Fitness Tip: Try 15 minutes on the treadmill, 15 minutes on the bike, and 15 minutes on the rowing machine, with some resistance exercises in between.

Fitness Tip: If you’re still plodding through the 3 x 12 reps session that the gym instructor gave you a year ago, it’s time to mix up your weights workout.

Fitness Tip: Remember to keep rest periods short and intensity high if your goal is to burn fat.

Fitness Tip: When time is short, compound exercises that work multiple muscles at once are the key to strength rewards – lunges, squats, etc.

Fitness Tip: Perform 20 seconds of resistance exercise such as squats, kettlebell swings or medicine ball slams, then 10 seconds rest. Repeat eight times.