It has been a long time since I was on an exercise plan that I followed routinely. I really wish I had done more swimming and aerobics in the past couple of years becasue I love to do those things. Yoga has been one of my favorite exercises to do as well. But for some reason I just really do not feel like exercising when I get home from work and I have so many other things on my mind. I want to somehow change my lifestyle so that it incorporates more working out aerobiacally and with WEIGHTS. I have been a victim in the past of falling into the belief that lifting weights does not do as much for your health as other cardio activities such as running, climbing stairs, using an elliptical and other non-weight lifting exercise routines. Let me tell you something, those people are lazy. The reason that I am saying this is because lifting weights helps build muscle and stamina so much that it is shocking to hear any argument to the contrary. The reason I am so pro-weight lifting is because I have seen first hand what happens to your health when you stop lifting weights. Unless you are like Herschell Walker and just do push-ups and sit-ups all day, nothing beats a long, intense workout with some free weight equipment. After a long day at the gym, using machines such as the bench press and squat machine, you will understand why freeweights are so important to any and all exercise plans.