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.

Cutting-edge scientific research from around the world now proves what the yogis have always known: deep relaxation can have a profound effect on a wide range of medical conditions.

A workout during lunch may sound hard but there are easy ways to jump into it.

As runners limber up to run 42.195km for the Auckland Marathon on Sunday, some may want to reflect on the ancient origins of the day.

The best ways to drop weight before summer are to tighten your diet and exercise plans, writes Susan Edmunds.

Our story on Auckland's Top 10 Playgrounds on October 10 drew a great response from readers, who have added to our suggestions.

Tired of having a ‘monkey mind’, and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love, Rebecca Barry sets out to find inner peace on a meditation course and talks to a woman who turned on, tuned in and dropped out in Bali.

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is a mammoth event. Phil Taylor shares his experience.

This is the third year the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge has offered a parallel mountainbike event. I did the first one in 2008.

The perfect shoes for your running style and feet can make a huge difference in your exercise comfort levels, says Susan Edmunds.