Are you looking for weight loss exercise programs to get you started on your journey to a slimmer, sleeker self?  A quick internet search on fitness programs reveal that there are probably about as many exercise programs out there as there are people looking for them.  While there will always be someone claiming they have the best, new and revolutionary program out there, the truth is that the best exercise program out there is the one that you will stick with.  The following tips will help you get started on developing that perfect fitness plan.

Start Low and Slow

If you are thinking about starting new weight loss exercise programs, Chris Freytag, a fitness expert and author of Prevention Magazine’s Shortcuts to Big Weight loss, recommends starting slow with low impact exercises.  

Walking, swimming and cycling are all easy, affordable and great for your heart and your waistline.  Pick a pace you enjoy and you are more likely to stick with it long term.  After you are comfortable with your exercise routine, gradually add more time or intensity to your workouts.  

Build Strength

If you have been exercising for a while and you aren’t getting the results you were when you first started, your body may have hit a work-out plateau.  When those extra pounds won’t budge, try adding strength training two to three times a week to your fitness routine.  Muscle burns more calories than fat.  Losing more weight can be as simple as adding some weights.

Get Started and Stick With It

Getting started on an exercise routine for weight loss is half the battle.  Sticking with your fitness routine is the other half.  If you have a get-skinny-quick mentality, or you are always on the lookout for the latest and greatest weight-loss programs, you may find yourself on the weight-loss/weight-gain rollercoaster.  

The experts agree:  the perfect exercise program is the one that you can stick with.  And remember the story of the tortoise and the hare?  Sometimes slow and steady is what wins the race!