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What does being ‘fit’ actually mean? We took the test to find out

How can you tell if you’re (technically) fit – and what difference does it make to your life?

  • Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis

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The co-founder of Hoka sneakers Nicolas Mermoud at North Bondi Beach for the launch of the Bondi 9 sneaker.

The ugly Bondi sneaker favoured by presidents, media moguls and Britney Spears

The much-loved US label with a New Zealand name has a new home in Australia.

  • Damien Woolnough
Goals: Focusing on a skill is more satisfying.

Five fitness resolutions that have nothing to do with weight loss

From “exploration runs” to managing pain and learning a new skill, these goals can make exercise sustainable and enjoyable.

  • Anna Maltby

The healthy habits these experts are taking into 2025

For the past five years, we’ve asked three high-profile Australians to share a habit they would like to cultivate and how they intend to make it stick.

  • Sarah Berry

From menopause to mood lighting: The biggest health lessons of 2024

We’ve rounded up the biggest things we learned about our health this year – and what the experts had to say about them.

  • Lauren Ironmonger and Sarah Berry
ClassPass has revolutionised the fitness space, but some are critical of its model.

The ‘Uber Eats of fitness’: What your $10 gym class is really costing

Fitness app ClassPass makes booking group classes such as Pilates more convenient, and often cheaper. But studio owners say it’s killing the local industry.

  • Melissa Singer
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Olly Woolrych is the co-founder of [mo]re than a run.

For men like Olly, a run with friends is more than just a run

Running allowed Olly Woolrych to step off the treadmill of expectation about what it is to be a man. Today, his running event is Movember’s biggest fundraiser.

  • Sarah Berry
Nick Lyall has been cancer-free for five years and said he’s fitter than ever before and can keep up with his daughter Abby, 7.

Exercise can help patients avoid deadly heart damage from life-saving cancer treatments

Health experts want blood- and breast-cancer patients prescribed exercise to mitigate heart damage during treatment.

  • Henrietta Cook
“Looksmaxxing” is a TikTok trend which encourages young men to “maximise” their looks, starting with changes to hygiene, diet and exercise, but going as far as plastic surgery and steroids.

The TikTok trend encouraging teen boys to get fit, try steroids and starve themselves

According to experts, the “looksmaxxing” trend is targeting vulnerable young people. So, how safe are the measures they’re taking?

  • Penry Buckley
New runners should start out running two or three times a week.

The six mistakes most new runners make

Running is perhaps the most intuitive form of exercise, but taking the first step can be intimidating.

  • Talya Minsberg

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