Fitness Tip: Try out gym clothes and gear in the dressing room before you buy it. Walk around or run on the spot to feel how the fabric or fit moves with you.

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.