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Get on your bikes for a big healthy kick Jul 15 2009

BIRMINGHAM dad Chris Malcolm is keen to make sure his daughters enjoy cycling as much as he does and has found the perfect spot to take them.Read

Get on your bikes for a big healthy kick Jul 14 2009

BIRMINGHAM dad Chris Malcolm is keen to make sure his daughters enjoy cycling as much as he does and has found the perfect spot to take them.Read

Black Country Weight Watchers on long walk to health Jul 07 2009

MEMBERS of two Black Country Weight Watchers groups have been putting their best feet forward to walk to fitness.Read

Dad loses almost six stone to be a slimming finalist Jul 07 2009

WHEN John Webb came home from work in the evening he, and his family, would head to one of their local takeaways for dinner.Read

Oldbury pupils put cookery skills to test in film Jul 01 2009

READY, Steady, Cook! Pupils at a Midland primary school were able to get to grips with kitchen rights and wrongs when a cookery roadshow rolled into town.Read

Campaigning active family saddles up to keep fit Jul 01 2009

THE Batey family of Sutton Coldfield are fans of getting on their bikes to cycle their way to fitness.Read

Oldbury pupils put cookery skills to test in film Jun 30 2009

READY, Steady, Cook! Pupils at a Midland primary school were able to get to grips with kitchen rights and wrongs when a cookery roadshow rolled into town.Read

Campaigning active family saddles up to keep fit Jun 30 2009

THE Batey family of Sutton Coldfield are fans of getting on their bikes to cycle their way to fitness.Read

Walmley driving instructor has L of an idea for Weight Watchers Jun 23 2009

DRIVING instructor Antony Bonfield is offering friends from his weight loss group an extra incentive – a free lesson to the person who loses the most pounds each week.Read

Man of the year loses seven stone with diet club Jun 16 2009

AUTHOR Stan Nicholls has been named Man of the Year by his Slimming World club after shedding seven stone.Read

I joined Weight Watchers - and never left! Jun 02 2009

WHEN mum Jo Williams spotted the pounds creeping on after having her first baby she knew where to turn – because she had twice before shifted the inches with Weight Watchers.Read

How to shape up the military way May 26 2009

A NEW fitness class in Solihull is putting people through their paces.Read

Jodie slims down against the odds May 19 2009

MUM’S the word for Jodie Underhill who successfully shifted seven stone in weight, despite having two children during her diet.Read

Walsall mum loses seven stone in weight May 19 2009

MUM’S the word for Jodie Underhill who successfully shifted seven stone in weight, despite having two children during her diet.Read

Marc’s recipe for slimmer living May 12 2009

BEING a chef can make cutting the calories difficult but when Marc Pearmain tipped the scales at more than 20 stone he knew he had to learn to resist temptation.Read

Selly Oak teacher tells of moment he knew he had to get in trim May 05 2009

WHEN primary school teacher Doug Morgan saw his weight disappear off the scales he knew it was time to deal with his waistline.Read

Simple steps to a new you Apr 28 2009

MODEL and fitness enthusiast Nell McAndrew is fronting a new campaign to get us out walking. And with spring firmly in the air, she says now is the perfect time to get out and about.Read

Nutritionist signs up to Mail Fun Run and offers diet tips Apr 21 2009

TAKING part in this year’s Birmingham Mail Fun Run could be the first step on the road to a healthier lifestyle, according to a nutritionist.Read

Dad's determined to shed pounds Apr 14 2009

SITTING in a lorry cab each day meant dad Stephen Shorney gradually piled on the pounds. He knew his waistband was expanding but he was shocked when he stood on the scales to find them tipping 20st 11lb.Read