The stars and the quieter achievers of the sporting world alike step it up for the challenge of the Commonwealth Games. Suzanne McFadden meets six of our top athletes heading to Glasgow.

Here are a few examples of how to make small and positive changes to your current workplace habits. See which ones apply to you and tackle each one week by week.

Teenagers who are physically fit do better in exams, new research suggests, and those who are lazy see their performance in the classroom suffer.

League legend Ruben Wiki shares the first instalment of his six-week fitness plan for readers.

When you look at the list of benefits attributed to regular movement it would be amazing to find anything that even came close.

Rachel Grunwell chats to Ruben Wiki about his philosophy on fitness — and about a fitness plan he has designed for Living readers, which will be published over the next six weeks.

A need for speed keeps cyclists riding to stay upright at the velodrome, writes Chris Daniels.

Sports coaches should avoid pushing young athletes too hard, says a doctor concerned about injury risk around the age of puberty.

Rachel Grunwell feels privileged to be a part of this team of athletes.

Number one of the list of desires for 99 per cent of my clients is achieving a slim, 'toned' physique, with abs for Africa and curves in all the right places.

Regular intensive exercise can slow the heart to risky levels, scientists warn. So just how slow can a heartbeat go in the super fit?

Slow but steady wins the race when it comes to exercising for weight loss, according to a new study out of Australia.

Ruby Wright is worried her genes have got her marked out for a high risk of diabetes, so she is doing all she can to avoid the disease.

Eighteen sweaty minutes striding "uphill" on a treadmill may be better than 30 minutes of moderate-intensity walking for warding off diabetes, a new study suggests.

Health researchers lamenting physical inactivity among Auckland's pre-teens - most of whom rely on their parents to drive them about.

For busy working parents, exercise is often one of the first things they jettison to make more time, but regular exercise and physical activity can have long-lasting positive benefits which make keeping pace with the daily demands of work and home easier.

A brisk run with 10,000 others on a Gold Coast mild winter morning uplifts Chris Daniels.

We love how diverse Auckland is, from raging, busy hip urban corners to extreme outdoors, great ethnic food, creative music and edgy sports.

Inactive mothers may be preventing their children getting enough exercise by setting a bad example, a study suggests.

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries out a different exercise to bring you the lowdown.

Hello Indian summer, you beaut. This is the weekend for flexing our muscles – from the quirky to the serene – and pretending it’s nowhere like autumn.

More yoga styles are being offered to Kiwis wanting this feel-good fitness. Fitness writer Rachel Grunwell shares six of the most popular.

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries out a different exercise to bring you the lowdown.

Branch Warren, one of the Mr Olympia hopefuls in a new doco about the lives of elite body builders, talks to Chris Schulz.

Fitness writer Rachel Grunwell explores five quirky ways to get kids moving.