Exercise bands: Your best workout bet

Want to tone your body? Eager to become lean and sleek? I know, the workout options are mind boggling -- there's yoga, pilates, weights, and everything in between. This is good news, really -- there are so many ways to get fit and fabulous in a hurry. Prevention magazine knows this and recently tested a few methods to see what worked best out of the following: Weights, resistance bands and balls, pilates, yoga, and body weight moves like push-ups.

The clear winner? Resistance bands and balls. Perfect -- because not only is the equipment inexpensive, it's portable, it's lightweight, and it fits easily into any space. Owning a set of resistance bands means you have access to a good, effective workout every day. Which means -- you guessed it -- that you have virtually no excuse to skip the workout, whether you're at home, on the road, or anywhere else.

Curious about how to use these wonderful workout gems? Head over to Prevention for some tips on sculpting in a hurry.