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Building the best home gym requires you to get the best home gym equipment this shouldn't come as a surprise. The problem is, there are so many different equipment to choose from and it requires so much research to know which ones are the best, many people give up before even making the first steps.

Even here on T3, we have dozens of home gym buying guides which would take hours to pore over. To save you from staring at the screen for hours reading them all, we decided to create one, ultimate guide that lists all the best home gym equipment, from all categories, giving you the very best and most affordable models in each.

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What sort of home gym equipment you should buy first depends on your fitness goals and of course, the available floor space. If your aim is to build muscle and haven't got much space, you's better get a weights bench and a dumbbell set. Same goal but more space? Get a barbell and a multi gym as well.

If you are into cardio but have limited space and limited budget, you might want to consider getting a foldable indoor rowing machine. Have a bit more space? Get an indoor exercise bike. Got even more money and space and also couldn't care less about the downstairs neighbour? Get a treadmill.

If you are really ]on the budget and live in a small rented apartment, you can still build a home gym by getting an ab roller, a door pull-up bar and a set of resistance bands. No budget is too short and no home is too small to build the best home gym!

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What is the best home gym equipment for you depends on your fitness goals. Everyone have their own personal goals, let it be because they want to lose weight fast or tone up, maybe both. You shouldn't get a pull up bar if your aim is to lose belly fat and no need to invest in a treadmill if you want to build muscle mass.

If you have some money to burn on home gym equipment and your aim is to build functional muscles, get the Assault AirRunner Curve Treadmill. It might be an investment at the beginning, but this wonder-machine can help you lose fat and build muscle too. It has a commercial grade belt and doesn't require any electricity either.

Should you want to build muscle mass at home, get the Bowflex SelectTech 1090 dumbbells. Dumbbells are the single most versatile home weights you can have and with them, you can work out your whole body. The Bowflex SelectTech range is said to provide best-in-class dumbbell workout experience, a pair of them replacing more than 20 dumbbells.

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The best home weights, but cost as much as some fitness machines

Weight spread: 2-22.5kg or 4-41kg

+Space saving design+Feel like regular dumbbells+High quality

-Premium price tag

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Modular dumbbells have a lot of advantages over regular, single-weight dumbbells, in a home gym environment. They take up much less space and it is also more convenient to switch between weights. And when it comes to modular dumbbells, nothing compares to the Bowflex SelectTech dumbbells, being one of the most coveted home gym equipment in general.

These beasts from Bowflex pack 2-24 or 4-41kg in each dumbbell, depending on the model you go for, with weight selection as easy as spinning a dial. When paired with a simple weights bench, they offer an effective alternative to a gym floor, yet don't require an entire rack to house.

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There are other modular dumbbell brands and models, of course, but Bowflex's SelectTech range wins by offering an experience similar to classic dumbbells and merging this experience with the convenience of the dial switch. the different weights are not colour coded, though, so pay attention which setting the dial is on before you try to lift the dumbbells of the plastic holding tray.

Overall, a great solution for those who like to push on with intensive 'drop set' workouts or for those who are tight on space. In fact, our only real reservation is the price, which will make you sweat before you even try to lift them.

Buy the Bowflex 2-24 Kg SelectTech Dumbbells (Pair) at Fitness Superstore

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Get one pair at the time as you progress

+Rubber coating for less floor impact and noise+Great value for money+Knurled steel grip

-There is no option to buy a range, only in pairs

If you prefer and have space for storing multiple dumbbells, opt in for the Mirafit Rubber Dumbbell Set. You can buy them as you go along and the weight range is pretty good so it will see you through many years of home exercising. You can go from 5 kilo all the the way up to 35 kilo per dumbbell in 2.5 kg increments.

Needless to say, to buy all the different weights would not only take up significant amount of space but it would also cost quite lot, too, so be considerate before you decide to buy another set. It's best to check what weight range you use in a gym most often and get the corresponding weights for your home gym.

The Mirafit Rubber Dumbbell Set as the name suggests has a rubber cover on the plates so they make less sound as you throw them down on the hard floor in the living room (please don't throw weights around). The rubber coating also helps the dumbbells stay in place once they are on the floor. The handles are knurled, making them easier to hold without the weights spinning as you perform your barbell curls. Which is pretty much the only exercise you will do with these weights, let's face it.

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The best kettlebells you can get

Weight range: 4kg to 28kg

+Top quality+Comfortable handle

-Heavier versions are expensive

TRX kettlebells are the best we've ever used for full-body workouts

Kettlebells are probably almost as versatile as dumbbells and even better, most kettlebell exercises are less stationary, helping you build functional muscles as a result. Just like Bowflex with modular dumbbells, TRX is the household name in the world of kettlebells.

