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Nix the boob tube

Cut your TV time in half, and you’ll burn more calories each day, research from the University of Vermont suggests.

Go mental
People who visualized themselves training a specific muscle boosted the strength in that muscle group, researchers found.

Eat a smaller dinner
Your body may not digest food—and burn fat—as efficiently if you down a huge meal right before bedtime, especially because your metabolism is slower while you sleep, Dr. Manfroy says.

Next: Jump-start your morning