Visiting your local bookstore for a fitness book can be daunting.   Do you want to look like a Navy Seal?  A New York Ballet Company Dancer?  Do you want to have results like a contestant on the Biggest Loser or get your butt kicked by Harvey from Celebrity Fit Club?   While it’s great to have a nice glossy book to look at and refer to there’s no reason you can’t put your own fitness book together.  And it’s much easier than you can imagine – this is what you’ll need to get started.

1. Supplies

• a 3-ring binder
• plastic sheet protectors
• tab dividers

2.  Scour your fitness magazines/hit the Internet

Look for exercise routines you like, body-specific training tips and tricks, nutrition articles, interval cardio routines as well as resources such as websites, trainer names, nutritionists, etc.  Visit websites such as www.jillianmichaels.com, www.acefitness.org, or www.active.com for additional resources.

Now that you have your binder and materials, it’s time to put it all together.

• Your first section should be titled Inspiration.  Here you will include stories that motivate you to reach your goal and photos that inspire you to reach farther and higher.
• Classify the rest of your clippings and information to make the rest of your index tabs to separate the sections.  Circuit Training, Intervals, Legs, Abs, Upper Body, Core, Pilates and Yoga, Nutrition are some suggested sections.  If you have specific fitness or weight loss goals, create a section for your measurements, weekly weigh in or progress.
• Place the workouts and papers inside the clear page protectors – this will make it easier to flip through and keep the pages neat and tidy!

You are done!  You’ve created your own, unique fitness book.  Add to it when you find something of interest and use this book as your reference.    My binder (pink) is chock a block full of fantastic exercises, complete circuit programs and a ton of other useful information.  I refer to it often and add to it as needed.

Good luck with your project and let me know how it goes!

Now go run!

Keli 🙂