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Male pattern fitness plan

If you’re a man, you might recognise this: long hours at work; a couple of takeaways a week; a glass of wine at the end of the day; a packet of crisps watching the telly … and a belly that’s got bigger over the years as your will to exercise has got smaller.

There’s a good chance you might want to do something about all that, but there’s also a good chance the techniques many women use – strict diets, calorie counting, slimming clubs – just won’t work for you as a man.