If you already walk 10,000 steps a day, try these four things

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Welcome!

We're halfway into the month… How's everyone holding up? The good news is that if you have been putting the hours in at the gym, but are not seeing the results of your efforts, there could be a reason for that. This week obesity experts said that more than 15 million Britons are being wrongly labelled overweight and proposed a radical overhaul of the traditional BMI measure currently being used. Leah Hardy asks if your BMI could be misleading and unpicks the science of what is and what isn't an unhealthy weight.

If you do still need to shed some pounds and are tempted by the so-called miracle drugs, Zoe Beaty takes a look at the new oral Ozempic and other kinds of pills that suppress appetite and stabilise glucose levels. Read her fascinating report on the new era of weight loss here.  

If this month is leaving you feeling sluggish and exhausted, read Miranda Levy's report on a fascinating study from Nasa which shows that people will notice a man's tiredness more than a woman's. Is this because men show it more than women, or that women are biologically hard-wired to cope better on less sleep? 

Meanwhile, is there anyone left in Britain not doing reformer pilates right now? One writer explains how in just six months it made more difference to her core than 10 years of ab workouts and Emilie Lavinia, our fitness and wellbeing editor, looks into why hot Pilates is the new hot yoga.

Enjoy!

Vicki Harper

Assistant Editor, The Independent

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