Since more people will be plopped in front of the TV today more than any other day this year, I thought it would be fitting to post about weight loss and fitness for couch potatoes. At the grocery store early yesterday morning they were gearing up for one of their busiest days of the year. We sure are creatures of habit aren't we...

Yes even people who love TV can loose weight and stay fit, without it cutting into precious television time. Even fitness experts find TV-watching workouts helpful -- and sometimes, a necessity. It's all a matter of setting up your TV room up for fitness and excercise. Who says you have to lay on the couch to watch TV! i personally have an excercise matt weights stored in our TV room. Really they type of excercise you do doesn't really matter the key is you do something to get the  body moving and blood circulating.

Kinesiologist Shari Feuz, an exercise advisor with the International Council on Active Aging in Vancouver, says  this approach can work well -- as long as you're working hard enough to feel it.

"It is absolutely possible to improve your fitness level in front of the TV, if the intensity is adequate, just as it is quite possible to go to a fitness center several times per week and NOT improve your fitness level," Feuz says. Given how much TV most of us watch, exercising at the same time is not a bad idea. Studies show that American men average 29 hours a week of TV watching, while women rack up about 34 hours. That gives us a lot of time to fit in some extra activity.

"This is multitasking at its best," says Mare Petras, author of Fitness Simply, which includes a chapter titled "Here's Oprah," dedicated to fitness in front of the TV.

"We're an all-or-nothing society," says Petras. "We think that if we can't exercise for an hour at a time, that it doesn't count. But that's not true. It doesn't have to be 'black or white' with fitness. It all adds up."

Don't touch that Dial

In fact, if you're not ready to risk losing track of the plot of that fast-moving drama by doing a full-blown workout, you can fit in fitness breaks during the commercials. This can be an especially good option for beginners.

Linda Buch, author of The Commercial Break Workout, points out that a 30-minute sitcom has about 10 minutes' worth of commercials. Instead of using this time to reach for a handful of cookies or chips, get moving!

Among Buch's suggestions:

• Pushups. If floor pushups are too difficult for you, start off by standing up with your hands on the wall, then pushing back. Do this 10 times; increase the reps as the exercise gets easier.
• Chair squats. Stand up, sit down, then stand right back up (for even more of a workout, don't sit down all the way). Do this for the length of one commercial. As it gets easier, do it again for the next commercial.
• Marching in place. Move both your arms and legs; add jumping jacks to increase the intensity.

"Little bits of exercise like these strung together add up to energy expended," says Buch.

It's a well known fact the a good excercise program can be a major factor in weight loss, but also think about the food you are giving your body. Loosing weight is a lifestyle change... that goes for both excercise and what you eat. It takes 21 days to make a habit. The Barefoot Weight Loss Program will help you get into that habit and loose the fat but not the muscle.

My question for you is what will you be snacking on during the super bowel today?  Check out our healthy snack's at Barefoot Weight Loss Snack Bars