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The Sun
2 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Get 3 months FREE access to popular at home workout plan that can transform your body in 28 days
GETTING fit for summer is on the minds of many, but the gym isn't always the best place to hit your goals. Simple's viral Wall Pilates Program is a game-changer for anyone wanting to start a home fitness regime. Get 3 months free of the Simple weight loss app The Simple app makes taking charge of your fitness and wellness goals, well, simple. The easy-to-navigate app is helping users tone up, burn fat and boost flexibility in as little as one month, and right now, you can get three months free when you subscribe to the plan. With no equipment, no gym memberships, and no experience needed, it's no wonder over 179,000 users are already seeing results with these low-impact, high-reward routines. Whether you're just starting your fitness journey or getting back on track, the 28-day challenge is designed to neatly fit into your life and daily schedules. What is the Simple at-home Wall Pilates program? The Simple app boasts a new, viral at-home program that combines science-backed workouts with personalised nutrition coaching. This helps you to build strength, shed fat, and support your long-term wellness. Wall Pilates is a gentle yet powerful style of Pilates. It uses any wall as a prop to support your movements and thus, deepening your results. Each move is designed to target key areas like your glutes, legs, and core, all while being gentle on your joints. By pressing against the wall for resistance and stability, you'll activate muscles more deeply, which in turn will improve posture, flexibility, and core strength. Real-life transformations from real people The results speak for themselves, and Simple App users have been raving about how the plan helped them feel stronger, healthier, and more confident. Sue, an app user based in the US, shared in a detailed review: "Don't overthink this, just sign up. "I've tried literally everything to lose weight, and nothing has worked for me until Simple. "This app has everything you need to be successful. "It's almost like having a personal coach or an encouraging friend at your fingertips. "I'm only a month in, but I'm already down 10lbs and feeling very optimistic that I will be able to sustain my progress and reach my goal." Laci Gilbert is another example. She lost a staggering 86 pounds in 12 months using the app's tools and daily support. Speaking about her transformation, Laci said: "I started at 275, but refused to take a picture out of pure disgust. "Now I wish I had taken at least one photo." Join Simple App and get 3 months FREE The Simple App is more than a workout program; it's a personal wellness coach in your pocket. New members can join now and get three months for FREE! Head to the Simple App website to sign up and start transforming your body in 28 days. As well as comprehensive workout sessions, the app also includes nutrition coaching and daily guidance from your own AI health coach. How does the Simple App work? The Simple App guides you through every step of your 28-day Wall Pilates journey and adapts based on your needs and progress. All you have to do to get started is answer a few simple questions about yourself so that the app can best tailor your preferences. You'll also get support from Avo, the in-app AI health assistant, who's available 24/7 to answer your questions and provide snack ideas, healthy recipes, track calories and much more. With over 18 million downloads and a 4.7 rating on the App Store, it's clear to see that customers are loving the fast results with Simple. What's included in the Wall Pilates program? The Wall Pilates Program includes a fully customisable 28-day workout plan that updates monthly. Feature targeted routines designed to sculpt your glutes, core, hips, and lower body. Access to progress tracking tools for weight, hydration, movement, and more, plus tailored nutrition coaching to ensure you're making healthy meals that you enjoy. On-demand access to Avo, your personal AI wellness assistant, which offers real-time guidance and tips every step of the way to your goals. Best of all, using the Simple Wall Pilates program is completely equipment-free; all you need is a wall and 15 minutes a day.
Times
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Times
How not to gain weight on holiday — the expert guide
I t's your precious holiday. You want to relax, lounge by the pool, dive head first into the breakfast bar and have a relaxing cocktail (or three). As for hitting the gym while you're away or thinking about your step count, forget it — you want to enjoy yourself. However, it's worth remembering that the average person will gain 4.4lb while on their summer holiday. Extra drinks, delicious food, more time to relax and less movement all contribute to this unwelcome excess baggage on the way home. At 61, I know this from personal experience. On holiday I used to easily put on half a stone in two weeks thanks to the all-inclusive buffet, cocktails, ice creams and days on the sunlounger. But what I learnt when, aged 57, I transformed my fitness levels, lost 5st and got a body I was finally proud to parade by the pool, is that you can still enjoy yourself without completely wrecking your fitness gains and your waistline. Here's my holiday survival guide.
