NEW year, new you.
People are hitting the gym, laying off booze and cutting back on calories.
But the health kick can be expensive, with fitness smart watches priced around £100 and gym membership costing £25 a month or more.
One in seven of us are signed up to a gym, says data firm Leisure DB, but 11 per cent have not been in more than a year.
So do not waste money on gadgets you will ditch after a month or memberships you hardly ever use.
Here we suggest some great deals to help you get fit on a budget . . .
- Make the most of free gym trials. If you fancy signing up to the gym, find out which one offers free trial periods. DW Fitness First is offering a free three-day pass, while Nuffield Health is handing out one-day passes to 113 of its clubs.
- Join a free workout group. Find out about ones in your local area at sites such as meetup.com or projectawesomehq.com. Group activities may be anything from football to rambling and will cost you nothing or perhaps just the smallest of fees.
- Take an exercise class on YouTube. Follow free workout videos online from vloggers such as The Body Coach, who specialises in high-intensity interval training. You can even take part in free yoga classes from fitness guru Tara Stiles.
- Supermarket deals on healthy food. If you are fed up of feeling sluggish then you need to add some vegetables to your diet. Every fortnight Aldi puts six types of fresh fruit and veg on offer in its stores. Until January 17, you can get a pack of cherry tomatoes, spring onions, radishes, beetroot, celery and an iceberg for 39p each.
- Pick up a smoothie maker for £29.99. The NutriBullet is our best friend in January, blending fruit, vegetables and nuts into a healthy smoothie. But the branded version will set you back £60. Budget supermarket Lidl has designed a similar version and it costs half the price. Look for the Silvercrest Kitchen Tools Nutrition Mixer for just £29.99 to get your smoothie fix every day.
Earn a fiver with Sun Savers
SUN SAVERS is the best way to get a FIVER in cash – just by reading The Sun. Here's how…
- Sign up to Sun Savers
- Pick up today's paper and scan in the unique code
- Collect 28 codes and Sun Savers will put £5 in your account – no strings attached
It's that simple!
Sign up here or enter your code here if you're already on the way to a free fiver!
Mini save
GET your child an educational smart table from the Early Learning Centre.
It can be played in laptop or tablet mode, and has games that help kids learn numbers, colours, shapes and animals. In the Mothercare sale while stocks last.
Was £30
Now £15
Big save
BRING the gym to your home with a Reebok One GT40S Treadmill from Argos.
Track your speed, time, distance, calorie burn and pulse. Offer ends January 27.
Was £599.99
Now £399.99
Save small
SHAPE up with an IQ Fitness Tracker with Heart Rate Monitor.
It will let you know when you’ve been still for too long. Offer ongoing.
Was £49.97
Now £24.97
Piggy banker
DIANA SMITH from Malvern, Worcs, says: “Don’t leave your heating on “constant” – use the boost button for an hour at a time. You won’t even notice the heating hasn’t been on for half an hour or so – but it will save on cost.”
- SEND your tips to [email protected] and you will get 28 codes, worth £5, if yours is used. Please include your name and town.
Designer double
TO get lips like the Kardashians, your best bet is to get your hands on one of Kylie Jenner’s Lip Kits – but now Primark has added a range of metallic shades to their lip kit range and, at £3 each, they are £20 cheaper than the real deal.
Save £20
Jane's tip
SERVICING your car can be an expensive business but you can get an exclusive ten per cent off at Kwik Fit by booking through myvouchercodes.co.uk/kwik-fit-tyres.
PRICES correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
Are you ready? Hols from £9.50
EVERYONE’S favourite Holidays From £9.50 are back! We’ve sent millions of readers on holiday over the past 28 years – and if you haven’t tried one, this could be the year you join the fun.
We have new locations, more dates and more availability than ever.
Plus, we’re making it even easier to bag a bargain break with Sun Savers, our great rewards club.
To register, download the Sun Savers app or go to sunsavers.co.uk.
Joining Sun Savers takes only a few minutes.
We need just your name, date of birth and email to get you started – giving you free cash for buying your favourite paper.
Just pick up The Sun each day to collect Sun Savers codes and once you have 28 we will give you £5 cash – so over a year, you could earn £65.
Plus, there’s great benefits such as quicker access to booking your Holiday From £9.50. No catches.
This year, we have 326 holiday parks for you to choose from across the UK as well as top European destinations such as France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Croatia.
Holidays run from February until November 2018.
You can book a three-night weekend break or, if you can go Monday to Friday, take advantage of our midweek offer and get four nights for the price of three.
Booking couldn’t be easier – once you have joined Sun Savers, click on “offers” and “start collecting” then collect NINE Sun Savers codes from today until Tuesday, January 30 to unlock booking.
Already a member? Update your app in the App store. Today’s Sun Savers code is on page 16.
The best hols go fast, so be quick.
Or you can still collect tokens or codewords – today’s are on the left – but you will need TEN so it will take a day longer until you can book.
- Price per person based on four sharing. Subject to availability. Code collect. T&Cs and date restrictions apply.
Reasons to book
- We’ve been sending Sun readers on holidays for 28 years
- We’re biggest operator of short breaks in UK
- 326 parks to choose from
- 293 parks offer pay only £9.50 dates
- Destinations include UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Croatia
- Over 48 million Sun readers have holidayed with us – that many people can’t be wrong.
- You can book online to get confirmation of your holiday instantly
- We offer the best price guaranteed on your holiday or refund the difference plus £10 (see terms & conditions at thesun.co.uk/holidays)
- We have a park to suit everyone, from spas and golf to live entertainment and amusements
- Holidays from February to November.
Tips for top hol
- Go midweek – and get four nights for the price of three
- Go midweek off peak – for best value of all
- Avoid weekends – demand is highest then, so are prices
- Avoid school holidays if you can – the most popular dates of all
- Always select FOUR parks and FOUR dates
- Choose areas with lots of amazing parks such as East Anglia and Cornwall
- Tick the “any park in area” box to virtually guarantee a holiday on your chosen dates
- Go early in the year – spring dates offer the most incredible choice
- Choose NO EXTRAS dates or dates with free passes – loads of availability and top deals
- Get early access and book online with Sun Savers
Fancy a free fiver?
YOU can get FREE cash with super Sun Savers just for buying your favourite paper.
Our brilliant new rewards club will pay back our most loyal readers.
Just pick up the paper each day to collect your Sun Savers codes and we will GIVE YOU £5 when you have collected 28.
This isn’t a one-off and there is no limit to how much cash you can save.
For every 28 codes you enter, we will give you a fiver. So over the course of a year, that could add up to £65.
We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.
Download our easy Sun Savers app and quickly scan your code using your smartphone. Or go online and enter your code at sunsavers.co.uk.
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