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Charlotte Stirling-Reed

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
'A must-have book for busy families who want to eat well and get organised in the kitchen.' - Joe Wicks 
 
'Everything you need to know about family nutrition and mealtime happiness.' - Giovanna Fletcher 
 
For many parents, feeding the whole family healthy, creative, home-cooked meals can be a struggle, with busy schedules and different tastes to navigate. After the initial care taken in the weaning stage, it's easy to find yourself falling back on oven chips! If you have a baby to feed alongside older children, sometimes it's hard to know where to begin. 
 
Expert nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed is here to help. Following on from her bestselling books How to Wean Your Baby and How to Feed Your Toddler, this book brings Charlotte's trademark approach of practical support and nurturing step-by-step guidance to help you manage the juggle of family life. 
 
With 70 delicious, balanced recipes, with clear baby and toddler adaptations for each with Charlotte's expert advice, you'll soon find mealtimes can be stress-free and healthy, so you can continue your journey of bringing up adventurous little foodies. 
 
'Mealtimes are so much easier with Charlotte's guidance.' - Kate Ferdinand

How to Feed Your Family

Your one-stop guide to creating healthy meals everyone will enjoy

Wim Hof

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 
 
'I've never felt so alive' JOE WICKS 
 
 
'A fascinating look at Wim's incredible life and method' FEARNE COTTON 
 
 
My hope is to inspire you to retake control of your body and life by unleashing the immense power of the mind. 
 
'The Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your health and happiness. Refined over forty years and championed by scientists across the globe, you'll learn how to harness three key elements of Cold, Breathing and Mindset to take ownership over your own mind and wellbeing. 
 
 
'The book will change your life' BEN FOGLE 
 
'Wim is a legend of the power ice has to heal and empower' BEAR GRYLLS 
 
Sunday Times bestseller, July 2022

The Wim Hof Method

Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits

Rick Gallop

Ruth Gallop

The latest in Rick Gallop's market leading Gi Diet series, The Family Gi Diet offers individualized weight-loss and healthy eating strategies for every member of the family - whether to help lose weightor simply eat healthy and keep in good shape. 
No two people have the same body chemistry, nutritional needs and eating habits, so how do you prepare a healthy meal to suit every member of the family? How do you help your overweight child? What can you do about bad eating habits? What if you're pregnant? Does BMI apply to older people? 
 
For The Family Gi Diet Rick has teamed up with his wife, Dr Ruth Gallop, to address all of these 
questions and more. With sound advice, practical tips, and fifty new green-light recipes, you'll be well on your way to improving the health of all your loved ones.

The Family Gi Diet

Gok Wan

With his infectious energy and charisma, Gok Wan has an incredible gift of making women feel more confident within themselves - but it's not until you read his own inspirational story that you find out where he got that gift from. 
 
Gok grew up on a Leicester housing estate, with a loving family who ran a Chinese restaurant. For his parents, food meant love - and Gok was so well loved that by the time he was a teenager he weighed 21 stone. Being Asian and gay as well, Gok felt lonely and out of place. He was an easy target for bullies and suffered terribly at their hands. 
 
In a moment of inspiration, he decided to reinvent himself with his first style makeover and a larger-than-life personality to go with it. But his next move was to lose a devastating ten stone in nine months. In Through Thick and Thin, for the first time, Gok reveals all about that life changing period. 
 
The lessons Gok learnt during this time helped him bounce back to become a stylist to the stars, every woman's best friend and a national treasure. In this intimate memoir Gok tells his full story in his own words. Whether he's recounting the horrors of childhood bullying or riotous anecdotes about his loving family, behind the scenes in the fashion world or TV shows, Gok's voice jumps off the page with all the honesty, wit and warmth we've come to know and love him for.

Through Thick and Thin

My Autobiography

Tom Exton

James Exton

Max Bridger

Lloyd Bridger

Ditch the fads, ditch the fat and get lean for life - let Max, Lloyd, James and Tom show you how. 
 
