Slimdown: 3-Week Challenge

May 1st. Mark it on your calendar. That's your start date for David Kirsch's FREE Summer Slimdown. You'll get access to the online calendar that delivers daily workout tips designed to maximize fat loss, while firming and shaping your body. Recipes serve up low-fat, high-flavour meals to fuel your workouts. Plus, you'll start receiving a weekly e-newsletter with insidery news and access to interact with Kirsch on his blog. Fair warning: Kirsch promises a challenging and rigorous program. To be successful, you must commit to getting the body you were born to love. Kirsch says, "If you're ready to reach deep down and find the drive, determination and motivation, I will help you get ready for the sexy reveal on May 21st."

Race: Sporting Life 10K

Only 2,000 spots left for the Sporting Life 10K race this Sunday, May 3rd! Register online today, then pick up your race kit at the store. Volunteers are most welcome. Or be a part of the experience as a spectator!

Personalize: Yoga mats

These ultra-cool yoga mats by Yogamatic are made of Thermo Plastic Elastima, a fully degradable and sustainable material, and are customizable. Simply upload your own photo, and they'll print it on a two-foot-by-six-foot mat with water-soluble ink. We're loving The Cowgirl mat designed for Sheryl Crow. You can pick from the assortment of designed mats or have one custom made by sending in your photos or slogans. $85. Five percent of profits from each yoga mats is donated to Global Green, the U.S. A Green Cross affiliate.

Bookmark: 4 Workout Websites

• How many push ups can you do before your arms give out? Follow the plan outlined on Hundred Pushups to improve your strength and physical fitness, and you'll rep out at 100 in no time. Send Fiterati the video!

• For bootcamp lover's, The British Army's online course provides a personalized assessment and exercise schedule for your goals, plus face-to-face or online pep-talks and progress reports.

• Real Buzz is a social networking site aimed at getting (and keeping) you active, whatever your age, goal or fitness level. Blogs by athletes, dieticians and novice marathon runners feature alongside self-assessment tests for newbies, videos and the 'Map Your Passion' page, where users can swap and recommend their favourite running or cycling routes.

• Office Workout is a site featuring trainer Bob from TV's The Biggest Loser and his crusade to transform a group of company employees from deskjockeys into Little Miss Jumping Jacks. Hilarious fly-on-the-wall video workouts, vaguely alarming tutorial names: "I call this one the Inexplicable Shuffle/Ball Crusher", and inspiring 'how-tos' and goals make this essential viewing.

Try: Capoeira

Capoeira Martial Arts and Dance Fusion Workouts

Last summer one of our very own Fiterati, Wendy Vincent, began Capoeira training at Capoeira Males. A gal-on-the-go, Vincent loves this co-ed Brazilian style martial art, which blends improvisational dance with self-defense combinations. Vincent said, "My cartwheels need work, but I'm getting pretty good at it now and can do some sparring at the end of the class!" Each two-hour class begins with a 30-minute workout burning over 400 calories and offers you a fun, creative way to lose weight and impress your friends with your fierce moves.