With fall on the horizon, you may want to look at making a few changes to your work out and health regimen. Fall is the season of change-kids go back to school, the weather starts to change, and even our bodies change during the fall and winter months. Here are five great fall fitness and health tips to make sure that your change is a good one.

Sure you may work out your body but do you work out your brain? Keeping this organ functioning properly is not only important, it’s essential. Even though the human brain only weighs about 3 pounds, it is the most important organ in our body and it needs to be exercised as much as the rest of our bodies do. Think about it-you go to the gym and devote ten minutes of your time to ab work.

Toned arms are a commodity that no one should go without, especially in the hot days of summer. Wearing a tank top, bathing suit, or even just light weight t-shirts require that you show off what you have up top. But unless you spend a lot of time at the gym or have a job that requires lifting, the chances are that your arms could use a bit of a tone up.

If you work out, you need energy. Eating or drinking the right things can help you stay energized throughout your work out and let you push your body to get the most out of your exercise time. Many people choose sports drinks to help their body refuel, but some natural foods

If you have been a stranger to exercise lately but are thinking of getting back into working out, you are not alone. Many people find themselves taking a break from exercise due to family obligations, a personal or family crisis, working too much, or just because life can get hectic at times. Exercising is all about habit.

If you are pregnant and worried you may not be able to exercise, there is no need to worry. Regular exercise during pregnancy is healthy and even recommended as long as the pregnancy is a normal one without any complications.

Creating a routine when working out is important. If, when you are at the gym, you simply scatter about from machine to weights to stretching and so on without direction, you might find yourself spending more time floundering than actually working, and your workout might take longer than it should.

So you want huge guns?  There is nothing more impressive then big arms, just ask 7 time Mr. Olympian, Arnold Schwarzenegger who had some of the impressive arms of all time. But why is it that no matter how much you work at it, your arms seem to grow at such a slow rate.

We need exercise to help us with keeping a healthy heart, body, and mind. And whether you want to go in order to gain weight, or simply to get the blood moving, it seems there are an endless number of studios, gyms, pools, and tracks available, so finding the right one can be difficult. It’s important to choose the correct location for you, so you can get active and stay that way.

Got some love handles you want to trim down? Core training is now known as the most important exercise you can do. Not only is it sexy to have ripped abs, but there are so many real benefits to having a strong stomach. You use your abs more then you think.  Strong abs play a major factor in almost every sport, as well as day to day activities such as lifting, sitting and walking.  Developing your core will help prevent back injuries, which has to be on the top of the list for chronic pain for anyone 30 years and older.  If you put some time in every week working on your core, you will save yourself years of pain down the road, not to mention you will look better and feel stronger.

No need to starve yourself to lose weight.  In fact, you will have more difficulty losing weight and keeping it off by not eating.  The reason is that your body will go into survival mode and actually store fat if there is a lack of food.  As well, your body will start turning muscle protein into the energy it needs to feed your brain, nervous system and red blood cells.  The best way to lose weight is to tone your body and build muscle. According to Nancy Bennett, M.S., R.D., "Muscle tissue burns 70% of the fat in your body; so losing muscle sacrifices your ability to burn body fat."

Working out, whether at the gym or at home, you’ll get the most health benefits from balancing these important fitness categories: aerobics, weight training, and post/pre warm-up. Here’s a few reminders of why you should focus on all three:

Whether you are beginning a fitness regime or been hitting the squat racks before Schwarzenneger made it look cool, these Top 20 Fitness Tips should be on top of your list!