This book is not a quick fix – it's a new way of life. Leaner, Fitter, Stronger is about how to make a fit and healthy lifestyle work hard for you; how to have a career, see your friends, go out, have a family, drink, eat burgers and get in the best shape of your life (and stay that way!). With Max, Lloyd, James and Tom as your guides you’ll never feel tied down by a regime, like you can’t accept a drinks invitation or like you have to force down that poached chicken fillet that you’d rather swap for fries. 
 
Featuring: 
 
- Over 60 easy-to-do recipes from PB &amp; J French Toast and cookie dough protein bars to hearty salads, stir fries and roast chicken with a twist 
- Breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks and on-the-go, the sweet stuff and 4-ingredient heroes 
- Workouts for every body: Tabata circuits, home workouts, buddy training, gym how-to's and stretches 
 
Plus advice to keep you motivated, life hacks for fitting fitness into your life (and not the other way around!) and a host of myth-busting. 
 
These guys know their stuff; let them be your go-to-experts to getting leaner, fitter and stronger for good. 
 
About the authors: 
 The Exton Twins and Bridger Brothers founded LDNM in 2013. 
 
 LDNM is an internationally known and widely respected brand, having brought world-proven diet and training guides, fitness qualifications and education, apparel, a range of high quality supplements and a #1 app to their hundreds of thousands of followers worldwide, changing lives and physiques on every continent. 
 
 Leaner, Fitter, Stronger is their first book.

Leaner, Fitter, Stronger

Get the Body You Want with Our Amazing Meals and Smart Workouts

The INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
*WINNER OF THE MOTHER & BABY SILVER AWARD* 
 
'This book is full of easy-to-digest advice, inspiration and reassurance on bringing up healthy little foodies - exactly what parents need to navigate the tricky toddler years!' - Joe Wicks 
 
'I know I can always trust Charlotte for delicious recipes and the best advice; she fills me with calm and confidence.' - Rochelle Humes 
 
For many parents, toddlerhood is where they can get derailed on the feeding journey, finding that their child, who happily ate colourful, creative, home-cooked meals, suddenly refuses anything but fish fingers! 
 
Expert nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed is here to help. Following on from her bestselling How to Wean Your Baby, this book will inform and empower you with everything you need to know to navigate this tricky time. 
 
Starting at 12 months, and taking you right through to pre-school age, How to Feed Your Toddler brings together Charlotte's trademark approach of evidence-based advice, nurturing support and practical problem-solving to give you the confidence to help your toddler develop a positive relationship with food. 
 
With 50 delicious, healthy and super-easy recipes, to expose your little one to a variety of flavours and textures, and designed so the whole family can enjoy them together, this is your essential guide to avoiding the fussy eating trap and bringing up adventurous little eaters who love a wide variety of food. 
 
'Charlotte's warm words, inspiring meals, and solid experience are the perfect recipe for supporting parents as they nurture their children's relationship with food.' - Anna Mathur 
 
'I trust Charlotte completely with her advice on feeding toddlers - she's my go-to for any advice on my son's eating' - Dr Zoe Williams

How to Feed Your Toddler

Everything you need to know to raise happy, independent little eaters

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
'Charlotte gave me the confidence and knowledge to love every single step of the weaning journey' 
Joe Wicks 
 
'Charlotte really is a font of knowledge when it comes to weaning.' 
Jools Oliver 
 
'We've loved Charlotte's approach to weaning. Skye loves her food and we are so grateful for that!' 
Ella Mills 
 
 
The easy weaning plan to ensure your baby becomes a happy and adventurous little eater. 
 
In this beautiful, full-colour book, expert nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed reveals her renowned method that has helped thousands of parents wean their babies confidently. 
 
Based on a vegetable first approach, the perfect way to develop healthy eating habits and to tackle fussy eating before it begins, you'll be hand-held through the first 30 days of weaning as well as given lots of delicious recipes all the family can enjoy. 
 
Packed with tried and tested tips, as well as the latest evidence-based guidance, How to Wean Your Baby will fully equip and empower you to take this exciting next step.

