Go easy on the fizzy drinks during your Chinese New Year rounds; sugary drinks may increase your risk of heart disease. In a study, overweight people who had a fructose-sweetened beverage with their meal saw a spike in triglyceride levels that’s three times as much over 24 hours than people who drank a glucose-sweetened beverage.

Regular exercise can help raise levels of hormones that affect hunger and fullness. A study on 58 people who exercised daily for 12 weeks found the subjects rating their breakfast 24 per cent more filling by the end of the trial. Lesson? Slot in a morning or late afternoon workout to quell hunger.

Women are likelier to pursue a man who’s already attached because a guy in a relationship has already been prescreened and given approval by another female. If you’re a single guy who wants to up your desirability factor, invite some female wing women along on your next night out.

Hurry and sign up for yoga lessons with your girlfriend; Studies show a 240 per cent increase in sexual stamina after eight weeks of an-hour-a-day yoga. You’ll not only master better self-control through the various breathing and related exercises, but improve your physical agility too, among other things.

Should you shell out on compression gear like all the top athletes do? They have been found to do more than just drain away sweat; compression garments help reduce muscle soreness and research showed that men who wore them overnight reported improved recovery from their workouts.