Hi everyone,
How much effort does it really take to live well and lose weight? According to fitness and health experts, not as much as you might think. This week, Harry Bullmore explores the idea of the "minimum effective dose" – the least amount of movement and lifestyle change you need to feel better and build a fit, healthy body. With just a couple of short resistance and aerobic sessions each week, a small bump in your daily step count, and some simple tweaks to your sleep and nutrition habits, you can make meaningful progress without an all-or-nothing approach.
In the same spirit of sustainable, realistic health goals, Bullmore also speaks with fat loss expert Ben Carpenter, who explains why extreme diets so often fall short. In a world obsessed with quick fixes, Carpenter advocates for lasting, health-promoting habits – like focusing on nourishing foods rather than restriction, and letting go of the diet mindset altogether.
Finally, in two deeply personal pieces, Julia Musto and Holly Baxter share stories of individuals navigating the complex reality of "miracle" treatments. Musto speaks with people who unsucessfully tried Ozempic for weight loss. For the 20 per cent of users who don't see results from this so-called miracle drug, the experience can be confusing and frustrating, raising difficult questions about hope, expectation, and biology.
Meanwhile, Baxter follows the emotional journey of people with cystic fibrosis whose lives were transformed – sometimes in unexpected ways – by a powerful new treatment. What was promised as a miracle didn't always feel like one, and it's clear that the realities of living with a life-limiting condition remain complex even in the face of breakthrough medication. Together, these stories are a reminder that health progress isn't always straightforward, and real-life outcomes rarely follow a script.
Until next week,
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