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.

Here are some of the tricks personal trainer Sam Bluemel calls on to strike the right kind of balance for your lifestyle.

Middle aged men who spend nine hours a week on their bike are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, new research suggests.

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.

Commando-style "fun" run 'Tough Mudder' comes to NZ this weekend, so of course we sent one er, lucky, reporter along to check it out.

While perfect for some, the gym environment can be an intimidating place for others, treated like a chore about as appealing as doing the washing.