Today
These are the fitness trends the experts hate
Obsessing about exercise data and Zone Two heart rates in particular are two no-nos. Cold plunges are another.
- Talya Minsberg
Yesterday
How a slowdown in business led to this executive’s new passion
Smartvisit co-founder Laura Rieveley picked up a tennis racquet to stay connected with friends during the pandemic. Now she’s upping her game.
- Life & Leisure
This Month
This one exercise will tell you how fast your back is ageing
If you fall short of your age target, there are simple ways to improve.
- Emily Craig
Why upmarket gyms are taking on country-club vibes
Playing on the nostalgia for Ivy League-coded preppiness, these athletic spaces veer sharply away from the sleek aesthetic long favoured by fitness chains.
- Sarah Wood González
Here’s how to make sure your feet have a good holiday
Didn’t think you had to train for your holiday? Think again, say experts who warn not working can be tough on your feet.
- Hannah Sampson
December 2024
Making New Year’s resolutions? Take these 5 tips to help them stick
Studies have shown that up to 70 per cent of people who make such pledges in January abandon those good intentions within months. Don’t be one of them.
- Maria Cheng
Cycling makes me a nicer person, founder admits
Riding up a hill is where Australian Cleaning Rags MD Barry Brummer finds focus – and joy.
- Life & Leisure
You’re hungover. Can exercise help?
It’s now the season of holiday parties and their after-effects. Here are the benefits of pushing through the pain.
- Talya Minsberg
Why this executive finds diving so addictive
Sharks, whales, submarines and shipwrecks – marketing agency boss Emma Burdett has encountered them all. It’s a sport that never gets boring.
- Life & Leisure
Four minutes that can halve a woman’s risk of heart attack
Non-exercising women could almost halve their risk of an adverse cardiac event by doing just 3.4 minutes a day of vigorous activities such as climbing stairs.
- Updated
- Euan Black
November 2024
Money, lifestyle, hair: why this executive was drawn to tennis
But now it’s the proximity to bars and coffee shops that keeps business adviser Michael Paidoussis on the court.
- Life & Leisure
Just five minutes of exercise can help you beat this silent killer
Even a small amount of additional activity is associated with slightly lowering blood pressure, resulting in health benefits.
- Vivian Ho
This HR executive is always striving for a better position
Ilona Charles finds time on the yoga mat improves her physical strength and mindfulness.
- Life & Leisure
My day as a guinea pig in one of the world’s most expensive gyms
New York’s $15,000-a-month fitness centre, Continuum, aims to boost members’ longevity. But is it really worth it?
- Susie Coen
You can build the body of a (movie) Gladiator in just eight steps
Paul Mescal swapped his turtle-necks for tunics and added more than eight kilograms of muscle to play the lead in Gladiator II. Here’s how he did it.
- Joe Warner
It turns out gin and tennis do mix
Four Pillars co-founder Matt Jones plays competition twice a week and believes there’s a parallel between the ways you can improve in sport and business.
- Life & Leisure
Even exercise has a gender gap
Women have less time to work out than men – and their health pays the price. Here’s how to fix that.
- Danielle Friedman
I doubted yoga – until it cured my pain and inspired my $6b business
When a sporting injury left Joe Kudla in agony, he discovered a fitness phenomenon that became the seed of his staggeringly successful active brand.
- Jess Salter and Susanna Galton
Sydney Marathon joins New York, Tokyo and Berlin as major race
Australia’s biggest marathon is now set to become one of the world’s most prestigious after being elevated to the pinnacle of global distance events.
- Gus McCubbing
This physio sold his business for $100m. Here’s how he relaxes
Jason T Smith has hiked all over Australia and the world. He calls it being part of nature’s “members only” club.
- Life & Leisure