With only a couple months gone of the 2008 year, over half of those who made a New Year's resolution to exercise have already given up. The number one excuse given why people don't exercise is that they can't find the time. If you can find time for a couple of your favorite TV shows, you can use this time to exercise.

• Put a piece of home exercise equipment in front of your TV. Having the distraction of your favorite TV show will help make it easier to exercise.
• Walk around the block. Try to go farther each time before you go back to the TV. Lousy weather? Walk around your house and hit every room. Or, go outside and circle your house. When you become more fit, walk up and down the stairs for three minutes. Walk or run in place.

Here are some good ideas for TV commercial time:

• Do warm up exercises to include jumping jacks, leg circles, arm circles, or others. Do abdominal crunches and back strengthening exercises. Bring your knees to your chest. Also, try doing pushups against a wall. Start with 10 and add more as you get stronger.
• Use hand weights. If you don't want to spend any money, use water bottles, soup cans, or any object you can lift comfortably. Try overhead shoulder presses, front arm raises, side arm raises, and bicep curls. Remember to do them slowly and with proper form.
• Put a straight back chair in your TV room. Stand up, sit down, and then stand right back up. Do this for the length of the commercial. For a better workout, don't sit down all the way.
• Purchase a set of leg weights. Buy a set that allows you to add a half pound to the set as you progress. Strap the weights around your ankles. Stand against the wall and lift your legs or march in place. If possible, do straight or side leg raises on the carpet. Also, get on your knees to do leg extensions.
• Buy a set of therabands. Purchase tubing from light-weight (yellow) to heavy-weight (purple). Many come with handles that make them easy to use. They generally come with a set of instructions that detail a variety of exercise ideas.

Remember, the health problems created from inactivity can be helped through a moderate exercise program.