Fitness Tip: Subscribe to services that offer motivational text messages about exercise and healthy behaviours. Find like-minded friends and text each other.

Fitness Tip: Find an instructor who motivates you to get out the door or turn on a video – they will be your best advocate.

Fitness Tip: Rocking out to your favourite playlist helps you power through a difficult workout.

Fitness Tip: Whatever you tell yourself to get through a gruelling workout, don’t stop. Motivational self-talk can really help reduce the rate of exertion.

Fitness Tip: If your food fits on your plate with no individual item touching another, you can be pretty confident that your portion sizes are appropriate.