The Sun
11-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
I lost nearly 10st in 13 months WITHOUT Ozempic – but now I have saggy skin & I actually miss being fat for 3 reasons
A WOMAN who lost almost 10 stone has revealed that she now misses being fat. Liza Pasquale has shocked the internet after saying life was better before she shed the weight. 3 3 The 31-year-old revealed she lost 63kg over 13 months with diet and exercise. But she said being bigger made her feel safe and dropping weight has made her a target. She has shocked the internet by telling how her life was better when she was heavier, she looked back on her life before and described her weight as a defence mechanism. When talking about her fitness journey Liza Pasquale, 31 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, said: "Sometimes I miss being overweight. "Now that I've lost weight, I have a fear of being alone, when I was overweight no one could kidnap me." Liza told how she misses the independence and solitude she found when overweight, claiming people used to ignore her and that's how she liked life. Being overweight taught her to enjoy her own company and how she sometimes finds social interactions overwhelming. She also says that she misses the freedom she used to have before she started counting calories, however losing weight has not ripped all the joy from her life. She explained how being big made her uncomfortable, she was always hot and had a sweating problem. Liza says she wouldn't change her weight loss journey and she knows she can still enjoy all things in life, just with control and moderation now. 3 Soap star reveals real body and 'wobbly bits' in 'hard to film' video Visit our diet, nutrition and weight loss page for the latest updates She said: "I miss having thicker hair. "I miss not always being cold but being hot was a lot worse. "I had a sweating problem. "I miss people not wanting to talk to me, now that I'm in a smaller body people talk to me all the time. "I miss eating without care, sometimes I miss it all the time. I can still eat all the things; I just know my boundaries now. "I would still choose the way that I eat now and the way I feel now. "Now I'm in a smaller body I'm more aware of the danger of being alone. "I would not change my weight loss for the world." Liza added that to combat the loose skin she has undergone surgery as well. Different types of weight loss surgery For many people who are overweight or obese, they may feel they have exhausted options for weight loss and want to try something more drastic. Weight loss surgery may be available to them on the NHS if they have a BMI over 40 and have a condition that may be improved with weight loss, such as diabetes. But the availability of these procedures largely depends on where you live in the UK. People can also pay privately. Weight loss surgery is a common and safe procedure. However, as with any operation, there are risks, such as a blood clot, a band slipping out of place, a stomach infection, gallstones and excessive skin from weight loss that in most cases, won't be removed on the NHS. In all of the following options, the space in the stomach is reduced, therefore a person feels fuller after eating less food. They lose weight as a result. However, it is necessary for them to also learn good eating habits and have a healthy balanced diet, too. Gastric bypass The stomach is divided into two using a staple. The smaller part is connected to the intestines, effectively cutting how much space there is in the stomach by half. The operation takes around two hours. Gastric band A band is tied around the top of the stomach and inflated so that it tightens. The operation takes three to four hours. Gastric balloon Patients swallow an empty balloon which is attached to a tube. The balloon is filled with water via the tube, taking around 20 minutes, so that it fills around two-thirds of the stomach space. Sleeve gastrectomy Around 80 per cent of the stomach is removed in surgery to make it much smaller and a sleeve shape. The operation takes between one and three hours.
Daily Mail
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jessica Simpson shows off her trim figure in red bikini as she celebrates Fourth Of July
proudly flaunted off her slimmed-down figure as she celebrated Independence Day over the weekend. The singer, 44, flashed a massive smile and her bikini body in a a sexy red swimsuit as she posed for a selfie in the mirror while adding oversized white shades to her look. She styled the look with a green button down and a navy 'USA' hat after documenting her 100lb weight-loss journey after giving birth to her daughter Birdie in 2019. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO She followed a meal plan and walked 14,000 steps per day with help from celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, and has since shared updates from the gym as she's maintained the weight loss through the years. She wrote on social media when revealing her weight loss at the time: '6 months. 100 pounds down (Yes, I tipped the scales at 240).' In September 2022 Jessica said she is happy to 'make money off' the chatter surrounding her fluctuating weight. The star acknowledged that her weight has been the subject of speculation for years, and it was actually one of the reasons she decided to launch her own fashion line, The Jessica Simpson Collection. The singer told Extra: 'I decided, 'Okay, everybody is going to talk about my weight all the time, I might as well make money off of it and turn it into a business of selling clothes and acceptance.'
News.com.au
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Lizzo reveals the ‘truth' about her weight loss with before and after photos
Truth hurts. Lizzo shared the real story about her weight loss journey alongside a dramatic set of before and after photos. 'The photo on the left is my first time getting lymphatic massage from Flavia [of Flavia Lanini Beauty Institute] and the right is the most recent!' the Good as Hell singer captioned the underwear-clad side-by-side mirror selfies on Thursday, reports Page Six. 'In light of all these magazines and blogs wanting me to be on ozempic soooo bad — here's the truth! I work my a** off, training 3x a week, daily sauna & cardio, adding animal protein back into my diet, hiring a chef who helps me meal prep and keeps track of what I put into my body in a calorie deficit, cutting out sugary Starbucks & full fat sodas & potato chips … I quit drinking for the longest … (but I'm drinking again cus I earned it!).' The Grammy winner added, 'I play pickleball and hike and walk on the beach and move my body and dance and drink water. I detox! Once a month!' Lizzo divulged that she also receives 'holistic body work' along with wood therapy and lymphatic massages to keep in shape. 'I'm so happy and proud of what I've done and no one can take that away from me, ' she concluded the triumphant post. Fans flooded the comments thread with support. 'Love love love! Keep honouring yourself! Looking awesome lady, ï¸�' wrote a fan, while another remarked, 'We loved you THEN and we love you NOW.' Lizzo's detailed health and fitness routine comes just weeks after she addressed the topic of her weight loss on Trisha Paytas' Just Trish podcast in June. 'I've tried everything,' the singer, 37 said. 'Ozempic works because you eat less food, yeah? So if you eat right, it makes you feel full,' she said. 'But if you can just do that on your own and get mind over matter, it's the same thing.' She also defended people who use the weight loss drug. 'It's not easy,' she said. 'It's a drug to help somebody with something they're struggling with.' The singer insisted that 'telling someone they're cheating' by using it is a form of fatphobia. The singer previously clapped back at speculation after a fan questioned if she used 'ozempic or did she snort coke' via a September 2024 Instagram post. 'whyyyy do u follow me?' she replied, along with a row of crying emojis. She put the social media user on blast in a subsequent post, sharing his profile with her fans. In a clip, she donned a red silk robe and stared at the camera with text reading, 'When you finally get Ozempic allegations after 5 months of weight training and calorie deficit,' as she lip synched a voiceover saying the accusation was 'like a reward.' In a 2024 interview, the singer — who has been sharing her weight loss progress with fans since 2023 — confessed that she sometimes has mixed feelings amid her journey. 'I'm not going to lie and say I love my body every day,' the About Damn Time singer told the New York Times. 'The bottom line is, the way you feel about your body changes every single day,' she continued. 'There are some days I adore my body, and others when I don't feel completely positive.'