Its premium line of kettlebells are all beautifully finished and each one has been put through a "premium gravity cast moulding process", which is said to increase durability. It also results in that lovely, flat bottom, which makes its easier to rest the kettlebell on the floor when switching hands during an arduous squat push press routine.

The different weights have colour coded handles, making it easier to distinguish them and pick up the correct one, even if the side with numbers on facing away from you. The available weight range is between 4-24 kg, although for anything heavier than 16 kilos, you will have contact TRX directly. Not like a 16 kilo kettlebell is not enough for most two handed kettlebell exercises.

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Best cheap kettlebell for beginners

Weight range available: 2kg to 10kg

+Gets the basics right+Bargain price

-Only go up to 10 kg

The Opti Kettlebell range manages to offer decent quality for a very reasonable price: the lightest, 2 kilo Opti Vinyl Kettlebell costs as little as 5.99 at Argos. Granted, not many people will be able to have a proper workout using a single 2 kg kettlebell, but still, it can give you an idea just how well priced Opti kettlebells are.

On the downside, the heaviest Opti kettlebell you can get is the 10 kg variety and if you are planning on doing some demanding kettlebell swing sessions, a single 10 kilo kettlebell might not cut it. You can, of course, do more reps with smaller weights and eventually get a 12 or even 16 kg kettlebell if you think you can't possibly do more than a 100 reps with the 10 kg Opti Vinyl Kettelebell.

The Opti Kettlebells are compact and quiet and the different weights have different colours too. Not just the handles, the whole kettlebell has been coated with coloured vinyl, making them striking looking and the handles a bit slippery when your palms are sweaty. For the price, though, we are not complaining.

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Two in one: best AND most affordable weight bench for home

Max load: 260kg (incl. user)

Dimensions: 125x55x43 (Flat) to 117cm (Highest Position) cm

Foldable: No

Adjustable: Yes

+Gym-grade equipment for less than a membership+Adjustable

-Cushion on the thin side

Despite the reasonable asking price, the Mirafit Heavy Duty 260kg FID Weight Bench still packs a solid frame, constructed from 7cm x 5cm steel tubing. It also boasts premium extras such as the small wheels at the back and grab handle at the front for easy manoeuvrability around the sofa or the debris on the garage floor.

Working your pecs from all the different angles won't come easier than this. The Mirafit Heavy Duty 260kg FID Weight Bench has six backrest angles and four individual seat angles that allow a great selection of positions from which to perform gun-busting routines.

As versatile as the Mirafit Heavy Duty 260kg FID Weight Bench is, it doesn't come with a weights rack, so unless you add one the bench is more suitable for use with a dumbbells and other one handed weights.

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55 different exercises all on one machine

Weight stack: Dual, 160lb (73kg) each

Type of movement: Cable motion/User defined motion

Bench: Optional

+Massive weight stack+Gym-grade home equipment

-Bench is extra 500

The Life Fitness G7 multi-gym is a professional-grade setup for private use, featuring hefty dual weight stacks, fully adjustable twin pulleys and a chin-up bar, making it one of the most all-encompassing system that you can own and giving you the ability to workout almost every conceivable muscle group in the body.

With the Life Fitness G7 multi-gym, you can perform 55 different exercises but you will need definitely need some floor space to house this gargantuan beast of a home gym equipment. It measures over two-metres tall, around two-metres wide and the same depth, which is quite a lot of floor space to take up. It's not cheap either.

In fact, buying a Life Fitness G7 multi-gym will set you back 2500/$2999 and that price doesn't include the optional weight bench, adding that on will cost an extra 500/$500.

However, the US-built contraption is designed and constructed to last for many years and that hefty initial outlay does include free installation, a training DVD with two workout routines, an exercise book with over 60 exercises and a bunch of pulley attachments to ensure you hit every muscle that counts. Also, it removes the need to workout near people. Money well spent, then.

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Full upper body workout

Weight stack: Single, 57 kg

Max. capacity (high pulley): 65kg

Max. capacity (low pulley): 145kg

Maximum user weight: 135kg

+Solid build+Integrated preacher pad

-Supports only one type of leg exercise

With a 57kg weight stack and a pulley system that equates to a maximum resistance of 150kg on the leg developer pads, the Weider 8700 home multi-gym offers great bang for the buck and is great for anyone looking to pile on the mass at home.

A chunky construction and comfortable pads make up for the fact that the amount of adjustability on the back pad is limited (no flat press here), but it's still possible to conduct all manner of exercises without the space typically required by free weights and barbells.

