More easy moves that power off pounds!

Fidget. You only need to move a little to get hydration flowing through the body, so go ahead and jiggle your leg, twist in your seat or stretch your fingers into jazz hands. “There’s not a right way to do it. If you’re consciously adding more small movements throughout your day, then you’re going to benefit,” promises nutritionist Gina Bria. Another plus: In a Mayo

Clinic study, women who fidgeted burned up to 350 extra calories a day.

Get outside. Spending 10 minutes in the midday sun without sunscreen each day can boost your body’s stores of gel water. As Gerald Pollack, Ph.D., explains, infrared light provides the energy needed for water to “order” itself into a gel. “We’ve found that infrared energy penetrates the skin and creates gel water,” he says. Heating the fascia with sunlight also makes it more elastic, so all that newly formed gel water can flow freely.

Give yourself a hand. “Massage speeds hydration through the fascia,” says Dana Cohen, M.D. “But you don’t have to use professional massage therapists—self-massage works just as well.” Dr. Cohen suggests taking a break from the computer to massage your fingers or rubbing your legs while you’re watching TV. “I like to do massage at a slow pace,” adds Kathy Smith. “Spend extra time on your ankles, wrists and backs of the knees.”

Sit this way. “Getting your spine into alignment lengthens your spinal canal, allowing the fluid to flow freely through the body,” says Dr. Cohen. To do: Sit up straight, then place a pillow (or balled-up sweater) between your mid-back and the back of the chair. Do a posture check several times a day to make sure you aren’t slouching while seated—in time, you’ll find you sit more upright without even thinking about it.