The right workout for you

On your designated exercise days you’ll need to include at least three exercise sessions that last between 30 to 45 minutes in total. These sessions should be performed at a level that’s comfortably hard. You’ll also need to include one 30-minute session that sees you crank up the pace, meaning an eight out of 10, with one being sitting on the couch and 10 being full-on effort. Finally, you’ll have to find time for one longer session, lasting for an hour or more, but performed at a more moderate pace.

You may find this load difficult at first, which is why it’s important to view getting fit as a long-term project. It might be a struggle for a week or two, or even a month, but you will get there in the end.

“Getting fit is quite simple, but it’s not easy. You have to put in the effort to get the results,” says Rob Devereux, exercise scientist and chief of fitness development at Sydney gym, V Club.

“It can be done though and it’s well worth the effort. You can extend your life, boost your health and even improve your psychological wellbeing,” adds Rob.

Great fitness exercise options: Tennis, running, basketball, stationary cycling classes, circuit training and boot camp-style workouts.

Words: Kelly baker. Photography: Corrie Bond   Styling: Magda Ching

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