Supersize vs Superskinny from Channel4.com

Could doing the vacuuming be this week's bum reducing method? Well, not quite. This week, tackling the big bums of Birmingham, Gillian McKeith asks them to try to lose inches by lying down and being vacuumed.

The Hypoxi Exercise Bike combines a cycle machine with a vacuum chamber. The idea of the vacuum is to help the body's circulation improve and burn off fat and cellulite. The vacuum technique does this by stimulating the lymphatic system and encouraging fat burning in the lower body.

Recommended use
1 hour sessions three or four times a week.

Result
After 12 sessions what's the result for the ladies of Birmingham? In total they lost 13.3 inches with an average loss of 1.47in.

See which bum-reducing gadget or exercise is winning so far >>

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