How to Wean Your Baby

The step-by-step plan to help your baby love their broccoli as much as their cake

Do you want to improve your family's health and fitness for good? 
 
Hit TV show Fat Families has shrunk the waistlines of some of the nation's fattest families with its simple strategies and no-nonsense attitude. Now you can transform your family's health with this fat-busting plan. 
 
Combining the wisdom from the show's top diet and fitness experts with the real-life stories of the fat families turne thin, From Fat to Fit sets out a clear, easy and safe plan for the whole family to lose weight permanently. 
 
Includes: 
- Simple recipes and meal plans to revolutionise meal times 
- Easy lifestyle changes to get the whole family moving 
- Top tips and tricks from the show's families to stay on track 
 - How to treat yourself at parties, on holiday and eating out - and still lose weight! 
 
Diet together and help each other turn from fat to fit!

From Fat to Fit

Rupy Aujla

'Dr Rupy has smashed it with this book! It's packed full of delicious recipes to set you up for a healthier and happier life.' 
JOE WICKS 
 
'Rupy's flavourful, healthy and super simple recipes are fantastic for today's busy lifestyle. Would highly recommend!' 
DR RANGAN CHATTERJEE 
 
'This book is packed with delicious, vibrant recipes that jump out at you from the page.' 
NADIYA HUSSAIN 
 
'In a world of hype around diet, food and medicine, Dr Rupy Aujla is the real thing. His advice is based on solid research and his easy, well-tested recipes will beguile you into the kitchen and change your eating habits for life. Doctor, revolutionary, hero.' 
SHEILA DILLON, RADIO 4'S THE FOOD PROGRAMME 
 
Dr Rupy Aujla - the trusted medical doctor and food expert behind the bestselling Doctor's Kitchen - delivers over 100 fully photographed delicious and easy recipes that put flavour and nutrition first. 
 
Every dish is researched and developed to give maximum health benefit and ease while also delivering on amazing taste. 
 
You'll find weeknight dinners, one-pot dishes, quick lunches, food for sharing, plenty of vegetarian and vegan dishes as well as gluten and nut free options every time - Rupy's no-fuss recipes are a joy to cook and eat, and healthy eating which feels indulgent and satisfying can become a pleasurable way of life. 
 
Tried and tested by over 1000 people, these flavour-packed recipes look as good as they taste. Recipes include Lebanese-style Chicken Tacos, Miso Mushroom Donburi and Aubergine, Pea and Tamarind Curry.

Dr Rupy Cooks

Over 100 easy, healthy, flavourful recipes

James B. Johnson

Activate your 'skinny gene' with The Original Fasting Diet, by James B Johnson - previously published as The Alternate-Day Diet. 
 
Surviving on rabbit food every day is miserable, let alone in the dark, cold depths of January which is why [this diet] is perfect... may sound too good to be true but it really does work.' ELLE Magazine. 
 
The Original Fasting Diet is easy: eat normal portions of your favourite foods one day, and diet the next. You will never feel deprived, and you won't suffer from diet or fatigue stress, the main reasons that most diets fail. 
 
This programme is a breakthrough technique that allows you to activate your 'skinny gene' and enjoy these remarkable benefits: 
 
·Lose fat easily and quickly without deprivation or stress 
·Improve fat metabolism 
·Avoid regaining lost fat 
·Slow the aging process 
·Optimize nutrition 
·Feel energized 
 
For anyone who was intrigued by the 5:2 or the DODO diet (Day On, Day Off), this is the original calorie restriction technique that will bring you results fast. Join the Original Fasting Diet revolution, and allow James B. Johnson to help you change the way you think about dieting and your body forever. 
 
 
James B. Johnson M.B. retired as an instructor in plastic surgery after spending years witnessing his patients struggle with their weight. He turned his interest in alternate-day calorie restriction into a mission: to find a healthy way for his patients to lose weight and improve their health. He's now one of the foremost innovators in their field, and after publishing various scientific articles into how this method can help treat disease, he's written this revolutionary book The Original Fasting Diet.

The Original Fasting Diet

Jamie Oliver

Get more goodness into the ones you love. 
 
