It is common for men and women to think that their body is bigger than it really is. For instance, only 16 per cent of young Australian women are happy with their body weight.

It is normal for women to carry fat on their hips and thighs. Frequent dieting does not work to remove this fat. Dieting is associated with many negative health effects, especially when episodes of dieting are followed by weight gain. Dieting can also make you depressed and it’s also linked with poor self-image.

Some people think they are overweight

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break as bone mineral density is reduced. When a bone is affected by osteoporosis bone marrow has much larger holes within it than a normal bone and as a result bone is much weaker and softer. If osteoporosis left untreated it can progress slowly and painlessly without you even realisng that you have the condition until the actual bone break.

In the last couple of years Australian fitness industry has seen an explosion of the “army styled” boot camps. Boot camps have been promoted as quick, exciting and of course cheap way to lose weight, while at the same time obtaining great muscle gain.