‘I don’t want to look like I’m a grandma’:The challenge of clothes shopping beyond size 14

‘I don’t want to look like I’m a grandma’:The challenge of clothes shopping beyond size 14

About half the adult female population is size 14 or bigger,based on waist size data,but the clothing industry treats them as a niche market.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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It’s good our top blokes are shredding. Now,quit the sledging

It’s good our top blokes are shredding. Now,quit the sledging

The Prime Minister,like me,has shed some kilos,so why does he deride the Opposition Leader for doing the same?

  • byJenna Price
There are three types of hunger. Here’s how to recognise them

There are three types of hunger. Here’s how to recognise them

Each one manifests in different ways. Knowing the difference can help to regulate your weight without even thinking.

  • byLyndi Cohen
The way to sleep yourself slimmer

The way to sleep yourself slimmer

Tiredness doesn’t just make you hungrier – it also means the food you eat will make you gain more weight than if you ate the same food while you were well-rested.

  • byProfessor Russell Foster
Why women shouldn’t worry about bulking up by lifting weights

Why women shouldn’t worry about bulking up by lifting weights

While you’re unlikely to get ripped by adding weights to your workouts,you may do wonders for your bones and weight management.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
For gradual,sustainable weight loss,try these starter tips

For gradual,sustainable weight loss,try these starter tips

Stephanie Darling signs up for a gradual weight-loss plan and finds the best new sunscreens for a coastal holiday.

  • byStephanie Darling
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Eat like the French for a slimmer waistline? Skip the ‘magic’ leek soup

Eat like the French for a slimmer waistline? Skip the ‘magic’ leek soup

When a French weight-loss “secret” made its way into Netflix series Emily In Paris,viewers were shown a side of French eating culture the English-speaking world doesn’t normally see.

  • bySophie Aubrey
‘Weighting’ game:Gym bunnies put off New Year’s resolutions because of virus

‘Weighting’ game:Gym bunnies put off New Year’s resolutions because of virus

Victoria’s gyms were hoping for their usual new-year’s rush,but the rapid spread of coronavirus has put many fitness plans on hold.

  • byGianni Francis
What 10 days of clean eating actually does to your body

What 10 days of clean eating actually does to your body

Improved muscle strength,heightened concentration and increased energy levels are just some things you’ll notice days after quitting booze,meat and sugar.

  • byBoudicca Fox-Leonard
Is when we eat as important as what we eat?

Is when we eat as important as what we eat?

Interesting new research suggests that the regulation of metabolic health and longevity might not just be about how much is eaten but also when.

  • bySarah Berry
How to have fit knees for life

How to have fit knees for life

Knee pain from osteoarthritis needn’t go hand in hand with ageing – or running. The major culprit,particularly as we get older,is weight gain.

  • byPaula Goodyer