Build Muscle

This month’s goal: Do three 20-minute strength-training sessions per week

For the past month you’ve been challenging your major muscle groups—especially your abs, butt and thighs—so you’re sure to be feeling stronger head to toe.

Next step: Try adding more movement to your strength routine.

“You’ll see muscle tone faster if you work muscles from several different angles—for instance, by doing a forward and a backward lunge,” says Rita Maldonado, fitness supervisor at The Golden Door Spa at Las Casitas Village in Puerto Rico, who designed our Month Two workout.

Also challenge muscles by lifting heavier weights (if muscles don’t feel fatigued after 8 to 12 reps, go for bigger dumbbells). Put in an hour each week, and bingo, by May you’ll swear your pants are looser and your groceries don’t weigh half as much.