Fitness Tip: Keep on the path to success with a workout journal. Research shows that those who record their progress are more compliant and see better results.

Fitness Tip: To increase strength, implement ‘progressive resistance.’ This means ‘do more work as time goes on’, eg. lift heavier weights or do more reps.

Fitness Tip: To get the greatest benefits when lifting weights, lift at least 60 per cent to 70 per cent of your one-rep maximum for each exercise.

Fitness Tip: Static stretching just before activity can reduce power output. Perform a five-minute warm-up of lateral slides, push-ups, squats and lunges.

Fitness Tip: More muscle equals more results. Uphill running activates nine per cent more muscle per stride than running on level ground.