Bribed with a free breakfast, many people will be leaving their cars in the garage and choosing to cycle to work today for National Go By Bike Day.

Surfing is an ideal sport to improve your fitness, but it can take over your life. Susan Edmunds finds out more.

Experience one of the world's best drives on foot, writes Josie Stanford.

Exercise, fresh air and new perspectives await those who venture on to Auckland's off-road cycleways, writes Kirsten Warner.

Gill South gets the lowdown on natural ways to improve your health and finds exercise is still number one.

Bronwyn Sell enjoys a girls' weekend away with a difference - a walk and wine in the Coromandel's Kauaeranga Valley.

Make the most of trips to the coast and get some exercise between relaxing, writes Susan Edmunds.

This year's Weet-Bix Tryathlon series kicks off on February 6 in Hamilton. Diana Clement, whose own children took part last year, offers advice aimed at both young and older readers on how to get the best out of the event.

Here are a few tips to ensure you don't fritter away your fitness during the silly season. By Susan Edmunds.

Get off the couch. You know you'll feel better, especially when you can come home to leftovers and a lie down.

Cycling around Waiheke is a good way to take your time and really experience what the island has to offer, writes Kirsten Warner.

Figures to be released at an obesity summit today indicate 72 per cent of Australians aged over 25 will have a weight problem in 2025.

The quest may no longer be for the elixir of immortality but with an ageing population there is increased awareness of what it takes to live long and well, writes Dionne Christian.

Mark Walton-Cook offers a series of simple and sometimes surprising hints to help keep you trim throughout the party season.

It's easy enough to join a gym - but it's much harder to get into the habit of actually going. Susan Edmunds has a few tips.

Get some exercise at an outdoor pool. Pack a picnic, take the kids and make a day of it.

One mundane routine that this mother-of-two will never quite take to is restricting her diet in order to lose kilos of stored baby fat.

There are moments in life when you feel the universe is telling you - as politely as possible - that you have become a Fat Bastard.

Gill South tries out the gentle art of t'ai chi for total body relaxation.

Diana Clement discovers a nifty gadget to help her keep pace with her training for a half marathon.

Diana Clement donned military-style attire, rising at the crack of dawn to give the latest fitness craze a go.

Rotorua-based Team Zest beat 17 other dance groups in a global online video contest.

A healthy diet is pointless if nutrients are not absorbed, finds Gill South.

Interval training boosts fitness.

Get into the great outdoors and take advantage of some of the natural experiences on offer.

Six weeks ago rugby legend Buck Shelford was an overweight, pie-eating bloke for whom exercise was a distant memory.

Lazy Lucy's gruelling relationship with her 'trainer' keeps her coming back for more positive results.