Your body is a workout tool! In all actuality, we all don’t need to go to the gym and hit the weights or the elliptical.  We can all get an exceptional workout using just our bodies.

Start by putting on a pair of plus size bike shorts and aplus size sports bra or a plus size t-shirt, something flexible and comfortable.  Take a jog around the neighborhood, to loosen up and to get your heart rate up.  Run to an elementary school or a local park if there is one in your area.

The best bodyweight exercise is one that we all know about, the push up.  The push is a great fat burning exercise.  Do 3 sets of 10 standard pushups.  For optimal benefit, after you push-up, hold for five seconds. Find a wall and do an inclined push up against the wall, making a 45 degree angle with your body against the wall. Do 3 sets of 10, for the inclined push-up.  Find a bench and do 3 sets of 10 decline push-ups, by resting your feet on the elevated bench, while your hands are on the ground, creating a decline.

Next, tone your legs by doing lunges and squats.  This will tighten up the loose areas and turn your fat into muscle.  You will easily be able to notice that you are actively burning the fat because you will feel the burn.

Remember that muscle building is the fastest and best fat burning exercises.  Contrary to popular belief, sit-ups and cardio are horrible fat burning exercises.  Cardio will only decrease your amount of muscle, while holding onto the fat.  You can get the same benefit of doing 1000 sit-ups as you would by walking a mile around a track.

With these basic exercises, you have just worked out your upper and lower body.  You have isolated muscles, burned fat, and calories.  The best thing of all, it was all free!  No gym membership, no crowds, no machines, it was all you!