Yet the general attitude is that I should be spending this time running without the fear of rain and eating well before my holidays (although, much of that is undoubtedly to do with the pressure to look a certain way before our trips).

But when I asked my friend how her new gym programme was going, she replied: “I haven’t consistently exercised in weeks. I’ve been at work events, at the pub or on holiday. Why is it so hard to be healthy in summer?”

The pair of us aren’t alone. In a small poll I conducted on Instagram, 66% said they find it hard to keep exercising amid the chaos of the summer months. Even more interesting, just 14% said they find it harder to exercise in the winter than in the summer. That goes against everything we’re told about the dark mornings and cold weather knocking our motivation.

As a Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferer, I get where the stereotype of winter laziness comes from. But to me, the winter is about hibernation; it’s a time to focus on myself and my goals, while the summer is a time to be more spontaneous and packing in the things like partying in the outdoors to my favourite bands or sitting in the sun with friends.

Summer workouts: “The warm weather is meant to be motivating — so why is it so hard to exercise?”