fitness

1 Detox diet: Get your eating habits back on track
With the excess of food and alcohol that it involves, the holiday season can be detrimental to health, beauty and well-being. So January is the perfect time to embark on a detox, which helps...
2 Pole dancing and Zumba: Get fit the fun way
The gym isn’t for everyone. If the thought of passing an hour on the treadmill bores you senseless, try some different activities to shift those Christmas pounds. Jennifer Aniston loves Bikram yoga,...
3 The best time to exercise
So, this is it: this time you're determined to exercise, and determined to make it count. After all, exercise is good for your figure and, even more important, it's good for your health, both physical...
4 Getting your figure back after the summer
Even if you spent the run-up to the summer focused on your personal 'operation bikini', the chances are you've returned to the fray only to find you've brought back a few extra kilos along with the...
5 Making the most of time at the gym
Old habits die hard and even when we've given up the academic life for good, September feels like a time for new beginnings. After the excesses of summer we're determined to start new diets and exercise...
6 Skating: wheely good exercise!
The summer's beginning to wind down, but there should still be time to get in some outdoor exercise, and skating – with either in-line or quad skates – is both healthy and good fun, as well...
7 Biking to beauty
In the battle for firm thighs and shapely legs your bike can be your best ally. As you push on those pedals, you're working out the lower body muscles – legs, hips and buttocks – and if you...
8 On your bike!
Cycling is one of the healthiest and cheapest forms of exercise, and yet we tend to relegate it to summer weekends with the kids or a turn on the exercise bike while we're at the gym. Why not get the bike...
9 Fancy a walk on the beach?
What could be more relaxing than a barefoot walk along a sandy beach? Besides being a treat for the senses, this simple pleasure is actually a very healthy option that adds to the attractions of a beach...
10 Don't hide your knees!
With the imminent arrival of the good weather, we'll be donning our summer skirts and dresses and knees will 'come to light' again. But if they've spent the winter covered by woolly tights or trousers,...
11 Fitness for feet
With summer coming, it's time to discard heavy boots and thick socks and tights and find your feet again. Here are some exercises to help get those toes and tootsies back in trim: Walk on your...
12 A question of constancy
When we talk about an exercise routine we tend to focus on the word 'exercise' rather than on 'routine'. But it's precisely the routine element – i.e. the regularity and constancy – that's...
13 New baby, new exercise routine
Although you know that you really ought to get back in shape, if you're a new mum, the last thing you want to do is to leave your baby behind when you head off to the gym each day. But there are types...
14 10 keys to choosing the right gym
Every year we make the same New Year's resolutions: every year we say we'll join a gym, lose weight and get fit. But the vast majority of us fall at the first hurdle, and by February there are very few...
15 The time is right... for exercise
Have you ever wondered what's the best time of day to get in shape? How best to schedule your fitness sessions to get the most benefit from the time you spend at the gym, swimming, jogging etc.? Clearly...
16 In full bloom for birth: expectant Miranda Kerr shows how it's done
Miranda Kerr has proved it's possible to maintain fitness while expecting - new footage for her skincare line shows the model practicing yoga four months into her pregnancy. "You can pretty much...
17 Kelly goes circus training to get bikini fit
OK, so it’s not any old circus. And she wasn’t exactly lacking in the bikini department to start off with. But Kelly Brook reckons a mixture of Pilates, yoga and dance, performed with a resistance...
18 Workplace work out
Spending long hours in the office may keep you away from the gym but it shouldn't stop you keeping in shape: there are plenty of simple exercises you can do at your desk which, combined with healthy habits,...
19 Look to your legs
Say goodbye to tights and stockings. After the coldest winter in the UK for more than 30 years, it'll soon be time to tuck your trousers and tights at the back of the wardrobe and start to show off your...
20 Thirty minutes to fitness!
We're all liable to be lazy when it comes to physical exercise. That can't-be-bothered feeling gets to us and we forget the physical and mental benefits we're missing out on. Make an effort to get over...