Scientists have claimed 'light' joggers who run for just one to 2.4 hours a week have the highest life expectancy rates.

Instead of calling it quits for the year, what if you resolved to change your mindset about fitness?

Recent research suggests carbohydrate-rich foods may not be helping exercise recovery as previously thought and their potential link with metabolic diseases are raising questions.

If you've ever exercised to lose weight, there's a good chance the following thought has crossed your mind: "I worked out so hard. I deserve a treat!"

A brisk 20-minute walk each day is all it takes to avoid dying prematurely, the findings suggest.

Forget Zumba and spinning, Gillian Orr discovers how we'll be working out in 2015.

With the aim of achieving that "summer body" set in many brains, do we really know what healthy looks like?

Did you overindulge this festive season? Gyms all over the country understand the body hatred many of us are experiencing right now, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

The New Year is a time for reflection. This year, we met everyday New Zealanders who have suffered heartbreaking moments in their lives.

It’s a known fact that exercise is addictive. But CrossFitters are infamous for their fanatical devotion to their fitness philosophy, writes Sarah Hentges.

Staying inspired is without a doubt the best motivator. With that in mind, here are some fresh ideas to spruce up your routine ahead of summer.

The Herald is working with fitness guru Lee-Anne Wann on an initiative to get Kiwi men off the couch and get active. This week it's all about maintaining discipline.

A new mountain bike park is in the pipeline at Woodhill Forest after iwi took over ownership, but cyclists also face an increase in fees.

This week Lee-Anne Wann tells us what things have been like helping the four men taking part in the Men’s Health: Small Change, Big Gain campaign.

The Men's Health challenge: Small Change, Big Gain challenge is on. Every Monday, the participants are giving us an insight into the ups and downs of their previous week.

Instead of chasing after your kids all the time, Sarah Ell suggests joining them and getting fit and having a whole lot of fun in the process.

Measuring your fitness levels with advanced tracking gadgets is growing ever popular — and it’s not just for tech-heads. Nina Fitton spent several months putting two to the test.

Meg Sutton is exhausted at the end of her two-minute aerobics routine.

Races more popular every year.

The other day one of my friends called me up to settle a nutrition-related debate between him and his girlfriend.

In our high speed, commuting life, we don't often think about food. Labour saving devices like cars and computers have actually reduced our spare time, rather than created more.

Members of a Les Mills gym have been told they can only wear certain brands of clothing if they plan to stand near the front of some fitness classes, because they were being filmed.

In a world where the telephone, fax machine, and face-to-face conversation commonly take a backseat to digital communication, social media has grown in power and holds a place close to everyone’s heart.

Wiki says this fitness plan is ‘designed for the average Joe and Jane’ but is structured to be challenging. Once you have got the hang of the exercises, you can improvise using equipment you have at home or that’s at the local park.

An Irish priest has warned his parishioners against "endangering" their souls by practising yoga and other Eastern disciplines.

This is the perfect opportunity to raise all your health questions, when fitness blogger, personal trainer and model Sam Bluemel chats online with us at noon.