How many of us have just returned home from their annual holidays only to find that their everyday clothes are now a little more tighter than you remembered. All that holiday drinking and eating excess has eventually taken its toll. It’s just about this point that you make a conscious decision to actively lose weight, and, as we all know, joining a gym can be a costly experience.

The alternative to paying expensive gym prices is to go running/jogging/walking round their local parks, football pitches or even country woods. Exercise is good for everyone, it makes you fitter, mentaly tougher and you do lose weight. However, there can be a downside to outdoors excercise. With many parks and woods being poorly lit there are some people whom are only too happy to take advantage of this situation.

When it comes to training at night, personal protection is a must, and with the dark nights coming soon now is the ideal time to purchase your personal alarm for next time your out jogging alone or with friends.