The Weider 8700 home multi-gym is best for upper body workouts since there is really only one leg exercise you can do with it: seated leg extensions. Given the low price tag, cutting some corners are to be expected, so we are not all disappointed after all.

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CNA/THE NEW YORK TIMES Ive long thought the human body was not meant to run on empty, that fasting was done primarily for religious reasons or political protest. Otherwise we needed a reliably renewed source of fuel to function optimally, mentally and emotionally as well as physically.

Personal experience reinforced that concept; Im not pleasant to be around when Im hungry. Theres even an official name for that state of mind, confirmed by research: Hangry!

But prompted by recent enthusiasm for fasting among people concerned about their health, weight or longevity, I looked into the evidence for possible benefits and risks of what researchers call intermittent fasting. Popular regimens range from ingesting few if any calories all day every other day or several times a week to fasting for 16 hours or more every day.

A man I know in his early 50s said he had lost 12 pounds in about two months on what he calls the 7-11 diet: He eats nothing from 7 pm until 11 am the next morning, every day.

I was skeptical, but it turns out there is something to be said for practicing a rather prolonged diurnal fast, preferably one lasting at least 16 hours. Mark P Mattson, neuroscientist at the National Institute on Ageing and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explained that the liver stores glucose, which the body uses preferentially for energy before it turns to burning body fat.

It takes 10 to 12 hours to use up the calories in the liver before a metabolic shift occurs to using stored fat, Mattson told me. After meals, glucose is used for energy and fat is stored in fat tissue, but during fasts, once glucose is depleted, fat is broken down and used for energy.

Most people trying to lose weight should strive for 16 calorie-free hours, he said, adding that the easiest way to do this is to stop eating by 8 pm, skip breakfast the next morning and then eat again at noon the next day. (Caffeine-dependent people can have sugar-free black coffee or tea before lunch.) But dont expect to see results immediately; it can take up to four weeks to notice an effect, he said.

Mattson and his colleague Rafael de Cabo at the ageing institute recently reviewed the effects of intermittent fasting on health, aging and disease in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Their article was prompted by frequent questions patients are asking their doctors about the health effects of fasting. Given their limited knowledge of nutrition, doctors are often unable to advise their patients, Mattson said.

Although there have been a number of recent studies assessing the effects of intermittent fasting on people, none are long-term, and the vast majority of disease-related findings stem from research on laboratory animals. For example, in an animal model of stroke, those fed only intermittently suffered less brain damage because they were better able to resist the stress of oxygen and energy deprivation.

Other animal studies have shown a robust disease-modifying benefit of intermittent fasting on a wide range of chronic disorders, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancers and neurodegenerative brain diseases, the researchers reported. Their review of both animal and human studies found improvements in a variety of health indicators and a slowing or reversing of aging and disease processes.

For example, human studies of intermittent fasting found that it improved such disease indicators as insulin resistance, blood fat abnormalities, high blood pressure and inflammation, even independently of weight loss. In patients with multiple sclerosis, intermittent fasting reduced symptoms in just two months, a research team in Baltimore reported in 2018.

If you think evolutionarily, Mattson said, predators in the wild fight for prey in the fasting state and are better at recovering from inevitable injuries. The human counterpart people who evolved in feast-or-famine environments would not have survived unless somehow protected by fasting.

Our human ancestors did not consume three regularly spaced large meals, plus snacks, every day, nor did they live a sedentary life, the researchers wrote. The studies they analyzed showed that most if not all organ systems respond to intermittent fasting in ways that enable the organism to tolerate or overcome the challenge and then return to normal.

Mattson explained that during a fast, the body produces few new proteins, prompting cells to take protein from non-essential sources, break them down and use the amino acids to make new proteins that are essential for survival. Then, after eating, a lot of new proteins are produced in the brain and elsewhere.

A reasonable question might be How safe is intermittent fasting? When fats are used for energy, they produce substances called ketone bodies that regulate the expression and activity of many proteins and molecules that are known to influence health and aging, the researchers reported. Ketosis, a buildup of acidic ketones in the blood, is a state that the Atkins diet, the ketogenic diet and other carbohydrate-restricted diets aim to achieve. Taken to extremes, however, ketosis can damage the liver, kidneys and brain and is especially dangerous to people with various chronic disorders like diabetes and heart disease.

Another important question: How practical is intermittent fasting? Not very, especially in its early weeks or for people with limited control over their mealtimes.

Many people will experience hunger, irritability and a reduced ability to concentrate during periods of food restrictions, the researchers wrote. They added, however, that these side effects usually disappear within a month.

Socially, eating restrictions like intermittent fasting can be very limiting. How do you respond to a 7 pm dinner invitation if thats the start of your fasting window?

