Keeping yourself feeling young on the outside, will help you to feel young on the inside. Michael Merzenich, a neuroscientist at the University of California San Francisco, says our brains start slowing down at 30-years-old, but studies show you can train the brain to be young again by doing activities that challenge and excite you.

Practice what you know as you get older and teach others in the process. This will help to stimulate your brain and pass on your years of knowledge.

Mind stimulations through puzzles and word games will keep your mind active and busy. Neurologist David Bennett of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago says the brains of those who practice brain stimulation decline at a slower rate.

Eating foods rich with antioxidants such as fruit and vegetables will help boost your brain and keep it healthy.

Learning something new will excite your brain and get it thinking differently. If you do the same thing day in, day out your brain will not be stimulated as much as it should be.

Daniel Amen, the medical director of the Amen Clinics in Newport Beach in California says learning a new language really pushes the linguistic and memory centres of the brain. It also gives you something new and exciting to think about and a good excuse to go on holiday!

Studies have found that exercise is not only important for you physical health but for your mental health as well. Mark McDaniel, of psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, says exercise may forestall some kinds of mental decline.

Say no to stressful situations and learn how to laugh. Taking things too seriously can have a bad effect on the brain. Choose to laugh instead and let the chemical dopamine, which is released when you laugh, help you feel good!

Trying to lose weight? The little things you are doing in your day may be contributing more to your weight loss than you realise. Here are the top 13 ways to lose weight through everyday activities without even realising it!

Vacuuming the floor can help you lose up to 500 kilojoules. Who would have though cleaning would have been so beneficial!

Using a push lawnmower (not a ride on!) can help you to lose 800 kilojoules. And the harder you push the more you will benefit!

Ditch the car and walk your kids to school. This not only helps you lose up to 600 kilojoules but will teach your kids a good lesson!

Depending on how hard you are working, having sex can help you lose between 400 and 600 kilojoules.

Mopping can help you lose up to 500 kilojoules and it’s also a great way to help you tone your shoulders and arms.

Sometimes you don’t need to do anything at all! Simply sleeping can help you lose 120 to 150 kilojoules per hour.

Get working in the garden and you could lose 400 kilojoules if you’re raking leaves and moving around.

Putting the washing out to dry can help you lose 300 kilojoules. This can increase depending on the number of loads you do.

Kissing your partner passionately will help you lose around 20 kilojoules per kiss. And we aren’t talking about just a peck on the cheek!

Do you find cleaning windows a pain? It’s because you are working the muscles in your arms to get the job done and losing around 750 kilojoules at the same time. The harder you rub the windows the harder the work-out.

Use the stairs in your home as much as you can. Plan your cleaning around running up and down the stairs.

Take your work-out to the kitchen and ditch the electric mixer! Beating and whipping up ingredients get the arm muscles working. The same thing goes for kneading dough

When you’re doing your housework work-out have your favourite music going. It will make each task a little more fun!

Struggling to shed those few extra kilograms? Leading UK health and fitness magazine, Men’s Health, has compiled a list of 100 weight-loss tips proven to get results. Here are our favourite diet tricks from the lengthy list that will help you shrink your waistline and reach your weight goals.

Did you know training with a friend can help you get better weight-loss results? Hit the gym with a friend or train in a group and you’ll see fat fall from your waistline faster.

It can be difficult to stay motivated when exercising alone, but when you have a buddy pushing you to get fit it’s easier to stay on track and vice versa for your training partner.

People who train with friends lose a third more weight than if you go on your own, Men’s Health reported.

Not willing to forgo alcohol on your diet? A daily glass of red wine can stop you putting on fat, especially around your belly. Resveratrol from the grapes inhibits the development of fat cells around your waist.

Sex burns 630 kilojoules every 20 minutes and releases a hormone that increases your metabolism. So it’s time to undress and ruffle the sheets.

No matter how stressful your day is or how booked up your diary may be, you need to take your lunch break away from your desk. You’ll consume 1050 fewer kilojoules in a day than those who eat as they work. Plus, it’s good practice to also go for a short walk during your lunch break. Not only will it help you reach your weight goals, it will also help you stay focused and see better more productive results in the afternoon at work.

Soy proteins interact with receptors in our brains that tell us we’re full. Just don’t drizzle too much as soy sauce is high in salt. And if you’re wheat intolerant it’s a good idea to avoid as most contain wheat.

They also suggest taking a calcium supplement. You’ll lose 2.6 percent more fat than those who don’t.

Eating chillies is great way to fast-track your weight-loss goal. They assist in speeding up your metabolism to help you lose weight. They’re also high in vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and iron.

Men’s Health said the reason the magazine listed con carne in their top 100 is because an enzyme in kidney beans tells the body to break down stored fat instead of carbs for energy, while mince boosts your metabolism.

Dust off the dinner table, people, and stop eating meals on the couch in front of the TV. The distraction of what’s on the box postpones the point at which you stop eating. Eating at the dinner table can cut 3.5kg of weight gain each year.

Aside from making your sandwiches a little soggy, tomatoes have been found to make you feel fuller for longer and also keep hunger pains a bay. The fruit suppresses the hormone ghrelin, which is responsible for hunger pangs.

Cinnamon spice is a powerful metabolism-raiser. Half a teaspoon a day is enough to burn an extra kilo a month.

A good strong laugh for 10 to 15 minutes a day increases weekly energy consumption by up to 1200 kilojoules. Got any jokes anyone? For more tips and tricks, visit the UK’s Men’s Health website.