Personal trainers have revealed the biggest fitness faux pas people make when starting a new regime.
From working out too often to not sleeping enough, the experts from across the UK offered their tips on the behaviour you need to tackle if you want your next fitness overhaul to be the one that sticks.
Farah Fonseca, who has twice been name England's Strongest Woman, explained people are unrealistic when it comes to setting goals, while Tom Pitfield stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced diet.
Here, Femail reveals the biggest mistakes to look out for...
Not setting a clear goal
Not setting a clear goal, or being realistic with your goals, is something all three PTs agreed was a common mistake (stock image)
Goals are an important part of any new fitness regime, but it easy to fall short if you set unrealistic goals.
Farah Fonseca, who is has twice been name England's Strongest Woman, said: 'Most people don't set themselves a goal or they set a goal which is generally too high and unachievable.
Once the goals are set, it is natural to want to see the results of your hard work. But there is a danger in expecting it all to happen too soon.
Farah, who has been working as a personal trainer for seven years, through a women's only bootcamp Fonseca Fitness said: 'Most people feel as though they have at least one bad habit and they try to completely eliminate that habit over night.
'For some, this might work, as they have an all or nothing personality, however for most, this attitude might work for a few weeks or even a couple of months and then these bad habits tend to come crawling back in.
Tom Pitfield, who's been working as personal trainer for more than 10 years and stars in ITV's Eat, Shop, Save as a fitness consultant said: 'Try and not over complicate things.
'Don't come up with a extravagant exercise regime and either be injured or unable to move after two weeks. If you are going from very little exercise to exercising two times a week - its progression and that's all that you matters initially.
'Be specific in what you want, you can't train for a marathon, desire to gain muscle mass and loose body fat in one training program. Again, one step at a time.'
'Goals need to be something which is achievable and also maintainable.'
James Smith, who runs Elite Bodyworks, a strength and conditioning gym in Basingstoke, agrees.
He said: 'The biggest mistake we see is not having a clearly defined goal and a route to that goal which is achievable.
'Usually people aren't ready to change their lifestyles completely so we work with people to set small sustainable goals which can be maintained long term.
'Within the gym it's following the same programme for too long and therefore getting bored and stopping, or not recording the sessions that are completed so usually people end up using the same weights session after session and making little to no progress.'
Ignoring nutrition
James said it's also important to watch what you eat.
'Trying to cut their food intake in half or attempt an extreme diet, very rarely, if ever works' he said.
'Initially we work on very simple things; water intake, sleep patterns, protein goal, healthy fats and lots of fruit and vegetables.'
Tom added: 'In regards to nutrition, planning is key. You'll need to plan daily, looking at
