Fitness Tip: If you take medication, avoid taking it after you work out. They may actually suppress muscle growth when taken after a workout.

Fitness Tip: Practise exercises you don’t like. You’re probably avoiding it because you’re weak at it. The stronger you get, the easier it will become.

Fitness Tip: Recover faster from a hard workout by lightly exercising the same muscles the following day.

Fitness Tip: Between sets, take 20 to 30 seconds to stretch the muscles you just worked.

Fitness Tip: Don’t train with a weight belt. Over time, regular training in a weight belt actually weakens your abdominal and lower-back muscles.