Marks & Spencer joins the hard seltzer trend by launching 75 calories alcoholic sparkling water

Marks & Spencer has delighted fans by launching their own brand of hard seltzers. Famed for their canned cocktail range, affectionately known as ‘tinnies’,  the upmarket British retailer has launched three flavours of alcoholic sparkling water, which has taken the US by storm in recent years.        Last summer, famed brand White Claw, who account for more … Read more

Woman reveals she’s burning 3,500 calories every day and exercising a minimum of 20 hours a week

IT is 9am in Chingford, a leafy suburb in Essex. The locals are only just clambering out of their beds to start the weekend but in her ‘pain cave’, Lucy Charles-Barclay is getting ready for her second workout of the day. Her mini Jack Russell terrier Lola will be dutifully joining Lucy and her husband … Read more

How many calories are in YOUR favourite Easter egg?

A little overindulgence on Easter Sunday is often unavoidable, but you could be devouring more calories than you realise depending on the sweet treat you opt for. Eye-opening research by British luxury wine and food hamper retailer Virginia Hayward has revealed the most calorific chocolate eggs on the shelves, with one containing nearly 3,000 calories.  … Read more

Six leading home exercise regimes to burn the most calories 

At long last the halcyon days of long lunches in pub gardens and summer barbecues with friends are almost within reach. But if you’ve spent the last few months lounging in tracksuit bottoms and dipping into the biscuit tin, the prospect of socialising may not appeal as much as it once did. Almost half of … Read more

Lucy Spraggan admits she made the mistake of eating just ‘500 calories a day’

Lucy Spraggan has admitted that she made the mistake of eating just ‘500 calories a day’ at the start of her weight loss journey. The singer, 29, who has lost a staggering three-and-a-half stone through weightlifting and running, now wants to guide people from making the same errors. Lucy, who has trained as a personal trainer … Read more

Mars, Snickers and Twix release ‘handbag size’ treats for less than 100 calories

Mars, Snickers and Twix launch new ‘handbag-size’ that’s less than 100 calories – but they still cost the same as a regular bar Snickers, Twix and Mars have released 21g, 100 calorie versions of their treats Treats are available across the UK for 40p or in multipacks of ten for £2.79  They are the same recipe … Read more

A hot bath burns off same calories as a brisk half-hour walk, reveals riveting book of sensory tips

An hour in a hot bath burns off the same calories as a brisk half-hour walk, reveals riveting new book of sensory tips A book by an Oxford professor reveals how to use senses to improve daily life Hot shower an hour or two before bedtime sends you to sleep seven mins faster Psychologically, you … Read more

Women’s Fitness magazine divides opinion after urging people to ‘burn off those Christmas calories’

Women’s Fitness magazine is branded ‘negative and dangerous’ after asking Twitter users to share phtos of themselves ‘burning off their Christmas calories’ Women’s Fitness UK asked fans to share snaps of themselves exercising  Posting on Twitter, magazine said it’s a ‘great day to burn off Christmas calories’ Responses accused the publication of using ‘problematic’ and ‘archaic’ … Read more

Eating most of your daily calories in the morning has no impact on weight loss, study finds 

The Big Breakfast diet doesn’t work: Eating most of your daily calories in the morning has no impact on weight loss, study finds Researchers fed 41 overweight women a calorie controlled diet at set times They found no extra weight loss from people restricting calories to the morning  The authors expected early calorie consumption to … Read more

TOWIE’s Amy Childs reveals she will only have 1,200 calories a day in new fitness plan

She revealed she ‘hated the way her body was’ and was ready to get back into shape earlier this week.  And now Amy Childs has revealed more details about her tough new fitness plan, including only having 1,200 calories a day and completely cutting out alcohol. The TOWIE star, 30, also said she’s planning on … Read more