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Step 1
Eat more meals in smaller quantities to help maintain your energy level for your new exercise regime. Drink at least 64 oz. of water each day. Try to limit your intake of other kinds of drinks and focus on water when you're thirsty. Include a packet of high electrolyte flavoring in your water during and after workouts.
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Step 2
Stretch. Don't do this solely as a warm-up for your workout. Flexible muscles are healthy and strong muscles. Spend time working to gain flexibility. A good stretch before and after a workout helps your body flush out toxins and makes you feel energized and confident. Take a yoga class if you need stretching ideas for your whole body.
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Step 3
Work out your entire body. A bikini-worthy body is a healthy and strong body. It isn't a sickly and weak one.
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Step 4
Focus on the spots that get the most attention in a bikini, and tighten your abs and your butt. Exercises like crunches and leg lifts help tone your abdominal muscles faster, and squats and lunges tighten your butt. Adding resistance with an exercise band makes your workouts more effective, as in the Prevention article.
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Step 5
Change your lifestyle to include these habits all the time and not just during the spring and summer. It's much easier to stay in bikini-body shape if it becomes who you are, rather than something you do sometimes.
