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Why your holiday shape-up starts NOW!

When the team at w&h suggested that this month’s topic should be about shaping up for a holiday, I made my lemon-sucking face. ‘Getting in shape shouldn’t just be for holidays,’ I said, amid peals of laughter. But if your holiday is in July or August, starting right now is great.

Far too many people go on a crash diet three weeks before going away, and it puts such pressure on your heart, your metabolism, your sanity and

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