The super market is drenched with low-fat, low-carb and sugar-free foods. But regardless of the widespread weight loss plans, “magical” medicines with the latest, best exercise equipment that all pledge to dissolve away the extra pounds, more than half of the American population are overweight.

For real weight loss success, medical professionals stress the importance of changing your everyday life for the long term and working out on a regular basis. Here are a few inventive ways to make working out fun once more plus help you lose body fat and get abs fast.

* Go on “healthy” vacations. Make exercise a part of your travels. Head to a health spa where, along with a little pampering, you can enjoy hiking, rock climbing, kickboxing, aqua aerobics and yoga.

* Walk or run for a worthy cause. Training for a 5K charity walk, for instance, may perhaps be all the motivation you need to get going on a consistent fitness schedule. Greatest of all, you’ll be helping your preferred charity realize its goals.

* Dance. Join a ballroom or hip-hop dancing class. It is a fun method to drop the pounds, learn how to dance and have fun.

* Strip the added pounds away. New videos that feature Carmen Electra help you spice up your regular exercise schedule and give a great new way to tone your body right in the comfort of your own home.

“Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease” and “Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease – Fit to Strip” are rapidly becoming outrageously in style. In addition to the assistance of fitness experts, Electra demonstrates for viewers how to slim down with high-impact and low-impact dance and fitness techniques. The strength exercises are planned to help you tone your hips, thighs, buns and abs. The video’s special features include a pop-up video display with workout information and a customizable music track.

* Do Pilates. Find out what makes Pilates the workout of choice for many celebrities, and why your health club’s Pilates classes are permanently full. The “MTV: Pilates Mix” DVD, hosted by renowned Pilates and yoga instructor Kristin McGee, is great for those who need to add a more cutting-edge beat to their workout. The DVD features two 30-minute fitness sessions that focus on toning the arms, legs and abs, with a music mix that inspires you to get up and work out.

The Videos are available online and in stores countrywide.