BLITZ THE BULGE

It’s no secret that many of us are on the lifelong quest of losing weight and getting in shape.

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It’s no secret that many of us are on the lifelong quest of losing weight and getting in shape. But it’s an uphill battle - believe us, we’ve all been there - with so many other things in life demanding our time and attention.

For a leg up, make this your go-to guide for streamlining your weight loss efforts. This year, we stuck to tradition by bringing back “Shape Recommends: The Best Fat Burning Classes” – the team tried all of these 19 group workouts before giving our thumbs up to include them in the list.

But if you prefer to fly solo, we’ve got a customised approach too with the best workouts for different body types, so you can hone in on the most important parts to work on.

And of course, we can’t shape up without watching what and how we eat. Our list of simple eating habits to boost metabolism will help intensify your results. Plus, we break down the three most popular alternative weight loss methods to find out if they are really worth the hype.

Ready to get lean and mean? Turn the page now!

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