Everybody's working for the weekend, right? Sure, weekends are a time to indulge, to take a break from your routine and recharge your batteries. But what some studies have found is that weekends are often times that dieters get relaxed about their fitness goals. Recent reports show that many of us tend to consume about 100 additional calories per day on a weekend. That might not seem like much, but over time, it can add up. Extra calories, combined with the lack of physical activity, will lead to a lot of energy being stored in the body in the form of fat. Once those fat cells get filled, it's harder to get back to square one.

It may be hard for some of us to keep at it on the weekend - if you associate Friday with leaving the office, and leaving responsibilities behind, you might also tie in leaving behind your personal goals on fitness. This can be a mistake. But if you're not naturally inclined to exercise in the weekends, here are some easy ways to get a little workout back into your Saturday and Sunday.

Do some yard work - for hard-working commuters, weekends are a time to take care of the castle: raking leaves, mowing lawns and related tasks to count for some calorie burning. Work this into your weekend schedule and take care of your fitness needs and your home simultaneously.

Assimilate fitness into your Sunday morning - lots of us can squeeze in a quick jog or work out before or after church time. For others, Sunday morning exercise means getting out of bed after a late night. Think about regular ways to fit in physical activity that complements your “day of rest”.

Put away the TV Guide - if your weekend television schedule is getting in the way of physical exercise time, take out your TiVo or VHS recorder. Don't be a slave to the television program schedule. In this day and age, nearly all of us can watch what we want when we want, and form our own weekend schedules around what we need to do, rather than what's on the tube.

Find kid friendly physical fitness activities - you may think of the weekend is a time for Little League, for watching the kids at the skating rink, at the park, etc. But with a little creativity, you can find ways to workout while supervising or spending quality time with the kids. Take a good seventh inning stretch at your kids ball game, or bring some family activities to the park, and make sure you don't end up sitting why your kids get the exercise they need.

Find ways to reward yourself - we all work best on an incentive system, but for your assertive fitness programs to work, you need to find incentives that don't set you back on your calorie count. Extra snacks or drinks on Saturday night shouldn't be the usual game plan. Find healthier ways to kick back for the best chance at keeping to a fitness plan over the entire week, and not just on business days.