For people with a known or hidden tendency to develop an eating disorder, fasting can be the perfect trigger, which I discovered in my early 20s. In trying to control my weight, I consumed little or nothing all day, but once I ate in the evening, I couldnt stop and ended up with a binge eating disorder.

How well this diet might work for you may depend largely on your usual pre-diet snacking and drinking habits and the kinds and amounts of foods you consume during the non-fasting hours. Knowing you cannot eat at all for a prescribed period may prompt some people to cram in whatever they want during the eating window, regardless of its nutritional value.

Mattson cautioned that intermittent dieters should eat healthy foods, including whole grains, healthy fats and protein, limit saturated fats and avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates. And on fasting days, be sure to stay well-hydrated. He also suggested a gradual decrease over a period of four months in the hours and days of restricted eating and in the amount of calories consumed on fasting days.

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Tired of being hammered over the head with a head of lettuce about eating more plants? Fair enough. But eating more plants - whether you want to call yourself plant-based or not - has some pretty powerful perks when it comes to your health, way beyond a smaller jeans size (though research has shown losing weight is one of the top benefits of a plant-based diet). Read on to find out what they are and give that kale in your crisper a second chance.

While theres no official definition of a plant-based diet, many people take it to mean that youre eating more plants but that you may be eating a flexitarian or vegetarian diet, says Amy Gorin, RD, an NYC-based registered dietician. Being vegan is a little more extreme, she adds, restricting all animal products like eggs, fish, and even honey. For those not willing to give up their Sunday scramble,adopting a 'plant-leaning' or 'plant-forward' approachis a nice middle-ground to help you begin to integrate more plants and fewer animal products into your diet. Learn more about the distinctions between the labels plant-based, vegan, plant-leaning and more here.

Its not just the lack of meat that goes along with a plant-based diet, but the shift in what youre adding to your diet instead of your usual foods. People who eat pulses (such as chickpeas, white beans, and lentils) regularly are 22% less likely to be obese, Gorin says. Beyond weight loss, eating a vegetarian diet can also help lower your risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease.

A 2014 study published in Trends in Food Science & Technology suggested that plant-based diets can improve your memory largely by preventing the degeneration of the mind. The researchers argue that, since bodily stress and inflammation can lead to degenerative diseases and neurodegeneration, its important to have a diet that helps minimize these issues and a plant-based diet are able to accomplish this.

A major contributor to client change in the United States is the means by which we support meat-based diets. According to research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The U.S. food production system uses about 50% of the total U.S. land area, 80% of the freshwater, and 17% of the fossil energy used in the country. As the population increases, so does this number.

On the flip side, a 2014 study of Europes meat and dairy intake found that lower livestock production leads to 40% lower nitrogen emissions along with 2540% lower greenhouse gas emissions. By not eating meat, or simply lessening the amount of meat in your diet in favor of plants, your impact on the earth and your carbon footprint lessens with it. Its also worth noting that its easier and more practical for many people to raise their own fruits and vegetables than livestock, so if you are able to take your plant-based diet in-house and grow your own plants, youre able to continue cutting down on this impact and be more sustainable. Read more about what difference one person can make by switching to an entirely plant-based approach here.

Many diets serve as quick fixes, helping you get healthy and lose weight fast, only to gain every pound back the moment you stop it. And the reason you have to stop them is because many of these diets are too restrictive to realistically live off of indefinitely. But plant-based diets offer a functional take on a healthier lifestyle, meaning that the steps you take forward in your health are more likely to stick.

Beyond slashing your risk of chronic and long-term disease, a plant-based diet can also keep you from getting the common cold or the flu each year.Switching to a diet that centers fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds and forgoes animal products has been proven to strengthen your immune system and fend off seasonal illnessessuch as the flu. Adding more plants to your diet ensures that your body receives plenty of antioxidants which are key in defending your immune system and reducing your risk of disease.

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A WINERY has been slammed for installing body shaming gates for guests to walk through, labelled fit or plump.

The Badger's Brook Winery, in Victoria, Australia, installed the gates in the carpark, which were met with horror by visitors.

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Called the stature challenge door, people had a choice of six spaces to walk through, with the slimmest gap labelled congratulations, while the largest was called big boned.

Larger shapes were deemed overweight, chubby, plump, with smaller spaces named standard and fit-looking.

Outraged visitors branded the gates disgusting, and called for them to be removed.

One woman shared an angry snap of the pink gates to Facebook, demanding the winery remove them.

This type of behaviour sets bad body image issues

Visitor Shannyn Tucker wrote: Im sorry but this is actually disgusting. I dont understand how this acceptable in this era.

