Health and beauty features

Step out in the city

KEEPING fit doesn't have to cost the earth. Just going for a walk around Manchester can help you get in shape.

Plus there are loads of historical attractions along the way. Charlene McAuley tries out a Blue Badge tour to get some tips.

A SUMMER picnic can be a fun day out - the ideal opportunity to try children on healthy foods, writes Carmel Thomason.

WITH the childhood obesity epidemic hitting the headlines, Lisa Salmon looks at what can be done.

SHOP-bought sandwiches are fatty, salty and pricey so why not make your own? Gabrielle Fagan writes.

BARBARA Edmunds has dropped six dress sizes – without a faddy diet or expensive gym membership in sight.

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