There are a couple mistakes that every ‘rookie’ makes his or her first time to the gym. Number one for the guys – don’t take to heart what your grade 10 football coach told you. No amount of bench press and arm curls are going to get you huge and help you lose weight.

For the ladies – it takes much more than just doing ’20 minutes’ of cardio on the treadmill a day. For you to really see results, you will need to incorporate cardiovascular training, weight training and flexibility training to successfully lose fat and gain muscle.

For those of you that are interested in finally having a better body but are unsure of where to start, the old adage applies - for real lasting results, you must work for it. While starvation diets and marathon workout sessions may provide temporary results, they ultimately lead to injury, and a susceptibility to illness.