Adding greens to your meal can save you calories, studies say. Researchers found that people who added a salad to their entrée consumed 11 per cent less calories than when they ate no greens with their meal. Why? Eating a salad increases your satiety levels without packing on calories.

Want to work your legs? Grow your arms. Building upper-body strength increases the power in your legs and improves overall fitness, says a new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning. A stronger chest and arm will help you burn more fat and improve cardiovascular fitness scores.

Women who regularly use instant messaging on social media sites tend to be more disagreeable and less empathetic than infrequent online chatters, a recent study found. Facebook flirting is fine, but if she wants to have all your major conversations online, she may be trying to hide unattractive traits, the researchers say.

In a 2009 study, researchers found that people who learnt new skills reported feeling younger more than those who didn’t. Acquiring new knowledge may in turn reinforce youthfulness. Perhaps now is a good time to finally pick up some guitar lessons, or maybe invest in some scuba-diving classes.

Pay attention to your form when you run. Focusing on posture while running can boost aerobic fitness gains by 8 per cent, according to French studies at the University of Lyon. Scientists there found pulling your shoulders back, pushing your chest out and fully relaxing your abs as you inhale pull in a full 20 per cent more air.

A recent study reports that we’re more likely to binge on sugary and fatty foods after a big accomplishment. Pride leads us to override our subconscious self-control and reward ourselves, the scientists say. So don’t overindulge when celebrating. But if you’ve just finished a marathon, you deserve at least a beer.

On your next date, bring her outdoors, like Marina Barrage or Tanjong Beach. US studies found that sunshine raises (both of your) testosterone levels by 120 per cent. Sunlight stimulates the body to release hormones that will cause her to be more open to sex. Plus, she might don that little bikini top you love so much.

Boost your metabolism and accelerate fat loss with a simple morning habit. Drink at least 450ml of water the moment you wake up. This can boost your metabolism by as much as 24 per cent for 90 minutes afterwards. Any less and there won't be any effect.