FOR many across Wiltshire, getting in shape will have been top of the New Year’s resolution list. However, all too often our good intentions crumble as January wears on and we’re faced with busy schedules, pricey gym memberships or our own unrealistic goals and we end up back on the sofa.

As a fitness trainer, I know that getting fit doesn’t need to be expensive, time consuming or scary.

The Children’s Society’s new 30-day sponsored fitness challenge, Tough ‘n’ Buff, is the perfect way to ease into a new fitness regime for 2016 with a menu of basic exercises for any level of fitness, all of which can be done in the comfort of your own home.

It’s a cause that’s close to my heart because, like so many young people the charity helps, my childhood was blighted by poverty and neglect.

We need as many people as possible to take on the challenge and convert pounds lost into pounds raised for the UK’s most vulnerable children. So go on, get up off that sofa!

Find out more and sign up at toughnbuff.com

SARAH MAXWELL Fitness trainer, The Children’s Society