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Tough love: exercise fact and fiction

Confused when it comes to working out what exercise is best for you? We sort the fact from fiction.

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Focus on tramping

Tramping, or bushwalking, is a great way of getting out and about and relaxing in natural surroundings while getting a workout too.

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Keeping an achievement diary

Writing up an achievement diary can help you to work out when you slip into a bad habit and what they are caused by.

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Skip to better health

When was the last time you picked up a skipping rope and used it to good effect?

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Self-belief helps women shed kilos

A new study on the healthy ageing of women has found how you think governs what you eat and how much you exercise.

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Focus on RPM and cycle classes

Spin (also variously known as cycle classes or RPM) is one of the biggest fat-burning workouts you can get.

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How hard are you working out?

Los Angeles based personal trainer Jon Gilman has created a new tee that measures how hard you are really working out.

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Can you really be fat and fit?

New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that even active overweight women are more likely to suffer heart attacks.

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Couples get fitter sweating together

Studies show exercising with a partner boosts motivation - and it's more fun than doing it alone.

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Start strengthening your muscles

Personal trainer Sally Anderson says moving at least five minutes more a day and introducing strengthing exercises is a great way to improve your fitness.

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Improve brain function with lifetime exercise

People who exercise regularly from childhood have better brain function in their 50s, according to UK research.

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Run down? Yoga could be the answer

If you're feeling down, stressed or unfit, yoga experts reveal top techniques to cure a multitude of ills and transform your health.

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Step by step gets you back on fit track

Many life events can sidetrack a fitness program, so it's best to focus on the long game and gradually resume your exercise when the situation permits.

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Four ways to shake up your workout

Has your motivation gone missing? Here are four fun ideas to get you up and moving.

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Ten minute walk halves risk of heart attack

You don't have to slog it out at the gym for hours on end to boost your heart health –– just 10 minutes' walking a day will cut your risk of heart disease by...

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Spread your activities throughout the day

Even if you go to the gym most mornings, experts say the real key is to make your entire lifestyle more active by building movement into your day.

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Tips from fitness experts

Trainers Jodie Arnot of Healthy Balance Fitness, and Amanda Ferguson of Blue Sky Health + Fitness share their top tips with us.

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What to look for in a gym

Factors to consider when joining a gym include location, cost, cleanliness, whether the staff are helpful and what hours the facility is open.

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Fit or fat? You can be both.

Getting fit provides substantial health benefits, even if you remain overweight, a recent study has concluded.

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Eating after exercising, yes or no?

Question: “I try to exercise at least once a week at my local gym, but the classes run into the early evening (7.30-8.30) and I never know when to eat my...

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