Fitness
No excuses
Commando Steve's training tips
SARAH MCINERNEY Celebrity trainer Steve Willis reveals to Sarah McInerney his secrets for helping The Biggest Loser contestants get fit and lose weight.
Live chat with Commando Steve from The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser trainer Steve Willis will answer readers' fitness and weight loss questions live today.
Shape wear
Fancy footwear raises the tone
Manufacturers pin hopes on shoes that tone legs, buttocks, back and abdominal muscles.
Importance of variety
Over exercising: too much of a good thing
Breaking up your fitness routine is hard to do. But it's crucial for avoiding the bigger heartache of overuse injury, fitness experts say.
Weekend athletes
A wild ride as athletes take sport to extremes
NICK GALVIN Running the distance of Sydney to Katoomba in under 12 hours, cycling up rocky mountainsides and plunging through mud-filled assault courses is increasingly being regarded as a good time by a growing group of extreme sport nuts.
Side effects
Awful tooth about sports drinks
DANIELLE TEUTSCH Sports drinks are an entrenched part of a training regimem for many athletes but dentists warn there is a hidden cost.
Efficient workout
Exercise less with interval training
People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse. Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week's workout into less than an hour.
Serious features
The $46,000 bicycle
BARRY PARK It takes a week to build and costs the best part of a decent wage, but the Factor 001 can monitor your skin temperature and determine how powerful each of your legs is.
Icy inspiration
Olympic fitness for the rest of us
Industry experts say the Olympic example can be a tool to uproot couch potatoes and fire the workouts of everyday athletes.
Eat and run
One tough cookie
NINA KARNIKOWSKI, SUNDAY LIFE Go hard or go home is her motto, but is Michelle Bridges really that hard core? Nina Karnikowski finds out.
Grey matter
Jog your memory: brain cell secrets explored
IAN SAMPLE The health benefits of a regular run have long been known, but scientists have never understood the curious ability of exercise to boost brain power.
Ban sought
No more star power: call to stop casino high-rollers smoking
NATASHA WALLACE Anti-smoking groups have called on the State Government to stand up to gambling lobbyists and ban smoking in Star City casino's seven high-roller rooms.
Fat fees threaten to push personal trainers past their limits
JOSEPHINE TOVEY Personal trainers who are feeling the burn as more Sydney councils charge a fee for the use of parks, sporting fields and beaches have warned they will have to pass the cost on to their clients.
Action man
Adventurer aims for the North Pole
TERRY SMYTH The risk of a frozen death does not faze this adventurer, writes Terry Smyth.
Physical activity
Sleep loss may affect health by curbing exercise
Over time, a lack of sleep could affect a person's weight and general health because of the impact is has on physical activity, study says.
New year, new you
Resolve to get realistic
Lower your expectations to increase your chances of achieving fitness goals in the new year.
Scientific strategies
Diet hazards and mysteries
REBECCA RUIZ, FORBES.COM It's no secret that being overweight is unhealthy. But weight gain and loss are complicated processes, not just about diet and exercise.
Globe-trotter
The man who is going to run 52 marathons around the world in 52 weeks
CAROLINE MARCUS Meet Australia's very own marathon man. Tristan Miller aims to become the first person to run 52 marathons around the world in 52 weeks.
Fat chance
How lethal is your load?
LISSA CHRISTOPHER Even skinny people may be carrying a mother lode of toxic fat, writes Lissa Christopher.
Quiet killer
Internalising work stress can be deadly
Stand up for your rights. Study shows stifling anger at unfair treatment in the workplace can kill.
Waterstreet life
Movember is for jerks
CHARLES WATERSTREET Charles Waterstreet dreams up an alternative campaign to Movember.
Racing divide
Cycling's high-tech dilemma
Cyclists now use an array of wireless technology to provide real time data, but some say this is killing the spontaneity and tactics behind bike racing.
Weight loss
Can listening to a podcast aid weight loss?
Losing weight may be no more than a few podcasts away, but study findings suggested that not all weight-loss podcasts are created equally.
Health focus
Doctors focus on malaise of men
NATASHA WALLACE The first men's health policy in a decade is due to be released tomorrow and is expected to herald a significant cultural shift away from blaming men for their poor health to recognising social factors and the need for ''male-friendly'' services.
Golfing great
Australian Masters sells out
The opportunity to see international golf champion Tiger Woods in action has proved irresistible for more than 100,000 people who snapped up tickets to the Australian Masters tournament in November.
