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Commonwealth contenders

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.

Get fit at home and in the park

Samantha Bluemel: 5 ways to avoid gaining weight at work

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.

Fit teens do better in exams

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

Warriors fitness: Turn your home into a gym

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

Winter Wellness: M for Movement

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

Ruben Wiki: Fighting fit like a Warrior

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.

Up the wall and defying gravity

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

Fitness Challenge: Exercise for golden oldies

So tell us, where do the children play?

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

Fancy footwork

Obstacle course made for masochists

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.

Do gyms suck motivation?

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.

Fitness challenge: A tough yoga workout

Fitness challenge: Rustic run a winner

Helping older mums to get fit

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.