Jamie's Super Food - Family Classics continues with the popular philosophy behind Jamie's Everyday Super Food, bringing exciting healthy eating to the heart of the home. 
 
Mix up your recipe repertoire and freshen up your family favourites with new nutritious, tasty meals. Make your family menu something to shout about. 
 
Sneak in extra veg with Squash Mac 'N' Cheese and enjoy a no-arguments family dinner with Chicken Fajitas. When you need a no-fuss meal on the table fast try Chicken Goujons or Pasta Pesto, or get ahead with freezer-friendly Jumbo Fish Fingers or Proper Chicken Nuggets. Use ingredients you know the family already love in new, exciting ways, with Sweet Potato Fish Cakes or Chocolate Porridge.

Super Food Family Classics

James Collins

‘James's pioneering use of food as fuel has transformed players' performances – and now he can do the same for you.' – Arsène Wenger OBE 
 
The secret of the sports elite - and how you can eat to win in your life 
 
World-leading sports nutritionist James Collins shapes the eating habits of Olympic athletes and Premier League footballers, so they are on peak form when it counts. After a decade of working with the likes of Arsenal FC, England Football and Team GB, now he’s distilling his elite sports success into simple food principles that any of us can follow to feel at our best in our daily lives. 
 
Peak performance is all about energy and how to eat and exercise right for your body and your routine. By following The Energy Plan, you will learn how to fuel your body for your life, power through the 4pm slump, get the best out of your day if you're working from home and resist the junk foods that drag you down. Instead you will naturally choose foods that leave you bursting with energy for work and play – and allow you to fully recharge afterwards. You’ll feel more productive, sleep well, lose unwanted weight and avoid illness. 
 
Forget fasting and low carb diets. The Energy Plan is a whole new mindset that will forever change your relationship with food, exercise and your body, giving you a winning edge in everything that you do. 
 
'After following James’s plan, I had so much more energy and felt at my peak physically.’ 
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Liverpool FC &amp; England 
 
'This isn’t a diet book, it’s a guide to new ways of thinking and the science is easy to digest.' – Daily Express 
 
'Who wouldn’t want to jump out of bed early in the morning with vigour or get to the end of the day without feeling like the walking dead? This is where James can help.' – METRO 
 
'James Collins is a world leader in the field of performance nutrition. There is no one better to de-bunk nutrition myths and clearly explain how to reach your goals in a sustainable, enjoyable and energised way.’ 
Professor Greg Whyte OBE 
 
'I have huge respect for James's evidence-based approach - he knows exactly what it takes to get the best out of anyone.’ 
Dr Kevin Currell, Director of Science, English Institute of Sport

The Energy Plan

Eat Smart, Feel Strong, Perform at Your Peak

Jamie revolutionises delicious healthy family meals by going back to basics in the kitchen. In this beautiful reissue here, you'll find everything you need to make cooking inspiring and accessible to everyone. 
 
In 'Family Tree' he takes recipes several different ways, giving you confidence whilst at the same time hoping to get you hooked on learning more. He also reveals the world's most-loved food from a global website survey he conducted: the Top Ten dishes that families love to eat together. 
 
From exciting dishes inspired by Jamie's travels including Southern Indian Rice and Seafood Soup to family favourites like flaky Chicken and sweet Leek Pie and Banana and Blueberry French Toast, there's something in Jamie's Dinners for everyone (even the most fussy eaters)! 
 
'Superb, fabulous, brilliant' Daily Mail 
 
'Whether you're a seasoned pro or a complete novice, this book should be a vital ingredient on your kitchen shelves' Company 
 
'The Jamie Effect is being felt not just in schools but in households all over Britain. We must rejoice in the national treasure he is' Vanessa Feltz, Daily Express

Jamie's Dinners

Fraser Reynolds

Fuss-free, filling and slimming in minutes - from the Sunday Times Bestseller. 
 
Scottish nutrition coach, Fraser Reynolds has helped thousands to achieve their health and diet goals with simple and delicious food that everyone will love. 
 
