Fitness Tip: Exhale forcefully at the top of the movement when you do abdominal crunches. It forces your muscles to work harder.

Fitness Tip: Keep in mind that striving for perfection usually leads to a disaster. Set small, achievable goals to help you develop healthy habits.

Fitness Tip: Take up rock-climbing. It is an excellent way to improve fitness, gain upper body strength and tone many a muscle.

Fitness Tip: Running is a great way to achieve below-the-belt toning, namely creating strong and toned thighs and buttocks.

Fitness Tip: Lie on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand and your arms extended to the ceiling. Slowly lower the dumbbells, then push back up and repeat.