If you have entered the Knysna half marathon on the 12th of July and you have absolutely no idea where to start when it comes to training, then you have come to the right place. Virgin Active have kindly offered us a guide to getting fit for the 21 kilometres (breathe) in 10 weeks.

Simply check out our weekly workout section for the next 10 weeks for a day-by-day guide to getting fit for Knysna.

Monday 5th:

Day one and you can relax, well not alltogether — today you only have to do a 20 minute walk. You can do it at the gym or weather-permitting outdoors. Make sure you've got some inspirational tunes on your iPod for maximum motivation.

Tuesday 6th:

Ok this really is a rest day.

Wednesday 7th:

Walk for 25 minutes. Try to start pushing yourself a little. Add a few hills and speed up the pace every so often. If you want to, you can run for a bit too.

Thursday 8th:

It's cold. Stay indoors and rest.

Friday 9th:

Burn those cocktails in advance with today's 20-minute power walk.

It's the weekend baby!

That's great but doesn't mean you're off the hook because it's weekend. Saturday consists of a 35 minute walk with the occassional jog inbetween. Try head for the hills/mountain/forest, and since Knysna has a lot of 'offroad' it will be good training. Take your best friend with you, or even your dog.

Good news is Sunday you can relax on the couch, no worries...