Watch and move along: It couldn't be easier to get fit with Ray Lally

For your fittest summer ever, follow personal trainer Ray Lally’s four-week exercise programme. And there's no need to sweat, it's all about building on what you already enjoy doing

Ray Lally, The Happy Fitness Guy. Pics: Larry Cummins

With clear skies and warmer weather, summer is the perfect time to start a new fitness regimen. Whether jogging, hiking or neighbourhood strolls is your preferred type of activity, taking positive steps to become healthier and fitter couldn’t be easier with this weekly fitness programme.

Maintaining motivation is often the biggest challenge when taking up a new workout plan. Following the little-and-often approach is the best way to overcome this. Even 15 or 20 minutes of activity a day, a few days in a row, will create the kind of incremental progress to keep your fitness goals on track.