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How to safely use a treadmill (it's harder than it sounds)

It's a pretty straightforward piece of equipment and you've been walking and running for how many years now? How difficult can it be to try a treadmill for the first time?

Treadmills and phones - a deadly combo

The recent death of a Facebook exec's husband highlights the dangers of using distracting devices while exercising.

The business of zen

Carroll Du Chateau meets yoga devotees and looks at how the ancient practice has become a multibillion-dollar business.

Pole dance duo head-to-head

A pole dancing couple will become rivals this weekend in a battle of grace versus strength.

Can yoga give you an orgasm?

Besides improving your flexibility, the ancient practice apparently has another, rather unexpected, benefit, says Maxine Frith.

True grit: oh the misery at Les Mills

I'm someone who jogs most days and boasts to his friends that he's reasonably fit, writes Jack Tame.

Transgender contender leads Men's Health cover contest

Only the mastectomy scars beneath his pecs reveal that the New Yorker was, in fact, born female, beginning the transition from woman to man five years ago.

From fit to fat and slowly back

Trainer and former model ate junk food and piled on 40kg — in his bid to help eradicate global obesity.

Jumpfit: Bouncing off the walls

Laughter bounces off the walls at this trampoline park, writes Debbie Griffiths.

Parkour: Go with the flow

Would you like to be an action man, woman or kid? Dionne Christian goes to movement school.

Dangers of heavy-duty jogging

Scientists have claimed 'light' joggers who run for just one to 2.4 hours a week have the highest life expectancy rates.

Change your fitness mindset

Instead of calling it quits for the year, what if you resolved to change your mindset about fitness?

Do you really need carbs to recover from exercise?

Recent research suggests carbohydrate-rich foods may not be helping exercise recovery as previously thought and their potential link with metabolic diseases are raising questions.

Don't use food as a reward

If you've ever exercised to lose weight, there's a good chance the following thought has crossed your mind: "I worked out so hard. I deserve a treat!"

Exercise not obesity the killer

A brisk 20-minute walk each day is all it takes to avoid dying prematurely, the findings suggest.

Fitness fads to try in 2015

Forget Zumba and spinning, Gillian Orr discovers how we'll be working out in 2015.