For people with sports injuries, especially knee injuries, it's sometimes important to do low impact excersizes that do not place pressure on the knee or injured joints.

Treadmill running for instance is not recommended (if not ok'ed by your doctor).

Bicycle Riding - there are various forms, whether a static bike in the gym (with different workout levels), spinning bike (for more intense class bound workouts) or real world cycling, which is usually more satisfying, because at least you get some air and scenery.

Fitness Flyer - You've all seen the ads on TV. These machines actually work out the entire body and has little impact on joints. As your local gym instructor for more information. You might look like you're walking snow in the Arctic, but it's a great way of flying off those unwanted pounds.

Stepmaster - Step climbing is a very good excersize for the upper legs and buttocks area. It's high rep cardio workouts and will increase bloodflow to the areas in question. If you want to lose weight around your butt and upper legs, this is the one for you.

Your mental state ha s a very big influence on your health. It is important to work do mental workouts as often as you do physical workouts. I would actually say that mental workouts are even more important. The most important part is setting goals for yourself.

In life, too many people procrastinate. Too many people give up, before they even made an effort to achieve their goals.

Take time aside each morning. Put on some relaxing sounds (atmospheric sounds or ambient sound) and medidate on your daily goals. Breathe deeply, eyes closed and clear your mind. Focus on what you have to do to achieve those goals and prioritise. This will take you 5-10 minutes and make a world's difference.

Just another small thing you can do to improve your lifestyle!