Fit Tip: Always take the stairs! I was waiting for the elevator at a new yoga studio last week when I noticed the door to they stairwell was right in front of me. I decided to take the stairs instead and was happily greeted by this awesome sign. Whenever you have the chance to move more, take it!

Fit Tip: Skip stairs to strengthen your glute and core muscles!

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Fit Tip: Toss the Gloss!

And by gloss, I mean all of the glossy covered magazines that promise to help you “Drop 2 Dress Sizes in a Day” and “Blast that Belly Fat for Good!” Really? For good? If it’s for good, then how come we’re reading some variation of that same sentence on the cover of every issue?

Maybe you don’t even have to ditch magazines completely, just take the advice they offer with a grain of salt. If you read about a workout plan or diet tip that works for you, make it a part of your plan and stick to it! Most magazines are marketing diet and exercise methods as quick fixes. But guess what? There’s no such thing!

Change takes hard work and dedication. Not 20 minutes & 1 week of eating the “Best Belly Bloat Blasting Foods!”

Also, stop comparing yourself to the Photoshopped celebrities and models on the cover!

Fit Tip: Schedule your workouts ahead of time and treat them like you would a doctor’s appointment or plans with a friend. It’s not, “Oh maybe I’ll go work out now.” It’s, “Time for my workout! Gotta go!”

[via arthlete]

Fit Tip: Start Right Now!

Let go of the “all or nothing” mindset. No matter what your goal is, whether it’s weight loss, running faster, or eating cleaner, the next thing that you do can be a positive step towards reaching it. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t eat a perfect breakfast, or if you skipped the morning run you had planned, or if you snuck in a snickers bar after lunch. Just let go of all of that and focus on now. There’s no excuse for saying, “I’ll start over tomorrow, when the perfect time to start is right now!”

[image via arthlete]

Fit Tip: Drink a cup of hot tea before your meals.

It promotes healthy digestion and prevents bloating. This is especially helpful for anyone who’s working towards showing off their awesome abs at the beach this summer! Think about it, if your body isn’t digesting food properly and you experience bloating frequently, even if you’re working extra hard at the gym and eating super clean, the chiseled ab muscles that you’ve sculpted oh-so-carefully might be hiding behind bloat and water weight.

Try green tea with lemon or an herbal tea like this Organic Ginger brew (pictured above) from Traditional Medicinals. I bought it at the grocery store yesterday. I didn’t think that I was a fan of ginger, but it actually tastes awesome and all of the tea packets have a different fun fact like this one on the back. Am I the only one who thinks that makes the tea 10x more fun?