So, as far as stereotypes go – when you watch as much TV and movies as I do, and enjoy music on the train blasting in my ears, exercise really is a difficult thing to schedule in between episodes of Glee and Flash Forward.

I did try to keep a personal trainer, though I’m too stubborn in that each time he tried to increase the speed on the treadmill as I jogged like Lloyd Bridges in Seinfeld – I’d slap his hand away. I tried to continue with the walking group near my house but its either weather that stops me, or the fact that I’m about three decades younger than the youngest person strolling through leafy inner-city suburbs on a weeknight. Just can’t do it! And I’m not about to indulge in info-mercial promoted home products. (Because apparently they’re harder to put together than an Ikea bookshelf)

So upon browsing a DVD store for a new TV show to watch (once I finish season 4 of Dr Who – its coming up, people!), I came across exercise DVDs with cast members from So You Think You Can Dance! If anything is going to motivate me to shake my booty – its going to be a DVD where I can learn a routine, pretend Cat Deeley is commentating and hope that nobody is ‘judging’. Perhaps I can open each start to the exercise with a 10 second booty-shaking introduction? Here is…. KIMBERLEY! Or Kim-Hono-Hee-Hee-Poi from Hawaii :P

The first DVD – ‘Tone & Groove’ features Twitch, Dimitry and Katee – whilst the second one ‘Cardio Funk’ has Lauren, Travis and Courtney G – both teaching an exercise routine in their dance specialty. I can’t wait to try Twitch’s hip hop – though I’m sure I’m not going to be able to slide across the floor the way he can. (Especially my carpeted living room). I can’t wait to fluidly move and burn fat with Travis’ contemporary routine – after all, who can forget his Jeanine & Jason routine from last season? Along with each routine in the different dance styles, there’s warm up and cool down included with the option to remove the step by step instructions once you’ve mastered the steps.

Whilst I have a Jillian Michaels (from the Biggest Loser) exercise DVD to try out, I think learning dance moves in the privacy of my own home to funky music will be just the motivation I need. It should be the perfect pop cultural sneaky way of telling myself that I’m my own reality TV show but that in no way am I going to become a Biggest Loser contestant!

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