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To avoid muscle loss as you age, consider picking up the pace

To avoid muscle loss as you age, consider picking up the pace

When done right, adding sprints to a workout can make your body stronger and more resilient.

  • by Michael Venutolo-Mantovani

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Curious about how well your body is ageing? Try the sit-to-stand test

Curious about how well your body is ageing? Try the sit-to-stand test

For older people, this simple exercise is the best way to measure how much physical power you have.

  • by Amanda Loudin
Want to take up running? You might be having an identity crisis
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Running

Want to take up running? You might be having an identity crisis

As much as we pretend it’s purely for health and wellbeing purposes, running in the modern age has become a performance in and of itself.

  • by Brandon Jack
Hate burpees? Here’s how to improve your least favourite exercises

Hate burpees? Here’s how to improve your least favourite exercises

Personal trainers explain the five most hated exercises, and why you should be doing them anyway.

  • by Anna Maltby
Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

While there is a link between cortisol and exercise, including HIIT, experts say there’s more to the story.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger
‘I’m sitting, but my heart rate is climbing’: How heat stress creeps up on you

‘I’m sitting, but my heart rate is climbing’: How heat stress creeps up on you

Reporter Angus Dalton experienced just what extreme heat can do to your body in a climate chamber for this Explainer with Liam Mannix.

  • by Liam Mannix and Angus Dalton
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Record numbers are running to the bakery in a new Sydney fitness craze

Record numbers are running to the bakery in a new Sydney fitness craze

It’s partly about meeting people, say Croissant Run Club and Pastry Yourself joggers. But it’s also about discovering the best baked goods.

  • by Bianca Hrovat
No gym membership? These workouts won’t blow your budget

No gym membership? These workouts won’t blow your budget

These cheap workout options will help you get fit without spending a fortune.

  • by Erik Vance
Swan song? No way, these ballerinas are proving a pointe at the barre

Swan song? No way, these ballerinas are proving a pointe at the barre

Royal Academy of Dance-certified Silver Swans classes are bringing older dancers back to ballet, as well as new ones to try it for the first time.

  • by Helen Pitt
The ultimate guide to running
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Running

The ultimate guide to running

Expert advice and practical tips to help kickstart your running journey or take it a step further.

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Pick up the pace: How to turn your daily walk into a run

Pick up the pace: How to turn your daily walk into a run

Running offers all the same physical and mental benefits of walking.

  • by Cindy Kuzma