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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 cross-training

How can cross-training benefit your exercise programme and your fitness?

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Madonna's trainer Ray Kybartas talks workouts

Keeping fit doesn't have to mean taking hours out of your day. Try this advice from Madonna’s top trainer, Ray Kybartas.

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Why you should walk before you run

For the non-runners out there, there is something inanely smug about the speedy treadmill and pavement pounders.

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Hilary Duff boxed away her baby weight

Hilary Duff says it took her a full year after having her first child to feel comfortable with her body again.

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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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Drop five kilos in five weeks

Ready to get in shape? Here's how to do it.

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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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Switch to sprinting for better workout

Forget training for hours on end every week –– UK scientists have found just three 30-minute sessions is all you need for serious results.

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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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Four quick strolls a week could reduce risk of early death

Elderly people who take a 15-minute walk four times a week reduce their risk of an early death by 40 percent, according to Italian research.

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Calculate your kJs

Working out to lose weight or keep fit but don't know how many kilojules to take in? We've found the best way to calculate you kilojules for the best weight...

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