Fitness Tip: Be warned – buying foods labelled ‘low-fat’, ‘non-fat’, or ‘fat-free’ may encourage you to eat up to 50 per cent more calories.

Fitness Tip: Weighing yourself too often can cause you to obsess over every pound. Weigh at least once a week, and not every day.

Fitness Tip: Occasionally buy new shoes or gym clothes if it helps to revitalise your passion for the gym and for exercise.

Fitness Tip: Choose your dinner partner carefully. if you’re eating with a health-conscious person, you’re likely to order something more nutritious as well.

Fitness Tip: You can roll different parts of your body on a foam roller to give yourself a massage that relieves muscle tightness before and after a workout.