This type of behaviour sets bad body image issues.

It shouldnt be okay to make anyone of any age feel uncomfortable for not fitting through an ideal space'", 7News reported.

She claimed the couldnt even fit her leg through the smallest congratulations gap, and questioned whether anyone would realistically be able to fit through it.

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After receiving the backlash, the winery later confirmed it had removed the gates.

Badgers Brook Estate put out a statement on Facebook, apologising for any offence caused.

They said: Dear valued customers, we apologise for the offence we caused by displaying the Body Stature Challenge in our car park.

We did not understand that this would be offensive, however now we understand why it is inappropriate and have removed it.

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Trying to shed some weight? You may have heard of the 1200-calorie diet. Whether its because you need to or simply want to, the key to losing weight fast is to take in fewer calories than you burn. The challenge is figuring out exactly how many calories it takes in order to lose weight without driving yourself mad from hunger. Turns out, science has already done it for you: the 1200-calorie-per-day threshold seems to be the sweet spot, providing your body with enough fuel to get through the day while still helping you drop a few pounds.

A 1200-calorie diet is a diet focused on counting calories; it is primarily for weight loss, as it is a low calorie meal plan. Losing weight this way emphasizes a calorie level, rather than types of foods or nutrients being consumed, says Daniela Novotny, registered dietitian and instructor of biomedical sciences at Missouri State University.

The good news about following a 1200-calorie diet is that you dont have to follow a strict list of foods you can and cant eat. You can choose a plant-based diet or a clean-eating approach, you can go keto, or you can eat the foods you love but pare back portion sizes. You simply need to keep track of the calories youre eating throughout the day and avoid going much higher than 1200. The best way to do that? Use one of the many calorie counting apps out there to keep track, like MyFitnessPal or Cron-o-meter.

That said, youll quickly find that your choices definitely affect your success when it comes to following a 1200-calorie diet. Ryan Maciel, RD and Head Nutrition CoachElite Athletes and Organizations for Precision Nutrition says, since its such a restrictive diet, you do want to focus on consuming mainly whole foods, having well-balanced meals made up of lean protein, vegetables, healthy carbohydrates and healthy fats. This is really going to help keep you full for a longer period of time and give you a better chance of success.

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While you may not need any gadgets or gizmos to follow the 1200-calorie diet, theres one thing you definitely will need, and thats a plan! For most people, limiting daily caloric intake down to 1200 is a pretty drastic cut. So in order to avoid mood swings and blood sugar imbalances, its a good idea to draw up a meal plan to follow, even if its just a rough idea of what youll eat as you follow the 1200-calorie diet.

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has put forth a healthy guide with examples for all three meals, and includes small amounts of fats like margarine and mayonnaise to keep you feeling fuller. Their recommendations also include several glasses of water each day. Need more inspo? Pinterest is a great place to search for 1200-calorie diet ideas.

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If you want to lose weight fast, restricting your calories to 1200 is certainly an effective way to do it. But, how much weight can you lose on the 1200-calorie diet isnt an exact science. Theres a lot that goes into calculating someones energy needs for the day, like their height, age, weight, sex, how much they move throughout the day, how much physical activity they do, says Maciel. And then, of course, everybodys metabolism is slightly different. But the average weight loss that most people see on the 1200 calorie diet is about one to two pounds per week.

If you choose to follow the 1200-calorie diet, you may find you lose more weight in the first week, simply due to the large changes youre making to your diet, especially if youre opting for healthier food than you were before beginning the diet. After that, weight loss may begin to level off a bit.

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The biggest, and some might argue the only, advantage of following the 1200 calorie diet is rapid weight loss. And since most adherents to this diet tend to stick to whole, unprocessed foods, a healthier lifestyle is a fringe benefit as well.

One of the biggest drawbacks of the 1200-calorie diet is the fact that its just not a fun plan to follow. No matter what foods you eat, or how you space them throughout the day, youre bound to experience some amount of hunger on this diet. Not all diets are going to have you reduce your calorie intake by this much, says Maciel. Twelve hundred calories is really the low end. Anything lower than that and you run the risk of developing nutrient deficiencies.

As such, the 1200 calorie diet can be exceptionally difficult to stick with for the long term. Due to the fact it is not often maintainable, a 1200-calorie diet is often followed by a time where you tend to eat a larger amount of calories, leading to weight gain. True, lasting weight loss rarely occurs following extremely low calorie diets, says Novotny.

Finally, constantly counting calories can lead to an unhealthy preoccupation with food, especially if youve dealt with an eating disorder in the past. A much better way to lose weight if youve ever struggled with disordered eating is to combine healthy food choices with daily exercise.

