'I broke into a sweat tying my shoelaces, then I knew I wasn't living'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A hairdresser who found himself 'breaking into a sweat' when tying his shoelaces has revealed the secrets of how he lost nine stone in a year.

Joshua Hilton, 30, said he had "tried every single diet" before finding the one method that helped him shed nearly half his bodyweight.

Together with his former hairdressing teacher, Sarah Jane Clark, the pair dropped an astonishing 22 stone between them. Joshua dropped nine stone within a year, and Sarah lost an even more impressive 12-and-a-half stone.

Their partnership evolved from a teacher-student relationship to a supportive friendship that now helps others and confronts "toxic diet culture".