Swimming
Swimming: take the plunge
Charmaine Yabsley Swimming is a great workout, whatever your age or fitness ability.
Tired of the same 'old' story?
Paula Goodyer Age need not be a barrier to keeping fit - even with strenuous exercise.
Chew on this
See Jane stretch
Paula Goodyer Jane Fonda is a role model for fit older women - but why aren't there more like her?
Survival of the fittest
Rhiannon Sawyer Once the domain of elite athletes, extreme sports have gone mainstream.
Healthy weight
Weighed down by excess worry
Sarah Berry The battle to lose the kilos can be a tricky one fraught with undesirable effects, writes Sarah Berry.
No time to weight
Peter Foster It was one of those strange but illuminating coincidences: at the exact same time my BlackBerry began to buzz with the news Britain was threatening to put legal curbs on the amount of salt, fat 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.
Life after London
Life after London: from green and gold to post-Olympic blues
Sarah Berry Olympic athletes who put everything into competing can later crash into depression whether they win or lose.
Sporty ideal
A picture of health?
Sarah Berry Americans and Brits view Australians through rose-tinted glasses. But, the reality looks a lot less glossy.
From the couch to a coach
In physics, they say a body at rest tends to stay at rest. I know this first-hand. When on the couch watching Glee, I am likely to remain on the couch watching Glee.
Mud and guts
Tough Mudderettes: Four weeks to go
Daisy Dumas It's not a music festival gone horribly wrong, nor is it a WWI re-enactment group. No. This is Tough Mudder and I am, frankly, appalled by what I am witnessing.
So this is Christmas ... so what?
Christmas is fast approaching and with it, so too are rising stress levels. For all the talk at this time of year of parties and merrymaking, the silly season can be tainted by the exhausting...
Mix for the perfect match
Runners spend a lot of time running, dancers do little else but dance (have you seen Black Swan?) and cyclists are rarely off their wheels.
Food for thought
Eat right, stay young
Teresa Cutter Do you ever think about how your life will be in 10, 20 or even 40 years? Will you be physically fit and healthy, running on the beach, swimming in the ocean or riding bikes with your kids or...
Art of ageing gracefully
Teresa Cutter Do you ever think about how your life will be in 10, 20 or even 40 years? Will you be physically fit and healthy, running on the beach, swimming in the ocean or riding bikes with your kids or...
Get up, stand up
Alarming reasons to get off your backside
Nick Galvin Congratulations you are sticking with your New Year's resolution to work out a couple of times a week. And you are also playing social soccer and going for a few walks and the odd run, too.
Training for two
How to exercise when you're expecting
Michelle Bridges Exercise when pregnant and reap the benefits long after you've given birth.
Added benefits
The height of fitness
Turbo-charge your workout with altitude training, writes Rachael Oakes-Ash.
Tune in, tone up
Genetics matter but there's still much you can do to obtain the body you want, writes Isobel King.
