Cycling or jogging in middle age can protect people against a stroke, new research shows.

Texan man Andy Albertson weighed almost 150kg and was teased about his body.

There is a clear 'tipping point' at which exercise starts to ruin your sex life.

It's the catchy fitness principle followed by a generation of fitness fanatics but the idea that you should take 10,000 steps a day may not be as helpful as it once seemed.

Comment: Women want pay parity and rise up at any hint of misogyny. At the same time we're inflating bits of our bodies in the name of beauty.

Dieting can feel like an uphill struggle at the best of times, but according to one expert there are a few common mistakes we're all making.

Scientists have worked out how much exercise we need to see benefits, and it's pretty easy.

Ice baths, used by the All Blacks and other elite athletes, are no more effective than active recovery according to new research undertaken in part by the University of Auckland.

Too little "huff and puff" and too much screen time, childhood obesity study finds.

Pickle juice is an option. Thankfully, it's not the only one.

New Zealand's exercise industry is growing to be worth about $494 million, and experts say it hasn't hit its peak yet.

Five days a week, for the past 30 years, the 73-year-old has been going to YMCA Auckland City Fitness, and he can't speak highly enough of it.

People are flocking to this weight-loss page. Here's why.

Women are saddling up and launching bikie gangs as Auckland's roads become increasingly cyclist friendly.

Movement at centre of failed US lawsuits rejects 'cult' claims.

Most of us think 20 minutes isn't long enough to get in a workout that offers great benefits. Lee-Anne Wann reveals why this is definitely not the case.

A fifty-year-old fitness fanatic has revealed the secret to her youthful physique and rock hard abs.

Like a migrating butterfly, hot yoga will return to Otago Museum.

Khloe Kardashian's trainer has revealed the secret to the reality star's svelte new figure.

Here are six ways to boost your fitness without spending a cent.

What if you could get in your exercise while you're at work? Lee-Anne Wann has a clever workout routine for you.

A woman has shed an astonishing 35kgs in just 16 months after discovering undiagnosed food allergies had led to her piling on the pounds.

Many women who do the recommended amount of exercise may be harming themselves by eating too little, a survey indicates.

Nick Harding, a 47-year-old gym-goer, had to sign his life away before being allowed to do Flatline - but is extreme fitness good for you?

Are goals the problem?

Emma Thompson dropped two dress sizes and could still drink wine, finds Radhika Sanghani.

People who walk briskly for more than 30 minutes a day were found to have lower BMIs and smaller waists than everyone else involved in the study.

Going to the gym is meant to improve your health - but it's increasingly leaving gym bunnies with bumps and bruises and strains.

Greg Bruce's wife is a yoga teacher. She thinks him taking it up will change his life. Is she right?

Fitness guru Chontel Duncan made headlines over her full set of abs during pregnancy. But she has now revealed the downside to a super-toned body.