Water, Water, Everywhere!!!

Want an easy way to be good to your body? Stay hydrated by guzzling down more water throughout the day. Water has zero calories, so it doesn't add to your waistline. Plus, it aids in just about every bodily function, including fat burning and energy production. So, grab a glass, a stainless-steel or ceramic-lined drinking bottle with filtered water, and drink up!

Don't Watch the Clock

Next time you're working out, cover up the clock. Instead of focusing on how you have another 10 minutes to go and you feel like killing yourself, focus on the workout, how your body feels, and how great it is that you're getting fit. Use the time and energy to empower yourself. The worst thing that could happen is you end up running a little over!

Strengthen Your Core

Old-school obliques exercises involved putting a broomstick behind your shoulders and twisting umpteen times to the right and left or holding hand weights and bending side to side.  Today, there are other exercises that recruit and isolate obliques muscle fibers better, such as side and bicycle crunches. Remember too that in many exercises, the abdominal get an extra hit because they're working to stabilize the torso while doing the moves that target other muscles. Most common among these are exercises where your body is held in a plank position, such as push-ups. Try some!