Weights

The body business

The fitness industry is worth more than $1.2 billion a year nationally, and Sydney's body beautiful obsession means we contribute more than our fair share.

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Skip these workout blunders

Paula Goodyer Get more out of your precious exercise time by avoiding the common pitfalls that can make your efforts less effective.

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Few extra kilos may be healthy: experts

Turns out a few extra kilos may not be such a bad thing, according to a new analysis of nearly three million adults that showed people who are overweight or slightly obese may live longer.

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Getting older? Get stronger

Paula Goodyer We can sit around grumbling about thickening waistlines and dwindling strength - or we can do something about it.

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Healing art

Tai chi: the power of the slow

Graham Osborne Tai chi, the slow-motion meditation being practised in a park near you, can reduce stress, anxiety and depression, improve brain function and provide many other health benefits, according to...

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Bend and stretch your style

Paula Goodyer For those who don't know their iyengar from their ashtanga, how to tell which class to take?

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All pumped up to give illness the boot

Janet Hawley People with chronic health problems are discovering that there is a miracle drug that can help them. It's called exercise.

Diet offender

'The obese have a mental problem'

Daisy Dumas The Frenchman behind the popular Dukan diet says that the overweight have a "mental problem".

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Gender and the gym

Paula Goodyer When it comes to getting physical, some women would rather not work out with men.

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Diets of yore

Steak and peanut butter: the Liz Taylor diet

Daisy Dumas Old school Hollywood diets make today's food fads look tame, writes Daisy Dumas.

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Tone-up

Armed for a sleeveless summer

If you panic at the thought of going sleeveless, you're not alone.

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Nutrition

Super spinach not the only food which will make you stronger

Rachel Olding The cartoon character Popeye was right to scoff a can of spinach when he wanted his biceps to bulge, according to a study showing why the leafy vegetable makes us stronger.

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