It's almost Christmas Eve, a time when some families open Christmas presents.....or at least, the kids get to open one gift and save the rest until Christmas morning!

So what's under the tree for you?

Did you know that you can give yourself a truly fantastic gift this year? You can give yourself a small taste of the Fountain Of Youth! Sounds too good to be true? Read on.....

You can give yourself a gift this year that will help you live longer, lower your risk of heart disease, help you look better, lower your cholesterol, lower your blood pressure, make you more mentally alert, create a sense of well-being, give you confidence, and so much more! You can give yourself a gift this year that helps you sleep better at night, gives you more energy, makes your old clothes feel baggy, and even lowers your risk of some cancers!

So what is this gift? Is it truly a taste of the Fountain Of Youth?

The gift you can give yourself this year is the gift of regular exercise. Only exercise has been proven to provide all the benefits listed above, and then some! What a gift! The benefits of exercise are so fantastic, so incredible, that if we saw a product being advertised on TV making the same claims we'd probably file a complaint for false advertising. But, with exercise, it's true! Regular exercise gives us the same benefits that we'd see from the Fountain Of Youth.

But of course, there is a catch. Nobody can give you the gift of regular exercise. You have to give it to yourself. Nobody else can exercise for you. Either you open the gift of regular exercise or you don't.

This Christmas, and all through 2006, give yourself the gift of good health. Give yourself the gift of regular exercise!

Tracie Johanson is the founder of Pick Up The Pace, a 30-minute exercise studio for women focusing on fitness, health and nutrition for maximum weight loss. Please visit http://www.letspickupthepace.com/ for more information.

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