Adopt a Reason to Exercise

Living near a park makes you twice as likely to exercise, says the American Journal of Health Promotion. \"It\'s easy to be motivated when you see activity around you,\" says Craig Ballantyne, C.S.C.S., a personal trainer in Toronto. Don\'t live near a park? Tap into canine inspiration. A Canadian study found that dog owners exercise more than their poochless peers. Labrador retrievers and German shorthaired pointers both make good running buddies.