In conclusion, limiting yourself to only 1200 calories each day is an effective way to lose weight for the vast majority of people. And while this diet isnt overly difficult to follow, it is challenging to stick with, since there are very few cheats or rewards to look forward to. The best way to do the 1200 calorie diet may be to follow it for a few weeks or months, then slowly add more calories without adding in a bunch of junk food like sweets or processed food.

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by Tom Witosky |AHL On The Beat

John Odgers knew at a young age he wanted to work in the world of professional hockey.

After all, the 26-year-old native of Spy Hill, Sask., and son of NHL veteran Jeff Odgers is what one might call a hockey brat.

I lived in locker rooms from September to April growing up and on the family farm from May through August, the Iowa Wilds strength and conditioning coach said. We lived in San Jose, Boston, Colorado, almost in Minnesota, but then finally in Atlanta.

Odgers experiences and family travels with a father who played more than 800 games in the NHL speaks volumes about how someone of his age could become the first full-time strength and conditioning coach for Iowa.

We got along right away when we met in development camp, Iowa head coach Tim Army recalled. He came highly recommended by the Minnesota staff. It was an easy decision to make.

Odgers, known as Odgie around the Wild weight room in the basement of Wells Fargo Arena, already has received a lot of credit for helping several Wild players, whether it was Mason Shaws rehabilitation of his third knee surgery or providing a weight loss regimen for forward Dmitry Sokolov and defenseman Matt Register.

Hes been great for me, said Shaw, who only recently returned to playing after an eight-month recovery from a knee injury sustained in last years playoffs. Im really happy with the work he did with me to get where I am. He brings a great attitude every day. Hes very fun to be around and were very lucky to have him.

Similarly, Register, who recently signed his first standard AHL contract after seven seasons in the ECHL, gave a lot of credit to Odgers to get him to lose weight and improve his overall conditioning to land the contract.

He helped me a lot, Register said. Its a process and he worked with me to stay on it. He had my back throughout all of it and he helped me get to that level and goal where I wanted to be.

While some players came to the team in need of weight loss, others require Odgers services to keep weight on.

With players like Reggie or Sokolov, we work hard at improving the ability to move more quickly and to have better stamina by losing weight, Odgers said. Someone like Sam Anas, however, we are trying to get him to stay where is or gain weight.

Odgers oversees the daily workout routines of each Wild player from his desk positioned right inside the weight room. Workout sessions differ throughout the season with more of an emphasis on increasing strength in the offseason and early season to maintenance of strength and muscle recovery as the year progresses. He also works with Wild head athletic trainer Masa Takaiwa on all rehabilitation exercises for injured players.He also monitors the players nutritional needs, including the ordering of food for breakfast and lunch for practices and morning skates.

Odgers interest in strength training and conditioning began when playing junior hockey for Yorkton Terriers in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

I was somebody who always enjoyed being in the weight room and working out during the season, he said. And then, as I got into it more, I discovered that I liked reading about it and learning more about it.

As his junior hockey career ended, Odgers understood his playing career didnt hold much promise, but a career combining hockey and strength training and conditioning did.

I wanted to have a career that combined the two things that I enjoyed the most, which is hockey. And then the other side of it was strength conditioning, lifting weights, health and fitness, he said.

Odgers received a bachelors degree in kinesiology from the University of Regina and just completed his masters degree in November at the same school.

Ironically, the biggest problem for Odgers in deciding to study kinesiology was having to explain to his grandfather that he didnt want to work on the family farm a nearly 2,500-acre spread that raises cattle and grows wheat and flax.

The farm, located about a 2.5-hour drive southeast of Regina, is a century farm this year and has had five generations of the Odgers family work and own it.

Odgers said his brother, Dakota, will be the one to take over the farm once he decides to stop playing hockey. He currently plays for Carlton University located in Ottawa.

I always joke that Im lucky that he wanted to take over the farm because I would have to tell my grandpa that I didnt want to farm, Odgers laughed.

His decision to get a masters degree came as a result of a four-month internship with one of his fathers old teams, the San Jose Sharks, under the direction of Mike Potenza, the Sharks strength and conditioning coordinator.

The hiring of a full-time strength and conditioning coach a position filled as a part-time post until this season, was a huge priority for Army, who emphasizes how the AHL team must replicate the Minnesota Wild as much as possible.

Army said he talked with Tom Kurvers, Iowas general manager, about establishing a full-time position strength and conditioning position beginning in 2019-20.

We needed to hire a full-time strength coach here; that was a huge priority. It doesnt matter who the player is. They all need this kind of attention, Army said. Its an important piece of their ability to be able to play to their full strength.

