LEARN about the secrets of fitness and weight loss and help raise money for charity — is being offered at a special seminar this week.

 Separating the fact from the fiction when it comes to fitness and weight loss is a common discussion in sports clubs, schools and the local pub but it is a debate which Matt Luxton, a local fitness expert and former Kelly College student, has been studying closely.

Matt said: 'Although it is great that people are taking more of an interest in their fitness and in what they eat, they would succeed far more if they knew how to train and eat properly — what I call the truth about fat loss.

'I've lost count of the number of people who have come to me and said that, no matter what they do, they just can't shed the pounds or improve their fitness. They can, and they do. They just don't know how to.'

 Matt, 25,  is holding a seminar in Tavistock on Tuesday, January 10 at 7.15pm in Melvin Hall at Kelly College.

Although the seminar, which would normally cost £50, is free, there will be a collection for West Devon-based charity CHICKS.

Matt, who has set up BLAST fitness camps in Launceston is about to open up a new BLAST fitness camp in Tavistock under the guidance of the UK's leading fat loss expert, Paul Mort.

Matt said: 'Chicks is a terrific charity which is committed to improving the lives of children in some of the most disadvantaged parts of the country, enabling them to have a taste of what the beautiful South West has to offer.'

He said he found many people were confused by the plethora of nutrition and exercise advice avilable.

'This seminar will help them work out the good from the bad and also help to bust a few myths. The seminar is on a first-come first-served basis. You'll go home with an actual action plan on how to get amazing weight loss results which are sustainable long-term - and you'll have done your bit for a brilliant charity,' he said.

The Fitness and Fat Loss seminar starts at 7.15pm. For details go to http://www.blastfitnesscamps.co.uk/tavistock-fitness-camp">www.blastfitnesscamps.co.uk/tavistock-fitness-camp, or email Matt at [email protected]">[email protected] or call him on 07841136302.