Fitness writer and personal trainer Lucy Denver shares her top tips for getting in shape along with style tips for your workout wardrobe. January is the time when we: Breathe – no more Christmas shopping, gaudy baubles or turkeys that take over the whole kitchen for 11 whole months; Worry – that it’s only been two weeks and we’ve already broken 70% of our New Year’s Resolutions; Panic – when we realise that we’ve totally overdone it on the mince pies/Prosecco/Quality Street and wonder how we’ll ever fit into that bikini for that winter sun holiday we booked. Fear not, my friends, for I am going to teach you how to get into shape in just 120 minutes a week – and I may have a suggestion or two for revamping that tired workout wardrobe of yours, too. Kit up in some of this gorgeous sportswear, grab your headphones, and let me introduce you to the wonderful world of High Intensity Interval Training. Stay one step ahead of the crowd in these Lululemon Run Speed Shorts and Go Faster racerback Tank.

If you buddy up to go running, get him kitted out in these Kung Fu Pants and Metal Vent Tech Tee from Lululemon as well, so he doesn’t embarrass you in scruffy old shorts! Order online at www.lululemon.co.uk Miss Matahari is one of the hottest sportswear brands around, and you’ll get nothing but jealous looks if you turn up in these Atalanta leggings and Amina cropped jacket. They’re so good you’ll want to wear them all the time, not just when you’re running – trust me, the cropped jacket goes with everything! hoodie template adobe illustratorGrab this cosy Lululemon Scuba Hoodie and go! pierce the veil zip hoodieThe attention to detail and the floral print will keep you looking smart as well as warm. hoodie hokusai

I’ve lost count of the number of people who’ve asked where it’s from when I’ve worn it! Order online at www.lululemon.co.uk. Now you’ve got the gear, what are you going to do with it? Ladies, I introduce to you HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training. Here’s your two-minute tuition to get you going. The concept of HIIT is to repeat short blasts of really intense metabolic conditioning with a rest or recovery period for 15 – 20 minutes. glory boyz hoodie for saleFell runners – some of the fittest athletes in the world – have been using this training technique for decades, and it certainly works for them. bar brothers hoodie malaysiaStudies from Australia all the way to Canada have shown this method of working out can have significantly better fat loss and health benefits (such as reducing cholesterol) than ‘steady-state’ exercise (i.e. a 40 minute jog).jubah hoodie 2013

How do I do it? All you need is a place to run, a bike or a cross-trainer, and some decent, pretty footwear like the Reebok Nano 4.0 or Inov-8′s F-Lite range – which are unrivalled in quality and the best functional shoe out there for indoor training – or, for the outdoors, go for Adidas’ Energy Boost or the Inov-8 Trailroc. Unless you’re a regular fitness enthusiast already, start off with a high-to low-intensity ratio of 1:4 (i.e. 30 seconds of work to every 2 minutes of rest). You can increase this to 30 seconds of work to 1 minute of rest, then to 30 seconds of work, 30 seconds of rest as you become more and more awesome over the next few weeks. Remember to drink plenty of water and, most importantly, enjoy that invincible feeling as the pounds melt away! 1. Warm up for 3 minutes at a medium pace; 2. Get your headphones on with some massive tunes – you will need them! 3. Crank up the pace to your maximum, and run flat out for 30 seconds; 4. Slow it right down to a walk, or complete rest, for 2 minutes;

5. Repeat 8 times; 6. Cool down, stretch, and finish feeling like Superwoman. Follow Lucy on Twitter @denvertronix. Photography: Machin Mayer www.machinmayerphotography.co.uk Hair & Make up: Amy Hickey @Amy_Hickey More Health and Fitness style:The Law of ContactSheep disguised as a wolf5 ways to feel youngerRight away in January we saw a huge increase in interesting vibrant prints in , , and . Lululemon has always been master of creating beautiful none conventional floral prints and I was definitely a huge fan of Secret Garden Print (the floral scuba hoodie below). It seemed that every other post on instagram for #Lululemon during the spring was of Secret Garden or Camo. Camo was so huge when it came out that it sold out within minutes and crashed the website. I think it's so great that Camo has been brought back now a few times and in subtle variations such as black denim camo, pink camo, and now blue camo. Two huge legging trends this year that were big sellers where mesh insert pants and high waisted pants.

I think I've dabbled in all these styles and have sworn off low rise Wunder Unders. The Tech Mesh Tights and later Tech Mesh High Times Pant just flew off stores shelves and sold out instantly online, and featured heavily on Instagram. Roll Down Wunder Under where a hit for me because it smoothes out my mommy tummy and gives the illusion of flat washboard abs underneath a cool racerback. Whoever invented the Roll Down needs a giant bonus for Christmas. Natural Fabrics: Cotton, Modal, Wool In the last half of 2012, and all of 2013, Lululemon pretty much disappeared most of the cotton/pima lineup. That was a terrible mistake since cotton tees should be a core piece for any activewear brand. Who doesn't repeatedly buy 'the perfect tee' in multiple colors? That is an easy sell and a no brainer! Cotton got really expensive though and lulu was being very thrifty in 2013 and so they relied on polyester blends for their tee shirts instead of cotton, weird crop designs and burnout material instead of reliable, breathable and durable cotton in basic flattering cuts.

Thank god the cotton is back! I've stocked up on so many cotton styles this year, the Love Tee which is beautiful, the Yogini 5 Year Long Sleeve - everytime I'd see one slightly marked down because it was a last stray size I would snatch it up. The Movement Hoodie was great because it's a nice thin cotton jersey. Cotton Roll Down Wunder Unders where ingenious this year. They really have no usefulness for working out in but they are so much nicer than sweat pants. Modal had a moment as well in the Serenity Hoodie, Pant and Mudra Tank. I got all three of the Mudra Tank colors on markdown and wore them all summer long. It is one of my favourite casual tanks for summer! The Merino Wool this year has been amazing. Wool is something that I normally cannot wear (except always on my feet) due to extreme itching, and last years wool was horrible for me, and it was cropped. This year, the knit is plush and soft and very wearable.  the Wrap It Up Sweater is one of my best Winter purchases and most worn.

If it is a dry cold day out, my Wrap It Up Sweater is my jacket. I got my first one at full price and then ended up getting another marked down on Black Friday. I hesitate to call these flops because although the majority of blog readers and facebook group users may unanimously agree that these were flops for the more conventional shopper, I find that sometimes there is a vacuum in these groups that doesn't always represent what is actually happening in stores. Even between Instagram and Facebook there is a huge difference in what is trending. These pieces are very fashion forward, and experimental, and they do resonate with some shoppers who rock these styles in amazing outfit combinations that mere mortals cannot conceive of. Just take a gander at the Guest Etc. blog, or look at Instragram pictures under #lululemon and you will see some great outfit combinations. That being said, the Tranquility Jacket did get marked down to $19 at one point and these items are usually guaranteed for markdowns as they are not universally appealing.