This butt-training program uses strategic bodyweight techniques that shred key muscle groups to create a strong, slim, healthy and toned fi gure. Your body is your most precious material possession and your butt is seen by people you can’t even see; so take good care of it.

Robert de Castella is an Australian distance running legend. A world record, world championship and two Commonwealth gold medals, including that amazing ‘come from behind’ win in the 1982 Commonwealth Games will be forever remembered as some of our greatest marathon moments. Deeks was also Australian of the Year in 1983 and Director of the AIS in Canberra for five years, but it’s what he is doing with the Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) that could have an even greater influence on the future of marathon running in Australia.

Barefoot running has grown quickly in recent years. It has been reported to provide an increased sense of balance, greater agility, a more natural gait, improved injury resistance, that it allows runners to be more connected to nature and in tune with their own bodies. But whether you like to jog on the grass, run in the sand, head into the bush trails or go barefoot at training there are some strength benefits from going free.

Glorious summer is finally here and it’s time to stop pitying yourself. It’s time to step up and take proper care of your most precious material possession; your body. Of course, as you are already reading Ultra FIT it’s a good start, as it means you are not a cry-baby anyway.

24/7 gyms don’t get any bigger in Australia than Jetts Fitness. Since their first club opened in 2007 Jetts have gone from strength to strength and at the time of printing have 76 clubs open across Australia and New Zealand with another 20 planned by the New Year. This will give them close to 100,000 members!