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Three easy ways to reduce belly fat (and they don’t include exercising)
There are simple changes to your diet that will help you avoid the dreaded middle-age spread. Try these three dietary strategies for visceral weight loss.
Faddy diets often claim to target belly fat, also known as visceral fat, but no diet can guarantee weight loss in a specific area. What we do know is that some foods promote greater visceral weight gain than others, so here are three dietary strategies to help avoid the dreaded middle-aged spread.
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‘I taught Peloton classes while having chemotherapy for breast cancer’ Driven by personal tragedy, star instructor Leanne Hainsby explains how she kept up her high-pressure routine alongside gruelling treatments.
This time last year, the life of Leanne Hainsby, 35, looked charmed. As the UK’s most popular cycling instructor on the global fitness platform Peloton, she’s young, beautiful and has the effervescent charisma needed to shine through a touchscreen and motivate the millions who take her weekly spin classes. When Peloton’s popularity surged during the 2020 lockdown, so did Leanne’s. Her Instagram numbers exploded, along with the keen interest in her life off of the stationary bike.
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Why the headphone generation are at risk of dementia
Hearing loss is now affecting younger age groups, but they are ignoring the problems. Find out what you can do to maintain your hearing.“We are much more adapted to low-level and gentle sounds as a natural survival tool, so when we introduce artificially loud sound through headphones, we can damage our ears.”Any level of sound at or over 85 decibels can be harmful to the ears, especially over long periods, she warns. “Music through headphones at maximum volume is 100 to 110 decibels, and listening for long periods can lead to significant hearing loss.” If you do use headphones, she adds, take 15-minute breaks, and never use them for more than an hour at a time. |
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| Forget signing up to the gym and hours of cardio – there is an easier route to a better body |
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| Want a younger, feel-good body? There’s a vital component most are neglecting, and it can slash years off your ‘metabolic age’. |
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| ‘My husband’s a central heating dictator’: Our anonymous author’s husband has taken extreme measures in response to the spiralling energy bills. Read the full story here. |
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