While you're busy toning your muscles, don't forget what might be the most important body part of all. Your feet! And the shoes you put on them. Shop for fitness shoes at stores with staff trained to help you choose shoes suited to the purpose and your needs. Running shoes for, well, running. Cross-trainers or studio shoes for dance-based aerobics programs like Jazzercise. Do you need ankle support? A wider toe box? Arch support? Getting the right shoes will reduce or eliminate exercise-related pain and help you stay in shape, so keep your shoes in shape as well. Reserve your fitness shoes for fitness only. No trips to the mall, no matter how fierce they look on your feet! Inspect for worn down support areas. When you see that starting, turn those shoes into your mall shoes and purchase a new pair.
Resources: Pacers http://runpacers.com/; Jazzercise with Yhomi http://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-fairfax-gesher-jewish-day-school; Ryka Shoes http://www.ryka.com/
