialbreaks,butdoingsomethingalittlemorephysicalsoundslikeagoodideatoo.

　　ManyAmericans,evenbusyAmericans,spend4hoursadayinfrontofthetelevisionset.UnlessyouarecrochetinganafghanorwritingthegreatAmericannovelduringthe12-15minutesdelegatedtoadvertising,youarelettingsomeperfectlygoodminutesgetawayfromyou.Well,someonehaswrittenabookaboutthisthoughtprovokingsubjectandaverygoodbookitis.“TheCommercialBreakWorkout”byLindaJ.BuchandSethAnneSnider-Copleytellushowusethesepreciousmomentstojumpstartafitnessprogram.

　　Ifyoucouldfindafitnessprogramthatcalledfornospecialequipmentandcouldbedonewhileyouarewatchingafavoritetelevisionprogram,wouldyoudoit?Itdoesn’ttakeverymanycommercialbreaksforyoutoaccumulate30minutesormoreofmoderateintensityphysicalactivity.Yes,theexpertsnowagreethatanumberofminisessionsdojustasmuchgoodasanequivalentamountoftimeatthegym.

　　Youknowthatexerciseisgoodforyou.So,doyouthinkyoucouldatleastconsiderdoingafewcruncheswhilesprawledinfrontofthetelevision?Thisisonebookthatshouldnevergatherdust.Keepitonthecoffeetable,attheveryleastitwillbeagreatconversationpiece.Itwillalsoserveasaconstantremindertoyoutogetoffthecouch.

　　Mostcommercialbreaksare2½minutesormorelong(itdoesseemliketheygetlongerallofthetimedoesn’tit?).Eachhalfhourwillgiveyou10-12minutes,whichmeansthatifyouwatchtelevisionintheeveningsyoucouldactuallylog30-60minutesofexercise.Nowthatisagoodworkout!

　　Thebookdividestheexercisesupintodifferentcategories.Thechaptersincludeexercisesrangingfrombeginnertoadvanced(thisisnotapieceofcakesodon’tpoohpoohtheideaandfeelthatitisawasteoftime).Thebookhasplentyofpicturessothatyoureallycan’tdoanyofthemwrong.Theexercisesrangefromveryeasyversionstoverydifficultones.Youwillfindstretchingandflexibilityexercises.Youwillfindchest,back,shoulderandarmexercises.Youwillfindlegexercises,buttandgutsexercises,andcardiovascularexercisesandtheyevengiveyousomesampleroutines.Thesampleprogramstellyouwhattododuringeachcommercialsoyouwon’thaveindecisiontouseasanexcuse.Youknowaheadoftimethatyouaregoingtodoafewbalanceposturesandmarchinplaceduringthefirstcommercial,stretchduringthesecondcommercial,andsoon.Beginner,intermediateoradvanced,thereisaprogramforyou.Oh,andifyouwanttouseresistancebands,balls,heartmonitorsanddumbbellsgoforit!Thiscouldbethebestbookinyourlibrary.