In his second book, Fraser doubles down on making dieting quick and easy with 100 family-friendly recipes that are high-protein, low-calorie and on the table in 30 minutes. With barcodes to scan your meals straight into your tracking apps and low cal tips and swaps throughout, this book has everything you need to lose weight for good. 
 
Serve up Fraser's viral Tomato Soup Toastie for a hearty lunch, 'throw and go' with a warming Slow Cooker Beef Ragu, or treat your family to a friday night fakeaway with Turkey Smash Tacos and more! All under 600 calories including any sides. 
 
Sections include: 
 
Air Fryer 
Family Favourites 
Fakeaway 
Throw 'n Go 
& Meal Prep

Speedy High Protein

Filling, slimming & low-calorie meals under 30 minutes

Chris James

Feeling sluggish, bloated and in desperate need of rejuvenation? 
 
Enter Chris James's unique plan to restore energy, acuity and cleanse your whole body, starting with the seat of all health - the gut. 
 
By targeting three key areas and showing you the impacts they can have on your body and mind, Chris's holistic method will show you exactly what your body needs and how to nourish it, using: 
 
- Diet: menu plans, delicious cleansing recipes, juices, suggestions and tips for eating vegan; 
- Mindfulness: how to use mindfulness to help you focus on what exactly your body needs; 
- Yoga: simple and specific twists to stimulate peristalsis and digestion, inversions to stimulate the lymphatic system, backbends to stimulate gut health. 
 
You've heard of cleanses, the power of mindfulness and the importance of gut health; now combine them for the first time with Chris's Mind Body Cleanse. In just 12 days you'll feel lighter, brighter and glowing with health. 
 
Mind Body Cleanse was voted best self-help book in this month’s Your Fitness magazine.

Mind Body Cleanse

The 12 Day Plan to Heal Your Body and Re-Energise Your Mind

Sam Briggs

INCLUDES AN UPDATED CHAPTER ON THE 2020 SEASON 
 
You don't get biceps like Briggs by giving up when the going gets tough... 
 
 CrossFit superstar Sam Briggs, aka 'The Engine', is a true hero in the sport, with a level of endurance unparalleled in the game. This is the story of how she got to the top, and battled with everything she had to stay there. 
 
 Sam's memoir takes in the whole story, from being kicked out of ballet lessons as a child but being accepted on the boys' sports teams, to working as a firefighter in West Yorkshire for ten years, tackling dangerous and adrenaline-fueled situations on a daily basis, and to taking up CrossFit at the comparatively ancient age of 27. Sam tells of what it took to become champion a mere three years later, and after a year out with a broken patella. Despite the numerous setbacks and debilitating injuries that have plagued her in the years that followed, when most other athletes would have thrown in the towel, Sam has fought, and continues to fight, to be the very best that she can be. 
 
Start Your Engines is the story of how, with a combination of grit, training and dogged motivation, it's never too late to achieve your dreams.

Start Your Engines

My Unstoppable CrossFit Journey

Lucy Edge

What happens when an urban girl swaps her kitten heels in the city for karma in the country? 
 
It is a big year for Lucy - she has met the love of her life and they're planning to trade the city rat race for a Norfolk farmhouse, get married, and try for a baby. 
 
But country life isn't quite what Lucy imagined. Sure, there's time to stop and chat, but where does she find the people to stop and chat to? 
 
She has almost had it up to here when, one day, she stumbles across a local yoga club. There - in a small room above Knit and Knatter - she finds the laughter, friendship and wisdom to steer her through whatever dramas life throws at her. 
 
A funny and heart-warming true story about one woman's search for love and friendship in the lotus position.

The Handbag and Wellies Yoga Club

A J Jacobs

After sharpening his mind in The Know-It-All and achieving spiritual enlightenment in The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs had only one thing left to tackle in the self-improvement trinity: the body. But his mission wasn't just to lose a couple of pounds, but to turn his current self - 'a mushy, easily winded, moderately sickly blob' - into a paragon of health and vitality. 
 
