Fitness
Redesign Sydney's public areas to cater for exercise, fitness industry urges
Nicole Hasham Public areas should be redesigned to encourage physical activity as outdoor training grows in popularity, the fitness industry says.
Elite approach
Exercise guru labels outdoor fitness groups 'embarrassing'
Nicole Hasham Outdoor personal training is a ''middle class'' indulgence that can embarrass onlookers and deter others from exercising, one of Australia's leading fitness experts says.
Preparing for a fitness event
Got a big fitness goal you're working towards, such as a marathon or triathlon? Follow our tips below for the best ways to prepare yourself before you start training through to the night before and...
Iron (age) man
Caveman fitness for the 21st century
Megan Johnston Hikers exploring the Canberra hills should not be alarmed if they come across a man wearing no shoes, scrambling through the scrub.
Fitness goes free range
Paula Goodyer Outdoor gyms involve trees rather than fees and are proving popular around the globe.
Yoga trends
Fusing flexibility, fun and fitness
Sarah Berry What's fun, fast and will make you serene while working on your six-pack?
Fit to print
Cameron Diaz to write fitness guide
Daisy Dumas The Charlie's Angels star will "engage and empower women" by sharing tips on looking and feeling good.
Fitness cravings curbed with team mentality
Erik Jensen AT HER lowest point, Danni Rowlands pleaded with doctors to set her leg in plaster. She was 21, anorexic, suffering from a pathological addiction to exercise.
Added benefits
The height of fitness
Turbo-charge your workout with altitude training, writes Rachael Oakes-Ash.
Accelerated fitness
Supersets supercharge fitness
Get fitness results faster with ultra-efficient supersets.
Hardcore health
Stacy Keibler's fitness tips
If your body isn't shaking and burning there's no point, says George Clooney's girlfriend.
Urban fitness alternatives
Monique McDonald looks at the city a little differently to the rest of us. Where we see a park bench as somewhere to sit, she sees it as something to leap over.
Treadmill at the desk lets Steve stand and deliver
Lara O'Toole The office chair has taken a back seat in Steve Morley's office as he brings new meaning to multi-tasking.
Lifestyle secrets
Lifestyle secrets of the world's healthiest countries
Cassy Small Australia is up there with the world's fattest countries. What are the thinner, healthier countries doing right?
The cure and the disease
Paula Goodyer We put ham in our sandwiches and chorizo in pasta. There's pepperoni on the Friday night pizza, sausages at Saturday morning soccer and bacon with Sunday's big breakfast.
Fight to stop ancient arts falling into private hands
Catherine Armitage Move over Indiana Jones, there's a new breed of prospector scouring the world for treasure.
Raw food
'I can take any diet and tear it apart'
Sarah Berry David 'Avocado' Wolfe doesn't believe in diets. Which is surprising given that he is arguably the world's most famous raw foodie.
The whole package
Paula Goodyer The words on the front of a pack of Potato Stix are reassuring - 75 per cent less fat than regular potato chips, no preservatives and no artificial colours or flavours.
Charities the winners in race for the finish
Kelsey Munro Rachel Fowler is running for her little cousin Georgia, who has leukaemia. Natasha Blake is running for the Wayside Chapel, where she is a regular volunteer.
