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OVER these pages, you’ll find everything you need to know about the world’s simplest weight-loss and fitness plan.

Depending on your starting weight and how hard you work, you can shed up to a stone in just eight weeks. At the very least, you should be aiming to lose at least five per cent of your body weight.

Eleven stone is the average weight for a UK woman, 13 stone for men. So the average woman should aim to lose at least 8lb, the average man 9lb. Weigh yourself weekly, at the same time on the same day (try first thing) for a more accurate result.

The first thing I want you to get used to, before we talk about diet, is high-intensity interval training (HIIT). This is about getting your heart rate and breathing going. Think quality over quantity – exercise in short bursts, putting in maximum effort, with short periods of recovery between.

It’s tough. But it’s all over in minutes – in fact, you’ll need less than 30 minutes of exercise each week.