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No time to shape up? These simple tips mean there are no more excuses…

diet hacksIt’s all about PIloxIng

if you love Zumba,

there’s a good chance

you’ll like piloxing too. it’s

a faster dance workout

(to 145 beats a minute),

which mixes pilates

and boxing, so you

burn around 900 cals

an hour compared to

600 an hour doing a

steadier Zumba class.

go It alonedoes your

workout come

with a big side order

of coffee and gossip?

Going solo means you’ll

save time, as you’ll only

be focused on exercising.

let someone else cookif you don’t have the time to spend

hours in the kitchen cooking up

healthy dishes, just sign up to Jane

plan. it’s a food delivery service that means

all you have to do is just heat and eat healthy

pre-prepared meals – and you’ll lose around

2lb a week. from £3.53 a day, janeplan.com

never worry about

PortIon sIzeLet the Laughing cow

do all the work when

it comes to measuring

cheese portions with

their mini cravings

cubes – all just 14

cals each. £2 for 24

cubes, supermarkets

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Invest In a slow cookerGoing slow might not

sound time-saving, but a

slow cooker will mean delicious meals are

ready for when you get home, without you

slaving over the stove. plus, as it uses just

one pot, you’ll have less to wash up.

13sPIrals to go

now you can go

pasta-free without pricy

and time-consuming

spiralizing gadgets

with this ready-

made version.

waitrose

spiralized

courgette

spaghetti,

£1.29 for 185g.

Put away the

blenderveg smoothies are

the ideal way to get

a boost of nutrients.

save time by buying

yours pre-made.

try the nosh raw

veggie range, £3.29

for 250ml, ocado

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slIm whIle you sleePtoxins in your

body can cause bloating

and make the metabolism

sluggish. Patch-It detox,

£29.99 for 20, holland

& barrett, are clever

patches that detox your

body while you sleep –

just stick them to the

soles of your feet.

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be charItable as you slImmix your workout

with a good cause by signing

up to charity miles. download

the app and around 6-16p per

mile will be donated from big

companies every time you run,

walk or cycle. charitymiles.org

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wear weIghts

Eat less, move more is key,

right? So try ankle weights to get more from your moves. From £7.99, Argos

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hold on tIght

Did you know holding the handles

on a cross trainer means you’ll burn almost 8% more calories during the same workout?

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meals In mInutes you can’t

always cook from

scratch, so microwave

a Love food, Love

slimming World meal

instead. from

£1.50, iceland.

buy Pre-choPPed veg

Head to the frozen aisle to take the pain

out of prepping mushrooms, onions and peppers. £1 for 500g, Morrisons

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make Perfect eggs start the day with a low-fat,

vitamin-d packed breakfast,

without waiting for a pan to

boil. yowk makes the perfect

soft-boiled egg in 5 minutes.

all you have to do is pour boiling water into

the special egg cup and then get on

with getting ready. it comes with an

eggcup, breadstick soldiers, a special

spoon that cuts off the shell top, plus

salt and pepper. £1.49, yowk.co.uk

Pose away more Pounds

switch from hatha yoga

to aquabase – a yoga

workout on water using

floating mats, so you

engage more muscles

in each workout. it’s going

to be big in 2016!

aquaphysical.com

the taPe measure

don’t bother

getting the

fiddly tape measure out –

track your diet process by

taking pictures in the same

pose and clothes with your

phone. scrolling through

to see the changes will

be inspiring!

rePeat your onlIne shoP avoid temptation and

make your shopping

super-speedy by signing up to the

new sainsbury’s regular shop

service. all your healthy buys will be

delivered on a regular recurring order.

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swaP hIIt for tabata

thought your 15 minutes of

high intensity interval training (hiit)

couldn’t get more compact? try four

minutes of tabata instead. you’ll burn

almost 14 cals a minute, but it might

feel like the longest four minutes of

your life as you alternate 20 seconds

of effort with 10 seconds of rest. find

out more at tabataofficial.com or

browse youtube for workouts to try.

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sPIce uP your weIght lossresearch has proven that a

kick of chilli helps the body to

burn calories. No need to mix up a chilli

powder, pepper and paprika concoction.

Just pop a tablet instead –and no mess

to clear up! chilliburner®, £28.99 for

a month’s supply, chilliburner.co.uk

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19aPP track cals

put down your pen

and paper and let an

app do all the hard

work of tracking

your calorie intake.

download Lose it!

for free. android

and i0s, loseit.com

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