Fitness Tip: Running is a great way to achieve below-the-belt toning – creating strong and toned thighs and buttocks.

Fitness Tip: Lie on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand & your arms extended to the ceiling. Slowly lower the dumbbells, then push back up & repeat.

Fitness Tip: An effective way to gain strength & improve your fitness results is to compete with yourself by tracking your workouts.

Fitness Tip: Try 15 minutes on the treadmill, 15 minutes on the bike and 15 minutes on the rowing machine, with some resistance exercises in between.

Fitness Tip: If you’re still plodding through the 3 x 12 reps session that the gym instructor gave you a year ago, it’s time to mix up your weights workout.

Fitness Tip: When time is short, compound exercises that work multiple muscles at once are the key to strength rewards – lunges, squats, etc.