Armed with a team of medical advisers and a 53-page task list, Jacobs set to work. He subjected his body to a brutal regime of exercise programmes - extreme chewing, anti-gravity yoga and shoeless jogging to name only a few; sampled every miracle diet going, beginning with the 'coffee, booze and chocolate' plan through the 'Rastafarian diet' to raw foodism; as well as sharpening his eyes and mind, testing every known method, and the patience of his long-suffering wife, in his quest to become as healthy as humanly possible. 
 
Drop Dead Healthy is a hilarious account of one man's painful journey from slob to superman, and a fascinating and eye-opening examination of what it really means to be healthy. Revealing the ugly truth about the assumptions and obsessions we have about our bodies, this might just be the healthiest book you'll ever read.

Drop Dead Healthy

One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

Mark Sisson

'Regardless of your starting point, past failures, or bad luck with familial genes, you can turn things around quickly - starting with your next meal and next workout. Your genes expect you to be lean, strong, energetic and healthy.' 
 
Take Mark Sisson's 21-day Primal Challenge and watch the pounds begin to melt away. Based on 8 key concepts and 5 action items, Mark outlines a blueprint to get your health back on track – and your body fit and toned. 
 
- Shed at least 2lbs of fat a week 
- Get a stronger, leaner body 
- Increase your energy levels 
- Develop an iron-clad immune system 
- Improve health conditions, including migraines, tinnitus, arthritis, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure and cholesterol 
 
With supermarket shopping lists (fully adapted for UK readers), simple workouts, menu suggestions and a 21-day planner, Sisson will walk you step by step through the 21 days to start reprogramming your genes and embark on a completely new way of living.

The 21-Day Total Body Transformation

A Complete Step-by-Step Gene Reprogramming Action Plan

Rosemary Conley

Patricia Bourne

Eat your way to diet success with over 100 superb recipes. 
 
The Hip and Thigh Diet has revolutionized the eating habits of successful slimmers across the world. Now, with this enticing new cookbook you can eat well and healthily and keep those unwanted pounds and inches at bay. Over 100 brand-new, mouthwatering recipes are included to help you cook for all the family, and any occasion. 
 
Family favourites, re-created the Conley way 
Quick and simple recipes in under 30 minutes 
Impressive but easy entertaining 
Robust recipes for everyday use 
Spicy new dishes for vegetarians and vegans 
Sumptuous desserts and party food 
 
Packed with gastronomical delights from the exotic to the economical, there has never been a tastier way to stay slim.

New Hip And Thigh Diet Cookbook

Pauline Quirke

Pauline Quirke was a skinny child, a slim teenager, a curvy woman, then &shy;- according to her bathroom scales (curse them) - just plain fat. Yes, the 'F' word. Tipping the scales at nearly 20 stone, with creaking knees and a dodgy ankle to boot, at the beginning of 2011 Pauline had reached a crisis point. Something had to change, and fast. 
 
It was never going to be an easy ride, but with her trademark warmth and sense of humour, Pauline recounts the highs and lows of the rollercoaster year in which she whips herself, and her life, into shape - with a fair few tales from her celebrated forty-year acting career thrown into the bargain. She reveals all: from the strain of working long hours away from home on one of Britain's most popular soaps to renewing her wedding vows and reuniting with her Birds of a Feather co-stars; from battling the bulge and facing the naysayers to rediscovering the joys of airline travel . . . without a seatbelt extension. 
 
Honest and revealing, Where Have I Gone? is brimming with brilliantly funny anecdotes and truly moving moments. So put your feet up and join Pauline as she embarks on the most incredible year of her life.

Where Have I Gone?

Rochelle Humes

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
My husband Marv and I are big believers in sitting down together as a family to eat, regardless of how busy we are. When I prepare food for my family, I love using simple, fresh and flavoursome ingredients that we can all eat and enjoy together. I'm proud to say that we are now a household of foodies and I'm so excited to share my favourite family recipes with you. 
 
