![]() Other perks: access to an online community, an exclusive members-only podcast, 60 exercise videos (including 14 seated workouts) and a 44% discount on the organisation’s magazine.įree trial? No, but you can attend your first meeting and then decide to join at the end. Plus, you get an in-app barcode scanner to show the amount of syns in the food you buy. What you get: access to weekly meetings with other members and a coach, where you are weighed and given tips and advice on how to develop healthy habits around food and exercise. New members pay a one-off £5 registration fee. You can pay weekly or buy 12 weeks in advance for the price of 10. You earn Body Magic awards (certificates and stickers) for exercising.Ĭost: £5.95 a week (£25 a month). Small amounts of calcium- and fibre-rich foods, such as cheese, cereal and bread, are also “free” to ensure a balanced diet. Satiating foods such as lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruit, potatoes and pasta are “free” and can be eaten in abundance, while wine, butter and sugary snacks are high in syns. The guiding principle is that fat, sugar and alcohol are less satiating than protein and carbohydrates. ![]() How it works: you get a budget of “syns” to spend on food and are encouraged to track whatever you eat. With Slimming World you can earn awards for exercising. Other perks: guided meditations, “mindful walks”, cookery masterclasses, a sleep tracker, exercise videos and live activity classes are available through the app.įree trial? Yes, for 14 days. There’s a database of more than 3,400 recipes and an online community, plus members offer each other help and suggestions at the in-person meetings. An in-app barcode scanner reveals the points value of the food you eat (or even order in some big chain restaurants such as Pizza Express or Wagamama) so you can track it easily. “They will also talk about how self-compassion can change the way you think about yourself,” says the spokesperson Sarah Hughes. What you get: access to coaches and workshops to help you follow the diet, improve your mindset about food and set realistic goals. This month you can get up to 50% off if you commit for six months. But it is £26.95 a month if you attend workshops in person or want unlimited access to virtual workshops. You can boost your weekly points allowance by doing exercise.Ĭost: access to the WW app, select virtual workshops and live 24/7 coach support costs £18.95 a month. Food that is low in fibre and protein, and high in added sugar and saturated fats will cost you more points. How it works: you get a points budget to spend on food, personalised according to your age, height, weight and sex, and are asked to track everything you eat and weigh yourself once a week. ![]() You have access to coaches and workshops with WW. ![]() Plus free access to a wellbeing app with more than 100 interventions to help you manage stress and anxiety, motivate yourself and improve your sleep.įree trial? No, but many local clubs periodically hold “come and try nights” where you can participate in a session for free. Other perks: hundreds of recipes, articles about how to lose weight and an “online gym” of exercise videos (which range from armchair aerobics to more intense workouts). Plus the opportunity to play football and make friends. What you get: support from a coach (usually a personal trainer and a nutritionist or a former Man v Fat player who has lost weight successfully), your team and a nationwide community of members online. “That peer-to-peer support means you have a better success rate at losing weight than if you were tackling things on your own.”Ĭost: £28.50 to £31 a month, plus there is a £9.99 registration fee, discounted to 50p in January with the promo code BETTERHEALTH. “The accountability to your peer group means you don’t want to be the one player not to lose weight and cost your team a bonus goal,” says the spokesperson Matt Hudson. Your team scores an extra “bonus” goal when any two members lose weight, pushing the team higher up the league. Every week you are weighed and play football with your team. How it works: by harnessing the power of community and small-sided football. Who can join: men with a BMI of 27.5 or above.
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