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Plans

What to eat, and how to train.

Published patterns and programmes, each with the evidence it rests on. Choose one of each, or neither — nothing here is scored.

Ways of eating

These are dietary patterns, not meal plans with numbers. Each describes what a way of eating leans on and what a day tends to look like — there is nothing to count and nothing to fall short of.

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  • Dietary pattern

    Mediterranean

    Olive oil, vegetables, fish and nuts — the pattern with the strongest trial evidence behind it.

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  • Dietary pattern

    DASH

    Built and tested specifically to bring blood pressure down.

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  • Dietary pattern

    Plant-forward

    Plants as the default, animal foods as the accent rather than the centre.

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Ways of training

Built from the 2026 ACSM position stand. Its headline is worth keeping in mind while you choose: consistency beats complexity, and the largest gain of all is moving from no resistance training to any.

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  • 2 days a week

    Foundation

    Two days a week, whole body. The one that matters most, because it is the one people keep.

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  • 3 days a week

    Strength

    Three days a week, heavier loads, fewer reps — built around the position stand’s strength parameters.

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  • 4 days a week

    Build

    Four days, upper and lower split — around ten sets per muscle per week, which is where the size evidence points.

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  • 2 days a week

    Restore

    Low load, movement quality, and enough to keep the thread. For weeks that are already full.

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These are general wellness and educational content, not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you are pregnant, managing a health condition, or returning from injury, speak to a clinician before changing how you eat or train.