Right about now your fitness goals should be creeping up to the top of your priority list as the warmer weather continues to slowly make its way in. Yes bikini season is all but upon us and if you haven’t reached your summer fitness goals by now it is time to make some major changes NOW!

The first thing that I would recommend is to start exercising first thing in the morning and again after dinner. It may be beach volleyball season soon, but you'd better make good use of every minute that you can now while you have time. We don’t have to get too crazy but try to get at least 30 minutes of cardio in twice a day and slowly increase your minutes every day as you get comfortable. On top of that, I would throw in a solid resistance program consisting of a full-body workout of 8-10 exercises, 3-4 times a week with a repetition range of 15-20 for maximum muscle toning!

The next and probably the most important change you will have to make to see results fast is in your diet. Right away I would cut out all wheat and dairy. This will have an immediate effect on your digestion and resulting impression of your stomach area. It will allow your body to make better use of your foods as energy, and do away with waste much more efficiently. Plus this will in turn help to decrease bloating! Then on top of that you can hike up your water intake to the neighbourhood of 2-3 litres per day. Feel free to snack on fruit and veggies but just make sure that dinner is always a salad with some sort of meat and then nothing else until the next morning.

Remember that a bikini-ready body is never that far away as long as you can maintain consistency in your training habits and show just a little restraint in your diet!