Scoff as much as you like and cycle it off!

Cycling burns off at least 5 calories a minute, even for the least fit. So say Nick Cavell and Dr Adrian Davis in their 2007 report 'Cycling & Health. What's the Evidence?'. (We've put together some more info on Eat and lose weight, easily.)

So that's how I lost 7 lbs without trying last summer. Just gently cycled along the Moselle/Mosel river for a couple of weeks and ate what I wanted to.

Cycling really is good news for those a tad overweight (or more than a tad), and for those who like their food but are worried that they might become too heavy. The answer is simply to just hop on a bike and carry on munching (but perhaps not at the same time...).