Fitness Tip: Subscribe to services that offers motivational text messages promoting exercise and healthy behaviours. Find health-minded friends and message each other.

Fitness Tip: Find an instructor who motivates you to get out the door or turn on a video—they will be your best advocate

Fitness Tip: Whatever you tell yourself to get through a gruelling workout, don’t stop. Motivational self-talk can significantly help reduce the rate of perceived exertion.

Fitness Tip: If your food fits with no individual item touching another, you can be pretty confident that your portion sizes are appropriate.

Fitness Tip: Learn the ropes. Not only is it inexpensive, portable, and easy to use almost anywhere, you’ll burn about 200 calories in 20 minutes.

Fitness Tip: A workout partner not only keeps you accountable, she also may help you clock more time at the gym and torch more fat.