An anonymous woman in skin-tight leggings was captured by a fellow passenger executing some dubious yoga poses in the aisle and in her seat.

Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As he got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline.

Back pain will affect at least 80 per cent of us during our lifetimes.

Colourful, cuddly children's pyjamas are just the right gift for Whanganui Hospital's Children's Ward, paediatric nurse manager Janene

Forced to buy two aeroplane seats and told he had just three years to live, this man decided to turn his life around.

So pigs can't fly - but four clever pooches showed they could, no sweat.

COMMENT: By portraying a narrow ideal and encouraging guilt and weight loss, the vast majority of fitspo images are little more than thinspo with six-pack.

New evidence shows that exercise itself protects our bodies against cancer in complex ways.

Here are some of the wackiest but also very popular fitness trends that have caught on over the years.

Health and fitness website Greatist.com tested hundreds of health and fitness apps to come up with its list of the best of 2016.

Kiwi mums are raising the Fitbit craze to the next level, taking on other mums in a series of fitness challenges.

Running has a complicated history. But it's becoming the most popular forms of exercise around. Here's why.

According to a recent study, pounding the pavements could help to ward off more than a dozen different types of cancer.

No one wants to be in the front row at this yoga class.

Yoga and meditation are more effective than memory exercises for combating the mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's, research has shown.

Regular exercise in old age could keep the mind young, a series of studies have found.

Some people swear by a morning sweat session, while others prefer later in the day, so which is best?

Hundreds of people took part in The Colour Run under blue skies in Albany yesterday.

Breakfast presenter Sam Wallace has just faced the most gruelling challenge of his life.

Try these apps to keep you focused and help your running goals for the year.

A study has rated the best running shoes - and it turns out the top price doesn't equal the best shoe.

Experts describe exactly how two weeks of no exercise can affect your physical and emotional health.

A study has found taking a daily dose for just two weeks significantly improves fitness.

Exercising first thing in the morning may lower a woman's risk of becoming overweight.

Yoga teacher Erin O'Hara gives us five of the best yoga poses to help us stay zen.

A new study published this week challenges that notion and puts forth a theory that the 'high' feeling joggers experience can be known as a 'self-produced marijuana'.

Researchers have found you can eat the same calories as someone did 35 years ago and get the same level of exercise, but you will still weigh more.

Children are great but they make their daddies fat, writes Matt Heath. "You have absolutely no chance of trimming down."

Pills that mimic the benefits of exercise without any of the hard work could soon be available, scientists believe.