1. Wall Pilates will NOT give you back your twenty year old body in just 28 days*

- Firstly, to lose weight from exercise alone is really difficult. Especially if all you're doing is 30-60 minutes exercise and nothing else has changed. 

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- Secondly, how long is it since you were in your twenties? 

So how on earth can you expect to roll back YEARS in weeks, again in 30-60 minutes a day. 

- Thirdly, I exercise every. single. day. Will I ever have long, lean muscles like the women in their pictures? 

No, because my genetic type is short and stumpy. 

Unless long, lean muscles is your genetic type, it's unlikely that you'll ever have them either!

2. Hula-hooping will not get rid of your muffin-top, and nor will doing "this one exercise".

See all the comments above. 

Does this mean you shouldn't bother with exercise? Nooooooo!

More movement will help you to reduce pain and discomfort, to sleep better, to experience better mental health and reduced risks of long term diseases such as cardiovascular disease, strokes, heart attacks, osteoporosis....

In summary: Don't expect to lose weight just from doing a few exercises every day for a month. 

You need to eat fewer calories, manage your sleep and stress and hydrate properly too. 

And it will take longer than a month. 

You should still do the exercises though! You'll get way more benefits than just weight loss.

3. Step away from the "detox" products.

OK, so while the stupid exercise = weight loss stuff is at least encouraging you to move, some of these things may be dangerous.

There is legally no requirement for non-medicinal products to back up the claims they make with any scientific testing. 

There are also no checks made on whether the contents of the products match with what the person selling them SAYS is in them!

And if the packaging says "Our secret recipe" do not touch them with a barge pole! This is not KFC! 

What you're often consuming are diuretics (things that make you wee more); high levels of caffeine; or even things like laxatives or  banned substances. 

The ingredients may also react badly with certain prescription or over the counter drugs you're taking, 

Will you lose weight if you move to a diet of detox teas and detox soups?  

Yes, probably. 

But that's mostly a result of substantially reduced calorie intake rather than anything inherently in the products themselves. 

And as soon as you go back to your normal diet, whatever weight you lost will most likely just come straight back.

What should you do instead if you really want to help your body detox?

You know how you have a liver, kidneys and skin? Yeah, well, they already detox your body every day all on their own.

But if you want to help them along, try having more:

- fibre for more regular bowel movements

- water (6-8 glasses) to flush your system through

- fruit, veg and nuts to provide your body with more good nutrients and make your gut biome happier

- sweaty exercise classes (Step and PiYo are excellent for this!) to help to remove toxins from your body through the skin.

In summary - don't bother with those detox products, you have no idea what's in them and they're a waste of money. 

Drink more water, eat more veg and move more.

If there's something you come across that you're not quite sure about, please feel free to forward to me. I love a bit of research!