From Banana and Berry Yoghurt Pots, Four-Veg Mac &amp; Cheese, Really Easy Roast Chicken and Peach Melba Pancakes, At Mama's Table is packed with all my crowd-pleasing dishes. Whether it's 'fast' food, prep-ahead recipes, twists on everyday favourites, food on the move, occasion dishes, all the snacks, I've got you covered! 
 
I truly hope you enjoy the recipes in this book as much as I do, that they take a little bit of stress out of your day and help inspire a generation of foodies in your family too. 
 
Lots of love, from my family to yours 
 
Rochelle x

At Mama’s Table

Easy & Delicious Meals From My Family To Yours

Bruce Byron

Bruce Byron is a popular character in The Bill. He's about three to four stones overweight, nearing fifty and, in his own words, a heart attack waiting to happen. 
 
'You see, I have a weight issue - the issue being that I have too much of it. Currently in the UK around six in ten men are medically defined as overweight and one in six as obese. Obesity in the UK has more than doubled in the past eighteen years, amongst blokes it's tripled and with this come increased risks to our health including heart disease - the UK's biggest killer. According to my friends at the British Heart Foundation, heart disease kills one in five males. It is responsible for 32% of premature deaths in males. Someone in the UK has a heart attack every two minutes. That could be me. 
 
So, here we are. This is the documented journey of a soon to be fifty-year-old, seriously overweight man who works long hours and wants to be around to see his children grow up, a man who wants to play and do exciting activities with my family, enjoy growing old with my beautiful wife and be around long enough to enjoy the rewards of our very hard-earned success. 
 
Today's the day I stop making excuses.'

Fat Bloke Slims

How I Lost Three Stone

Bonnie Tsui

'A jewel of a book, a paean to the wonders of water and our place within it' James Nestor, bestselling of author of Breath 
 
'Glorious' The New York Times 
 
 Take a dive into the deep and discover what it is about water that seduces us, heals us and brings us together. 
 
Join writer and swimmer Bonnie Tsui as she explores the unique skill of swimming from the five angles of survival, wellbeing, community, competition and flow. Propelled by stories of polar swim champions, a Baghdad swim club, Olympian athletes and modern-day samurai swimmers, Why We Swim takes us around the globe in a remarkable, all-encompassing account of the world of swimming. This is a joyous meditation on our innate connection to water and a true celebration of the wonders of swimming.

Why We Swim

Shauna Reid

In January 2001 Shauna Reid was twenty-three years old and twenty-five stone. Determined to turn her life around, she created the hugely successful weblog The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl and, hiding behind her Lycra-clad roly-poly alter-ego, her transformation from couch potato to svelte goddess began. Today, 8,000 miles, seven years and twelve-and-a-half stone later, the gloriously gorgeous Shauna is literally half the woman she used to be. 
 
In turn hysterically funny and heart-wrenchingly honest, The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl follows the twists and turns of Shauna's lard-busting adventure as she curbs the calories and learns to love the gym. There are travel tales from Red Square to Reykjavik, plus romance and intrigue as she meets the man of her dreams during a pub quiz in Glasgow. As her UK visa rapidly runs out, will she be deported back to Australia or will love triumph? 
 
Entertaining and action-packed, this is the uplifting true story of a young woman who defeated her demons and conquered her cravings to become a weight-loss superhero to inspire us all.

The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl

Mat Fraser

*The Sunday Times Bestseller* 
 
Train with the Fittest Man on Earth - 5-time CrossFit Champion Mat Fraser. 
 
No matter your level of fitness, no matter if you've never attempted CrossFit before, this book is your total training manual. 
 
No one can say they're a better all-around athlete than Mat Fraser. Weightlifting, gymnastics, kettlebells, running, swimming, rowing, Strongman: he's relentlessly trained them all, so you don't have to. 
 
In this ground-breaking book, Fraser reveals the secrets of his success to help you transform your own body and mind. Structured into sections on strength, endurance, speed, coordination, mental and recovery, Mat shares workouts, illustrations, techniques, recipes and advice. From push-ups to sprints, rope climbs to deadlifts, high-knee drills to swimming intervals, the book showcases CrossFit's uniquely wide-ranging and infinitely scalable approach to exercise. There is tailored advice for beginners, intermediates and advanced athletes. 
 