Army added young players are the ones who likely need it the most, making it even more important to establish a full-time coach in Iowa.

Our younger players need somebody because they dont know this process, he said. They need some oversight on what theyre doing.

Army said Odgers won the job while working with Minnesota Wild staff during last summers development camp. Ever since, hes been a valuable part of the Wild staff.

I just took to him right away. I really liked him, Army said. He worked well with all of the players and got a high recommendation from the Minnesota staff. Its been a good fit.

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SOAP stars are some of the hardest working actors in showbiz as they have to be on screen up to five days a week.

But the hard slog doesn't stop there for our favourite celebrities, with many of them inspiring viewers to get fit in real life with staggering body transformations.

Here, we delve into some of the most dramatic weight loss journeys from the stars of Emmerdale, Coronation Street, and EastEnders.

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The 36-year-old actress, who plays Sonia Fowler in EastEnders, has lived most of her life in the public eye and amazed fans when she shed a staggering three stone.

Many of Natalie's fans were left asking exactly how she managed to trim down - and drop from a size 16 to a size eight.

The mum-of-two now feels "much more confident and comfortable", telling The Sun: "I have learnt how to eat and how to be comfortable with who I am."

And Natalie credits training for the London Marathon last year for helping her to lose weight.

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The 56-year-old Coronation Street actress, who plays Eileen Grimshaw in the ITV soap, has wowed viewers as she dropped from a size 14 to a 12 in recent months.

Her secret to losing weight has been going on a Mediterranean diet, which is high in foods that are good for you, and low in naughty foods, such as those with a high sugar content.

It's high in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, beans, cereals, grains, fish, and unsaturated fats such as olive oil.

This diet has been proven to be beneficial for the heart, even helping to reduce the risk ofheart disease.

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Jennie, 36, plays Fiz Brown in Coronation and has grown up in front of the cameras having joined Corrie in 2001.

She impressed fans when she lost two stone back in 2009 when she was 25 years old, and said at the time: "Ice cream is bad, salad is good - it's not rocket science!

"If you eat more of the good stuff and take more exercise then you'll lose weight."

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Alan, 37, dedicated himself to four-hour workouts after his split from wife Lucy Jo-Hudson.

The actor, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap, has been on a health kick since last year and the Sun Online revealed Alan had been burning more than 4,000 calories during his sessions.

The results of his exercise regime have been clear, as he has shed a noticeable amount of weight and changed his overall body shape.

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His on-screen character Craig Tinker is dropping pounds after being bullied by his fellow police officers for poor fitness.

And 21-year-old soap star Colson Smith looked noticeably slimmer in a slick three-piece suit and trainers at the TRIC Awards last week.

But Colson said he actually lost a stone a half after getting food poisoning on holiday in Thailand.

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The mum sensationally dropped from a size 22 to a size 10, the actress spoke about life before she lost weight.

Catherine, 36, told The Mirror: "I took control of my weight, and I slowly and steadily lost more than five stone. I was always the fat, funny friend.

"Along the way, I learned to understand just how important a healthy, balanced diet is. It sparked my huge interest in healthy living and nutrition."

"It has to be a lifestyle. Diets do not work. Fact. I have done every diet going. Ill do a big gluten-free pizza with lactose-free cheese. Now that I eat so clean and avoid all junk, I just feel ill when I eat it. We make our own sweet potato chips too as a treat. Im so rock n roll arent I?"

She lost even more weight thanks to her recent stint on Strictly Come Dancing.

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The36-year-old star opened up about being in the public eye and her time on ITV soap Emmerdale, playing troubled Kerry Wyatt.

At her heaviest, Laura consumed an extra 1,700 calories a day - the equivalent of a large pepperoni pizza.

She said would also guzzle two large bottles of Coke daily on set - but is now proud of how far she has come with her fitness.

She said on Lorraine last year: "Do you know, in the eight years that I have been there, I have never once had a pudding.

"I can't. It's just a slippery slope."

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Shayne Ward, 35, said he would be the first in line to tuck to sweet treats when playing Corrie knicker-factory boss Aidan Connor.

However, he ditched his "dad bod" in favour of a sizzling six-pack after leaving the ITV soap.

Shayne enlisted the help ofUltimate Performancepersonal training and cut his body fat down from 29 per cent to 16 per cent.

The X Factor winner said goodbye toWeatherfield in 2018 but blamed the soap for his expanding waistline.

The heartthrob, who previously piled on THREE stone while starring on Coronation Street, said about his new fitness regime: "I'm happy to not be in that place I was 21 weeks ago. I was sluggish, I was stressed and I didn't really want to do anything."

