The latest research has proven that exercise can also help increase your productivity at work by helping to improve your mood, giving you more stamina, and reducing stress levels.

For one the study, 170 dental-care employees were split into three groups. People in the first group took time off from their work schedule to exercise for at least an hour and 15 minutes, twice a week. The second group had the same reduction in work hours, but weren’t required to exercise; the third group continued to work 40 hours a week.

Its tough to stick to work outs. Anyone who's tried will have at least one or two stories about how they did for the first few weeks but later on slacked off.

Even though it seems counter-intuitive, you'll feel energized after even a short walk or workout, and the emotional benefits will make themselves known to you long before the physical ones will. Most workouts involve people focusing on inches slimmed or pounds lost, but consider honing in on the emotional benefits instead of a need to hit the need for instant gratification.

There’s no denying that the boot-camp craze is here to stay, and here’s how you can apply these principles to your routine without having to enlist in the military:

Drill Sergeants Push You Harder

Who hasn’t stumbled upon an ad for some ab exercise contraption that “guarantees a flat stomach!”But does doing a hundred of these crunches really help in burning away belly fat?

According to a recent study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, simply performing sit-ups, crunches, and other ab exercises won’t do much to reduce your belly blubber.

We know what you’re thinking, “Is it even possible to get results in that amount of time?” According to BJ Gaddour, CEO of StreamFit.com, it is! He shares this cutting-edge core complex move that not only works on your six-pack muscles, but strengthens your entire core as well:

Practice this seven-step plan for the freestyle stroke, and you’ll soon be showing off your six-pack by the pool in no time:

Swim Tall

To do this, you need to visualise slipping your entire body through a small hole in the water.  Imagine a central axis extending from the top of your head to the opposite end of the pool. Rotate your body along this axis with each stroke, stretching your leading arm (the one reaching out front) as far forward as you can.