By now, many of us will be well into our 2021 fitness regimes. However, there’s a sizeable minority who won’t have jumped back into the swing of things with the standard new year gusto because we live with a long-term, persistent fatigue that never seems to fade.

If this sounds like you, there’s every chance that you may have endured this for a long time – years perhaps – assuming that it is normal to feel tired all the time. If you are constantly exhausted, you could be one of the 2 billion people around the world who live with anaemia, mostly caused by iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anaemia is a debilitating and chronic condition that most commonly affects pregnant women and those who suffer from heavy blood loss (e.g. during your period), and it leaves us feeling physically exhausted.

Because so many people think it’s normal to feel super-tired, the majority don’t seek out help from medical professionals, which can have a catastrophic effect on health and well-being, particularly when it comes to working out.