Exercise and Fitness

Exercise is important, whether you like it or not. But enjoyment can help you stay consistent, and boost the benefits you get from a workout.

Sculpted men with bulging muscles, sweating it out at the gym is not commonly an image one would associate with eating disorders, but, with more than 1 million Australians suffering through an eating disorder, the reality is 25 per cent of them are males.

Simon Ferguson wraps himself around a silver pole and performs a horizontal body ripple. As a male pole dancer, he's in the minority and attracts increased attention, but more men are taking up the sport.

Spend some time scrolling social media and you're all but guaranteed to see an ad promising to help you with targeted fat loss. Unfortunately, it is not possible to target the location of fat loss.

Women experience rapid bone loss during menopause but experts say GPs aren't confident prescribing hormones for skeletal health, despite evidence it works.

Heather Ostler's training gym is five-hour journey from her home in regional New South Wales. But that hasn't stopped the mother of four from claiming three gold medals in the sport she loves.

Residents of developed countries spend an average of nine-to-10 hours sitting everyday and a sedentary lifestyle is linked to earlier death. But what if just 22 minutes of exercise a day could lower the risk? 

Walking is slowly becoming more common in Canberra, though the vast majority of trips — whether the purpose is to shop, work or socialise — are still in a car.

Sweating is a normal part of the body's cooling system, helping to release heat and maintain optimal body temperature. But regularly waking up during the night, soaked through from excessive sweating, is not.

Dual Olympian Alyce Wood found managing her exercise during pregnancy challenging due to a lack of research on the topic. She's now returned to sport postpartum but rejects the idea of "bouncing back".

Sang Kang is a bodybuilding doctor at Redland Hospital. He's getting in top shape for a bodybuilding competition on Saturday.

These three machines are the most popular pieces of cardio equipment you'll find in a typical gym, and you can buy them for your home too. Here's how to work out which one is best for you.

The "silent walking" trend on TikTok has highlighted how much we rely on audio distractions to get us through the day. But is it a problem?

A company founded by Adelaide fitness superstar Kayla Itsines has taken a former employee to court, seeking to stop her from launching a rival fitness app.

Every morning, Naomi walks her chook Mavis around the footpaths of south-east Queensland, drawing looks of disbelief and starting conversations along the way.

Obesity experts are concerned that an over-reliance on body mass index, or BMI, is leading to poorer outcomes for people in the health system.

Nightclubs can cause sensory overload for neurodiverse people, but a community group is staging a low-sensory club night that is supplying the groove and bringing people together. 

A circus-based organisation in Castlemaine, Victoria, gets a boost in adult enrolments since the pandemic lockdowns.

Informal sporting activities such as circus are becoming more popular than traditional sports, but the reasons may surprise you.

We've known for some time the body mass index is an inaccurate measuring stick for assessing someone's weight and health. So why is such an imperfect tool still being used, and what should we use instead, asks Rachael Jefferson-Buchanan.

Unlike traditional marathons — where competitors run mostly alone — Last Man Standing Backyard Ultra is about running in a mob. It's a format that is attracting interest for elite athletes, with nearly 80 people flocking to last weekend's event.

A national charity with 70 clubs throughout Australia, Sailability gets both new and old sailors with a range of disabilities back on deck, often rekindling a love of the water.

A cross between tennis, badminton and table tennis, pickleball emerged out of the US in the 1960s and continues to go from strength to strength in Australia.

Cycling and Walking Australia and New Zealand found less than 1 in 6 Australians ride a bicycle weekly, and just over a third have ridden in the past year.

In an offbeat way to relax and find inner calm, these yogis are enjoying baby goat cuddles, "lots of laughing" and even a few "nibbles" in between their poses.