Weight loss is not always an easy process andwith winter fast approaching, skies getting darker and chilly winds on the horizon,it'sno wonder that manypeopleare choosing to wrap up warm and put their feet up at home, simultaneously avoiding the gym and their diet completely.

So what can you do to avoid low motivation during these wintry months?

According to research, if you cant be bothered to go to the gym, eating one particular type of superfood could help get you motivated. What is it?

A new studyby experts in New Zealandstatedeating a specific type of food supplement - made from blackcurrants - could help get you off the sofa and intoLycra.

The research found thatincorporatingblackcurrant into a slimmer's diet will make it easierto exercise for longer without getting tired.

The studys lead author Dr. Suzanne Hurst said: Identifying foods or dietary supplements that specifically support the desire to exercise daily will enable an individual to adhere to an exercise programme and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

She found that drinking blackcurrant juice one hour before exercise supports positive affective responses during a low impact walking exercise in healthy sedentary adults.

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In the study conducted by Dr. Hurst, a group of male and female adults aged between 20 and 59 - were given either blackcurrant juice or a placebo an hour before they were asked to walk on a treadmill.

The study found that the average time walked by those whod consumed the blackcurrant juicewas 11 minutes longer than those who hadnt.

While only 10percentof those whod had the placebo walked a distance greater than 10km - compared with 30 percent of participants in the blackcurrant group.

The treadmill walkers whod had blackcurrants also reported lower exertion scores - and higher overall mood scores - than those whod had the placebo.

The study also found that consumption of thesuperfoodalso resulted in a dramatic 90 percent reduction in the build of enzymes linked to the onset of depression - helping you to feel better about going to the gym, too.

Test subjects underwent a blood test both before and after the experiment, its here they noted a huge decrease in something called monoamine oxidase-B, or MAO-B, activity - something they believe could help fight neurological diseases like dementia.

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Dr. Hurst, of the New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research, says: We found that plasma collectedonehour after blackcurrant consumption showed a dramatic acute decline - 90percent- in platelet MAO-B activity, which was still detectable in participants plasma once they had stopped exercise.

The pharmacological inhibition of brain MAO-B activity has been used to treat those diagnosed with neurological diseases and depression, potentially through their neuroprotective properties in reducing the metabolism of monoamines.

The findings were reported in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.

Nicki Bundock, of Surrey-based firm CurraNZ, the UKs leading supplier of New Zealand blackcurrants supplements explained: "Regular exercise is one of the best ways to reduce your chances of health problems like heart disease or type 2 diabetes.

But if youre not an active person, starting an exercise plan and actually sticking with it can be incredibly difficult.

Studies have shown more than half of us drop-out of exercise plans after just six months, reverting to inactive lifestyles.

And its therefore vital we find ways to make exercise more tolerable and enjoyable.

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