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.

Exercising may help boost memory because it triggers a protein which boosts brain cell growth, scientists believe.

Going to the gym can not only keep your body in shape but can boost memory as well, researchers have found.

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.

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?

Photographer Greg Bowker captured contestants celebrating the end of their 5km run by throwing packets of coloured powder into the air.

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.

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.

It's still a mystery why there's a delay between the exercise and muscle soreness.

Competition with colleagues is following us from desk to treadmill, says Olivia Parker - but at what cost?

Two minutes of hopping a day can strengthen hip bones in older people and reduce the risk of fracture after a fall, scientists have suggested.

A fartlek is a system of training for distance runners in which the terrain and pace are continually varied to eliminate boredom.