10 Ways To Double Your Gym Results!

It can be difficult to stay in shape throughout autumn. London’s best personal trainers reveal how to re-charge your motivation and boost your fitness this season

- Sarah Sellens

The days are getting shorter, the mercury is dropping and it’s tempting to hide under a baggy jumper while binge-watching Netflix. There’s no doubt about it – it’s tough to find the motivation to exercise in the autumn. According to research in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, you’re more likely to shape up in the summer because higher vitamin D (the ‘sunshine vitamin’) levels have been linked to greater cardiovascular fitness. But, you’ve worked hard to hone a beach body, so how do you stay fit in the autumn? Simple – give your exercise routine a makeover. We’ve tapped London’s top fitness brains for 10 ways to update your workout and fast-track your results. Ready to keep your summer body all season-long?

| 1. PHONE A FRIEND |

Get a gym buddy. Working out alone could be a one-way ticket to zero exercise motivation, suggests the latest data on group exercise. Not only will hitting the gym with another make you more likely to commit to working out, but it could also be more fun. Recent research from MindBody (mindbodyonline.com), found that the majority of Brits prefer to exercise with a buddy than work out alone. In fact, over a third of gym-goers say that bringing someone else along for their sweat session makes them work harder.

‘Finding a friend to move with will help motivate you and make you more accountable for working out,’ explains Alex Parsons, personal trainer for Supreme Nutrition (supremenutrition.com). ‘If you know someone is meeting you at the gym, you’ll be less likely to skip a session because you won’t want to let them down.’