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Ashleigh Gleeson
National Health Editor

After all the chocolate we’ve eaten over Easter, there’s no better time to get exercising.

So for the last week of the Get Your Body Right series, we’ve created a special calendar to download and pop on the fridge.

It details two weeks’ worth of expert workouts you can do on repeat. Even if you haven’t been following the series from week one, it’s easy to pick it up now.

Anthony Dowsley - who has shared updates with you throughout each instalment - says he has lost 3kg by participating.

Meanwhile reader Jamie Hull has told of how he also reduced his weight and is on a mission to keep going.

Please get in touch with how you went at health@news.com.au. We’d love to hear!

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Today, we also have a must-read investigation into how much health fund premiums have risen.

National social affairs reporter Julie Cross reveals that some people are being slugged 18 per cent more.

You can also use this online calculator to find the best deal — and it's worth it as there's hundreds of dollars difference between the cheapest and most expensive products.

Have a great week.

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Three stories to read today
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Shock health fund price hikes - use this calculator to find best deal
You could be paying up to $6000 a year more than you should for health insurance, an investigation has found. Search our health fund calculator to find the best deal.
Single women facing this huge cost in their 30s
Fertility specialists say the biggest reason women are choosing to freeze their eggs – at a cost of $10k per cycle – is because they are single. Should it be made more affordable?

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In focus

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To help you right now
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Finesse Your Fitness

#1 This surprising new exercise trend is taking off  A new wave of Aussie run clubs are popping up across the country — and if you’ve been too scared to join so far, you’ll want to know about these ones.

#2 Why this workout for men is popular with teens to 87-year-olds  It started with just five mates but has exploded to 800 in just seven months. Young and old are getting a very valuable health benefit from it … and it has nothing to do with fitness.

#3 Eight useful tips to train for a marathon without getting injured From what you should be eating to how you should be training and what you should wear – these are nine useful tips to train for a marathon.

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More from our expert columnist

Fertility specialist Cheryl Phua on sex and IVF

Hear from one of our experts every Tuesday.

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Top fertility expert Dr Cheryl Phua answers five questions she often gets asked about sex when patients are undergoing IVF or egg freezing.

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Train your Brain
In which country was the chicken franchise Nando’s founded?
The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. Test yourself.

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What we're cooking

Healthy raw nutella

Curb your post-Easter chocolate cravings with this healthier version of the popular spread. image

Read the method and ingredients needed to whip this up yourself, here.

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