According to a leading sports psychologist, the easiest way to do just that is to get to know your ‘workout personality’. You don’t need to spend hours trying every class in your gym or going on a one-woman mission to ‘complete’ the Olympic roster; based on the idea that there are five main reasons why people exercise, the concept of workout ‘personalities’ is there to help you better understand yourself and your fitness interests on a deeper level.

First coined in a collaboration between David Lloyd Clubs and sports psychologist Dr Josephine Perry, these personalities now serve as a helpful framework. “I firmly believe that there is a type of exercise for everyone,” Dr Perry says. “When you find the type you love, you will boost your physical and mental health and have a quick way to get an injection of happiness.”

As well as being a fun way to understand yourself better (something we’re all searching for these days, apparently), getting to know where your motivation comes from will make it easier to build long-lasting habits. So, whether you’re looking to start working out for the first time in the new year or simply want to find a form of movement that really clicks with you (and therefore doesn’t feel like a chore), we asked Dr Perry to talk us through the five workout personality types and what they really say about us.

From the ‘lone ranger’ to the ‘spark seeker’, there are 5 workout personality types – which one best describes you?