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Summer is not my favorite time of year.  I burn easily. I hate to be hot. I'm not particularly athletic, especially when it comes to outdoor sports. And then there's that whole pesky swimsuit issue. 

Now that I'm a mom and more than half-way through my 40's, I am working hard to channel my body concerns away from appearance and towards feeling good, having enegy, and other non-number-on-a-scale-related goals.

I try and exercise regularly (yoga rocks), eat healthily and in moderation (I'm only moderately successful in that one) and think positively and with kindness about my body (a hard one). This May, as I do every year, I've turned to the library for inspiration and advice to get back on the healthy track. 

Here are some resources I've found inspiring, that you may enjoy too:

FastExercise
The Simple Secret of High-intensity Training

Michael Mosley

The Yoga Body Diet: Slim and Sexy in 4 Weeks (without the Stress)

Kristen Schultz Dollard

The Biggest Loser
8 Minute Body Blasters (DVD)

The 8 Hour Diet Watch the Pounds Disappear Without Watching What You Eat!

David Zinczenko

Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

Tom Rath

Secrets to Slim An Insider's Guide to Easy, Fast, and Lasting Weight Loss (downloadable audiobook)

Jillian Michaels

Tracy Anderson
Dance+cardio the Complete Workout (dvd)

8 Weeks to SEALfit
A Navy SEAL's Guide to Unconventional Training for Physical and Mental Toughness

Mark Divine
 

Zumba Kids
[the Ultimate Zumba Dance Party] (xbox 360 video game)

The Calorie Myth
How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better

Jonathan Bailor
 

Just Dance 2014  (xbox 360 Video game)

Body by Simone
The 8-week Total Body Makeover Plan

Simone De La Rue
 

Your Shape, Fitness Evolved 2013 
(wii video game)

Women, Food, and God
An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything

Geneen Roth