So take this book to the gym. Write your personal records in the margins. Circle the illustrations of techniques you need to master. And most of all, do the workouts. Because Mat Fraser can promise you this: hard work pays off.

Hard Work Pays Off

Transform Your Body and Mind with CrossFit’s Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth

Fenella Lindsell

YogaBugs is the UK and Ireland's leading provider of yoga classes for children. 
 
With its truly inspirational concept of teaching yoga to the under-sevens, YogaBugs already has over 35,000 children signed up to its classes in the UK, and this is the book they will all want! 
 
With its colourful characters and fun themed stories, YogaBugs will get children off the sofa and into this enjoyable activity. 
 
Yoga has been proven to have many positive effects on children's health, and can help with sleeping problems, anxiety, asthma, hyperactivity, emotional issues as well as sinus problems. 
 
This truly is the one bug you'll want your kids to catch.

YogaBugs

The one bug your kids should catch

Florence Comite

Pioneering expert in longevity, Dr Florence Comite, provides a comprehensive plan for defy your genetic destiny and live healthier, longer. 
 
What determines how long, and how well, we live? Many of us assume we should look to our family history for clues – will we have a heart attack at fifty like Dad or develop Type 2 diabetes at seventy like Mum? It makes sense that we’d inherit the same path to ageing. 
 
Dr Florence Comite is a clinician-scientist and the leading expert in healthy longevity, who uses precision medicine to help her patients reverse symptoms of biological ageing. Her clinical research reveals that your genes do not have to be your destiny. Even into middle-age, you can reverse the unhealthy trajectory you’re on, live disease- and pain-free, active and happy, and recapture the energy of your twenties. 
 
Invincible offers a comprehensive plan to improve readers’ health and longevity. Dr Comite shows readers how to become students of our own physiology, using assessment tools developed in her practice to identify our unique health trajectory and understand the specific proactive interventions that will stop and reverse biological ageing, metabolic disorders, heart disease and memory decline. Unhealthy ageing is not inevitable; this book will show you how to become invincible.

Invincible

Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better, Longer

Tess Daly

'I've always been passionate about wellness, and how to live the happiest, healthiest life we can. These are the small changes that make a big difference when it comes to putting your wellbeing first.' 
 
Model, presenter and mum of two daughters, Tess Daly is a much-loved TV personality. Now, for the first time, she shares her take on simple ways to look and feel amazing, whether you're 17 or 70. 
 
Eat: Gut-friendly advice and 40 easy family-friendly recipes 
Breathe: Expert practices to unlock the healing power of breath 
Move: Exercises and stretches to help you stay energised and flexible 
Sleep: Ways to help you get that vital rest to recharge you, ready for each day 
 
With plenty of accessible lifestyle hacks and expert advice, alongside simple recipes that are both healthy and delicious, this book shows that you don't have to spend lots of time or money to make every day that little bit healthier and a lot more fabulous.

4 Steps

To a Happier, Healthier You. The inspirational food and fitness guide from Strictly Come Dancing’s Tess Daly

A J Rochester

'I love food.  Even worse, I love junk food.  If lard could be double deep-fried I would eat it.  If I could deep-fry headache pills I would.  So it's no wonder I'm now the size of a small yet economically viable continent...'When A. J. Rochester is selected to feature in a television series on obesity, she is at first appalled and then resolved.  At 109 kilos (17 stone), she knows she needs to lose weight - not because she yearns to become a twiglet but so she can keep up with her little boy and turn her life around at last.  But after years of fighting a losing battle with the flab, A. J. knows she needs a miracle.  So she decides to ditch the 'quick-fix' diets and the faddy exercise equipment and try a new approach - one that involves discovering her own inner strengths.  It may not be easy - but it pays off. Confessions of a Reformed Dieter charts the highs, lows and plateaus of A. J.'s incredible journey, from overcoming an early setback - waking up in hospital with a broken leg after a drunken binge - to the triumph of shedding the first, and last, kilo.

Confessions of a Reformed Dieter

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