Fitness Tip: Try out gym clothes and gear in the dressing room before you buy it. Walk around or run on the spot to feel how the fabric or fit moves with you.

Fitness Tip: Exhale forcefully at the top of the movement when you do abdominal crunches. It forces your muscles to work harder.

Fitness Tip: Did you know you could burn up to seven per cent more calories in the cold? Try running outside in the cold.

Fitness Tip: Take a week off. You can actually gain more strength and muscle by periodically and strategically dialing down your strength training routine.

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

Fitness Tip: The push-up is one of the world’s greatest exercises. Maintain a rigid body line from the top of your head to your heels throughout the push.