Five Ways to Keep Your 'Exercise More' Resolution

Everyone has a New Year's resolution, or five, and at the top of many lists is the promise to get healthy.

Here's our list of five ways you can keep your promise to exercise more in 2012. Motivation not included.

1. . Getting in shape doesn't always have to be grueling and painful; sometimes it can be graceful and beautiful. At this Main Street dance club, there's a multitude of ways you can get in shape and have fun doing it. Ballroom, Tango, Latin and Zumba are a few of the classes offered at Starlight, so waltz on over there and check them out.

2. Bicycling. With the Pinellas Trail running right through downtown and the Dunedin Causeway just a left turn away, cycling is always an enjoyable option for getting in shape in the great outdoors. and are good places to purchase or repair bikes, and they often organize riding events that take advantage of our beautiful surroundings. 

3. Martial arts. Here's another way to have fun and get fit at the same time. The , and the all offer classes where you can kick butt and lose weight simultaneously.

4. Boot camps. These high-energy exercise classes have quickly become the go-to fitness centers of the new millennium. CrossFit Dunedin offers a variety of programs for men, women and children that are guaranteed to get the juices flowing while helping the excess pounds fall off. 

5. Fitness centers. These stalwarts are not to be overlooked as the staples of weight loss and exercise. Dunedin has a few fitness centers, including and , plus you can take a number classes and work out at the . Check out our directory page for more listings; there's sure to be one that appeals to you.

Happy New Year, and happy exercising!