Fitness

Finding an exercise partner who you think is better than you can provide motivation.

A simple compliment can help people perform better.

Resistance training, and the muscle building it brings, has many health benefits and it can even keep you young.

Cycling is marvellous exercise and social, too, but you need to know how to look after your body and the right equipment that will speed you on your way.

Boot camp is a high-intensity, military-style workout program that combines muscular endurance, strength and aerobic fitness.

Men are staying fitter and sexier way into their old age these days. They are taking more pride in their appearance and the greying hair and bald head is looking sophisticated and distinguished on top of fitter, trimmer bodies.

Squeezing a ball before performing could help athletes avoid “choking” under pressure.

Walking is often over-looked as exercise, but can be a great tool for improving cardiovascular fitness, reducing the risk of chronic illness, weight maintenance and weight loss.

Yale University researchers say that the handlebar level on a woman’s bike can affect sexual function.

Whether freestyle, backstroke or butterfly, swimming for fitness can boost heart health, relieve stress and create a lean, toned physique. Laura Greaves explains how to get in the swim.

When it comes to choosing the right foods to support your fitness routine, you really are what you eat.

Find your motivation to get fit and read case studies of how others, just like you, tried and succeeded!