Get your 5-a-day, drink gallons of water and you’ll be fit and healthy, look like Arnold Schwarzenegger (a young version!) – well that was easy wasn’t it?

Get your 5-a-day, that’s what the government recommends, from a personal point of view we cook most of our meals from fresh ingredients and vary what we eat each day, this helps to give us the vitamins and minerals we need plus keeps the meals interesting.

I eat 1 -2 apples a day as this is my fruit of choice, and about 6 months ago I went on a ground fighting course with the famous Royce Gracie, and he drinks a lot of smoothies, but then what does he know? So I bought a smoothie maker and have been having one for breakfast pretty much ever since, I like them because you can put in any fruit you like (even fruit that’s a little past it’s use date) and a spoonful of honey too if some of the fruit is a bit tart, then mix it all up with some liquid like apple juice, orange juice, milk or just water.

My youngest doesn’t like them ‘cos “they’ve got bits in ”, but the rest of the family drink them. If you decide to go this route you’ll find loads of free recipes on the internet. So, vary your diet, don’t live on crisps, chocolate and pizzas (or beer!), but as long as you eat a good diet most of the time you can eat some “rubbish” with impunity now and then, a good diet mixed with a decent exercise regime and you’ll be fighting fit in no time.

The best advice I can give about diet and exercise is to choose things you like, some things like martial arts you have to give them a fair crack of the whip before deciding for sure whether or not they’re for you, but trying to stick with something that doesn’t fit into your life is going to be a struggle you’ll probably lose, so try lots of different things and then commit to the one that works for you.

PS I’ve literally just discovered a wonder product - flax seed oil, look it up on Google, I’ve just bought some from Holland and Barrett with a view to adding it to my smoothies, it’s high in omega-3 and is brilliant for all sorts of things. Good luck!