Does it feel like you've been on a diet all of your life?

Try our 10 tips to burn fat and get you bikini-ready this summer

1. REORGANISE:
Do your cardiovascular workout after your weight training or toning exercises to help you burn fat dramatically. The cardio work must be sustained for 20-30 minutes and at a comfortable pace. Perform four lots of strength work per week followed by your cardio, and expect an impressive body change in just six weeks.

2. SYSTEMISE:
We have three energy systems:

• Power (creatine)
• Food (glycogen)
• Fat

Ever wondered why men never get cellulite? Here's why...

1. Men’s connective tissue is formed differently to women’s, so the fat lying beneath the skin doesn’t bulge through in the same way.
2. Male hormones dictate that fat is more likely to be laid down in the abdominals rather than the hip, thigh and bottom area.
3. Men’s outer skin tends to be much thicker and firmer so that subcutaneous fat lying beneath is less noticeable.

We all want to make the best use of the time we spend exercising, so make sure you select the best exercises. Here are the best and most effective exercises for most fitness goals.

Doing what’s best for your body

Well, having three ounces of alcohol, the equivalent to a double vodka, reduces fat burning by a third for up to 48 hours!

If you love drinking and you love fat burning this poses something of a dilemma. To lose weight you need to stop drinking. Plus there are other health benefits to make it worthwhile cutting back or giving up the booze altogether.

Why drinking alcohol is a sure way to keep hold of the fat

Just recently I was talking with one of my clients and she mentioned that education around food, healthy eating, shopping habits and eating habits begin at home. Of course she is right.

This particular client has been a yo-yo dieter for many years. She has gained anything from 10lbs to a couple of stone and then back down again to her goal weight. She has been unhappy with her eating patterns, her shopping list and her weight for a long time.

I am regularly asked how to make fast food healthy.  The answer is that fast food in the sense that we mean it, burgers, chips, takeaways etc can never truly be healthy.  However, this food can certainly be improved upon.

Here's how...

For those of us who are trying in vain to drop a dress size, losing weight is like a big fat mystery.

The sheer amount of diet "rules" out there makes matters even more confusing: Should you pay heed to buzzwords like "organic" and "low-fat"? Will carbs really make you fat?

Say the word hormone and most people immediately think of sex. And certainly the so - called 'sex hormones', testosterone and estrogen, have vital jobs to do, not just in regulating the sex drive but in maintaining good health in general.

Beside me as I write is an old plastic 30cm ruler which is more poignant today than it was 8 weeks back. You see, over the past 2 months I have lost this ruler and a bit more inch-wise along with the equivalent of 16 pound bags of sugar.

Was it hard? Could I only eat eggs and grape fruit? Cabbage soup? Powder shakes? Pure protein? Or get up and exercise at the crack of dawn? Worse - give up alcohol? Snacks?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no and no.

In fact I ate more than usual, more often than usual.