Are you planning to change aspects of your life come January 2015? If so, you are not alone as millions embark on breaking bad habits, beginning new exercise regimes and generally creating a balanced life and healthy lifestyle. So, what's the plan? If you really want to get going in a positive direction after New Year, then you need to get set and get ready now!

What happens in the future is a reflection of what you did in the past.

Love may make the world go round but negative actions and thoughts can make your world spin on its axis, to the point where you lose your footing and any sense of time or space. This may sound extreme, but the fact is that situations, experiences, people and our own minds have a huge influence on our lives.

Whether you're just starting out on a new fitness path, are well and truly set on an exercise regime or are on the final push towards achieving your goals, you need motivation to see you through. With the best will in the world, it is a motivating power that will inspire you to succeed and keep on going when the going gets a little tough.

You wake up for another session with your personal trainer and the first thought in your head is one of dread! As you drag yourself out of bed feeling less than enthusiastic about pulling on your sweat pants and whipping your body into shape with a whirlwind of a workout, then you might want to ask yourself if this particular one-on-one trainer is really right for you.