text: help please!!!! getting in shape? i'm almost 14 and i have a really hard time motivating myself to get off the couch and work out...or go run or something...r there ne fun ways to work out that i will look forward to doing? i'm not fat but i'm getting there cus i dance about once a week(like dance class) and sometimes i play soccer but i dunno wat i should do to get my muscles toned and get in shape...wat do u recomend????? for motivation, think about what could be, you are young now and you don't want to get fat. keep that as a motivator, stive to be thin. you don't want to end up huge.   do get toned and in shape, keep it simple- sit-ups, push-ups and running around your neighborhood.