This is the time of year when many men think ahead at what they want to achieve in 2014 and ultimately who they want to be. The timing is right to define your lifestyle with a positive approach to fitness and health for the coming year. It's not a time to dwell so much on areas where you are lacking or have failed, but to go forth with a determination and clear path to become your own 2014 man of the moment.

If you're a woman and you feel that you've been busy throughout 2013 with family, work and relationships, then the festive season is not going to lighten the load. It's little wonder that many women find that they have virtually no quality 'me' time.

Motivation and commitment count for a lot in achieving your fitness goals with a personal trainer. Dogged determination and an inspirational go-getting attitude are impressive and it is only the naive who believe that personal training requires no input from themselves at all.

Are you the sort of person who dances through life or do you tend to shuffle along at a slow pace? Well dance is a high-energy way of really changing your life. Dance classes can get your body moving to the rhythm of fitness and inspire a more energized approach to life.

It might still be November, just, but the New Year is fast approaching and rather than try and change your lifestyle for the better on the first day of January, why not plan ahead? In the final few weeks leading up to the end of 2013 make it the season to make positive change and get ready to start 2014 with some new, healthy improvements.

Tis the season to be merry and not morbidly obese at least. With trick and treat candies long gone and Thanksgiving feasting round the corner for some, not to mention the upcoming indulgence of the end-of-year party season, it's easy for this time of year to create a festive fallout over kids' health.

Ultimate inspiration may come from within when it comes to effecting change in your lifestyle, fitness levels and sporting performance. However, it can be the impact of other women's achievements which really motivates and sets alight the fires of a positive, can-do approach.

Handlebars, walrus, not to mention pencil, Dali and Fu Manchu. Yes, it's that time of year again when men are encouraged to grow all manner of facial hair in the name of men's health, from unruly Hungarian style bushes to waxed English tashes.

While much of the Western world might be getting fatter, there is definitely societal pressure to keep fit and stay in shape. If you fail then the result is feeling a failure and this can lead to a spiral effect down toward a bad diet and lack of activity.

Are you still partying like it's 1999? If you "get" this song reference then perhaps it's a sign that you've been enjoying the overindulgent side of life for quite some time now! Are you a graduate of the Class of '99, and still reserving your weekends for drinks and socialising?  Is the last of your youthful energy being spent on dancefloors rather than in gyms? Then perhaps it's time for a bit of a lifestyle change.