1 Swap your regular cheese for goat's cheese. It's 40 per cent lower in calories than the stuff made from cow's milk.2 Sprinkle cinnamon on a yoghurt each day to burn fat. The spice is a powerful metabolism raiser; half a teaspoon a day is enough

's not impossible. But a person who is overweight would be faster if he lost weight. Theoretically, a loss of about two pounds will increase speed by about a metre per minute of running. So if a runner runs a 5K in 20 minutes, a two-pound weight loss would make him

sports drink or a piece of fruit Consume during: Water (if necessary) Consume post-run: 300ml reduced-fat chocolate milk, or 170ml yoghurt with 15g high-fibre cereal60+ Minute run Consume pre-run: 45g cereal with 230ml skimmed milk, or 20g trail mix

Runners need the right fuel to provide energy. Even if you are running to lose weight, you still need to make sure you are eating enough - enough of the right food groups that is. Our panel of nutritionists and five weight-loss runners explain what

starting and stopping a car, which uses more petrol." A 10.7 stone (68kg) runner doing a four-miler at a nine-minute/mile pace burns about 480 calories. But you can torch more calories, speed weight loss and spark up your runs by swapping that four

of trekking, you’ll burn between 800kcal and 1200kcal. Carry a 25lb pack, and you’ll burn an extra 200kcal.Sunday Run long, then hit the pool later for a few laps. In 15 minutes of leisurely swimming, you’ll burn between 125kcal and 175kcal. Pick up the pace