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• Let’s get physical
  Let's face it, there are some people out there who are just not five-times a week to the gym health freaks.
• How safe is your Garden?
  Summertime in the garden means barbeques, paddling pools and lots of fun for the kids.
• Ask Hyde
  I workout and eat healthily but my weight seems to plateau at 12 stone.
• Ask Hyde
  Want to lose weight? Want to get fit? Don't know where to start? Hyde Phillips, Family Time's resident health and fitness expert, answers your questionsShin SplintsDear Hyde,I'm currently training for a half marathon on taking part 26th September.
• The most important meal of the day.
  Wouldn't it be great if we could give our children a spoon of magic medicine every morning that would help to make them healthy, smart and well behaved?  Unfortunately, this miracle medicine doesn't yet exist and if it did, it would be flying off the shelf like chocolate eggs at Easter but there is something just as powerful and effective, breakfast.
• Time to shape up
  When it comes to embarrassing moments, I've had a few.

Top 10 diet myths

Top 10 diet myths

Written by Elizabeth Openshaw, health journalist

Need to lose weight? Before you give up the late night munching and go on a no-fat detox frenzy to kick your sluggish metabolism into shape, read what the experts have to say about these popular dieting myths.

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