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: 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 complete rest. Repeat 8 times.

Fitness Tip: Thoughts are powerful; pay attention to yours. Do you encourage yourself with positivity or hold yourself back with negativity?