Fitness Tip: Be conscious, and enjoy the sensation, of your muscles contracting, and the feelings of growing stronger and more powerful with each rep.

Fitness Tip: For strong glutes, after a legs workout, do 100 kettlebell swings non-stop with a moderate weight. No kettlebells? Do deadlifts and hip-thrusters.

Fitness Tip: Rounding your back can seriously damage your spine. Remember to engage your core muscles and keep your back straight before lifting a heavy weight.

Fitness Tip: Bed-rest is not the best prescription for sore muscles. You’ll actually reduce pain with a little activity.

Fitness Tip: Do an active warm-up that gets your body ready for exercise with exercise, increasing your heart rate, firing up your nervous system and muscles.