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Lisa, 43, overhauled her life after losing 12 stone, saying she no longer drinks alcohol or eats carbs.

The Emmerdale star admitted that even she can have bad days with her diet, saying: "Everyone is bound to have little blips along the way, but dont see that as failure and a signal to give up just draw a line under it and move on...

"I had made myself fat by gorging on bread, crisps, crumpets and red wine. Once I accepted responsibility for my health, weight and lifestyle it made it easier to take control. You dont have to have starter, main and pudding."

Lisa also previously told the Sun that she used to overcompensate for her large size by trying to be the centre of attention and making everyone laugh.

The star also revealed that she lost a stone in saggy skin alone.

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Katie, 26, shed an impressive one stone after feeling "dowdy and frumpy" during her last weeks of filming Coronation Street in 2019.

The actress, who played cancer stricken mum Sinead Tinker, confessed she felt "very down" about her appearance.

She said her hectic schedule and late working hours meant she was often eating unhealthily and not able to go to the gym.

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After leaving Corrie, Katie has found she has had more time for a healthy lifestyle.

Her diet now includes nutrient and protein high meals and green, fibre rich veggies.

This includes superset weight workouts targeting compound exercises and bigger muscle groups.

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Report Findings1) Drivers Technological advancement and increasing number of bariatric surgeries Increasing incidence of obesity among the population2) Restraints High the cost involved in low-calorie diet food3) Opportunities Rising health and fitness consciousness and increasing expenditure on health and fitness products

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The secondary sources of the data typically include1. Company reports and publications2. Government/institutional publications3. Trade and associations journals4. Databases such as WTO, OECD, World Bank, and among others.5. Websites and publications by research agencies

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What does this report deliver?1. Comprehensive analysis of the global as well as regional markets of the weight loss management market.2. Complete coverage of all the segments in the weight loss management market to analyze the trends, developments in the global market and forecast of market size up to 2025.3. Comprehensive analysis of the companies operating in the global weight loss management market. The company profile includes analysis of product portfolio, revenue, SWOT analysis and latest developments of the company.4. IGR- Growth Matrix presents an analysis of the product segments and geographies that market players should focus to invest, consolidate, expand and/or diversify.Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p05874294/?utm_source=GNW

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COLSON Smith turned heads at The Television and Radio Industries Club Awards this week - as he showcased his impressive weight loss.

The Coronation Street star, 21, looked remarkably trim as he sported a fitted suit and waistcoat for the star-studded bash.

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And many fans, desperate to follow in his footsteps, were left asking exactly how Colson, who plays fan favourite Craig Tinker in the ITV soap, managed to trim down.

In particular, Colson has been hitting the gym regularly to make sure he's fit for his storyline on Corrie.

His police officer character has taken up running after finding that he was out of breath while chasing shop lifters.

Craig told his Weatherfield pals that he was going to make an effort to get healthier after being bullied at work.

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Despite overhauling his fitness, Colson also admits that food poisoning caused him to lose one and a half stone in December.

He ignored advice not to eat some seafood while holidaying in Thailand.

Speaking on his podcast Sofa Cinema Club - which he hosts with Jack P Shepherd, 31, and Ben Price, 47 - the star explained: "I was in Ko Lanta. I was sat on the beach and the waiter came over and was like, 'What would you like?' And I said, 'I'll have the prawns to start please.'

"I had avoided seafood but I was sat on the beach and I was like, 'How can you not have seafood on the beach?'

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"I had avoided seafood [on Ben's advice] but I was sat on the beach and I was like, 'How can you not have seafood on the beach?'

"Well, anyway. I'm not doing that again. I've lost about a stone and a half."

Colson was only able to eat a banana and three slices of toast for a whole week before recovering.

The drop in Colson's natural daily calorie intake put his body in a calorie deficit state - a state which has been proven to help slimmers stimulate rapid weight loss.

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Of course the way Colson lost weight was not a healthy way to shed pounds but to lose weight in a similar manner, a slimmer needs to also reduce their daily calorie intake.

Harry Thomas, owner of No1 Fitness and nutrition expert said: "So the first thing is to reduce calories and get yourself into a deficit, this means burning more than you are consuming.

"The best way is too create awareness on what you are currently consuming, including all food and liquids.

"This is a great way to learn about how much we are consuming."

Another simple way you can lose weight is by simply doing more exercise.

Harry added: "The best way is to move more - this will all help to burn more calories."Make it simple and pay attention to your step count.

"I recommend a minimum or 10000 per day, but if you are way short of that, aim to beat your average score. The more you move the better."

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