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Want to be sharper at work? Feel less tired at home? Spend some quality time with your spouse? How about enjoying a cookie without guilt? If you answered "yes" to all of these questions (and who wouldn't?), exercise is the answer. Being physically active offers benefits far beyond the obvious. (Of course, an improved physique and a clean bill of health aren't too shabby, either.) If you've been looking for the motivation to begin an exercise program or get back into working out regularly, here are 10 fitness facts that may help inspire you to get off the couch. 1. Exercise Boosts Brainpower Not only does exercise improve your body, it helps your mental function, says certified trainer David Atkinson. "Exercise increases energy levels and increases serotonin in the brain, which leads to improved mental clarity," says Atkinson, director of program development for Cooper Ventures, a division of the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas. All that makes for a more...

Packing lunch will help you control your portion sizes. It also provides a good alternative to restaurants and takeaways, where making healthy choices every day can be challenging (not to mention expensive).

Learn to swap healthier foods for their less-healthy counterparts. Today, find a substitution that works for you: Use skim or low-fat milk instead of whole milk; try whole-wheat bread instead of white.

Zumba® at Shear Rhythm Dance Studio by Wonderfully Fit Studio and Terrine Pearsall Fall into Fitness with our Zumba® Classes. The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. The goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life! Take salsa, cha cha, samba, tango meringue, add hints of flamenco, calypso, hip-hop and belly dancing, put in a workout routine and you have Zumba®! Burn 500 Calories an Hour with this Hot New Workout! Come Join the Party! The goal of Zumba® is “to move fast and have fun”. No dance experience necessary. SPECIAL FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER: Every Saturday class is FREE! CLASSES HELD: 7:00 p.m. Thursday and 8:00 a.m. Saturday at Shear Rhythm ...

Make a healthy substitution Learn to swap healthier foods for their less-healthy counterparts. Today, find a substitution that works for you: Use skim or low-fat milk instead of whole milk; try whole-wheat bread instead of white.

Get to know your portion sizes It's easy to underestimate how much you're eating. Today, don't just estimate things — make sure. Ask how much is in a serving, read the fine print on labels, measure your food. And learn portion equivalents: One serving of pasta, for instance, should be around the size of a tennis ball.

Leave something on your plate at every meal One bite of bagel, half your sandwich, the bun from your burger. See if you still feel satisfied eating just a bit less.