Diet & Fitness
Get cracking
40 days of fitness
Melissa Shedden 12:01am Today marks 40 days until Christmas. Here are 10 tactics for surviving festive season weight gain.
Beating the blood sugar blues
Paula Goodyer Hard-to-manage blood sugar levels can make it difficult to exercise with Type 1 diabetes - but a new program is showing the way.
Eat well, spend less
Healthy eating on a shoestring budget
Melissa Shedden Eating a well-balanced and nutritious diet can put added financial pressure on Australians' hip pockets. Not with these seven clever ideas – your body and wallet will thank you for it.
Eating disorders
Better? Yes, but the pain remains
Libby McShane There's more to recovering from anorexia than just putting on some weight, writes *Libby McShane.
Michelle and The Commando
Fitness guru Michelle Bridges' positive moves
JO CASAMENTO Michelle Bridges talks to Jo Casamento about life, love and success.
A piece of the action
Paula Goodyer Exercise can be complicated for some diabetics but there are ways to manage the risks.
When to eat
Timing of meals matters
Marjie Gilliam Figuring out the types, amounts and benefits of different foods is key to health and well-being.
Human need for protein causes us to overeat: study
AMY CORDEROY The human need for protein is so powerful we are driven to over-eat in our search to consume more of it, Sydney researchers say.
The cold-pressed truth: juice cleanses to combat cocaine
SARAH BERRY We power through our yoga, party at an equally accelerated pace and then furiously go on a fast. We want to have our activated almond nut mylk liquid cake and chew it at least 20 times. Which is why we love the idea of a juicy quick-fix to atone for our bad behaviour.
When wedding plans go wrong
Destination weddings: the good, the bad and the ugly
Rashida Tayabali A destination wedding might seem the ideal way for a couple to celebrate a new beginning, but it may not turn out as they imagined.
Ryan's story
A body of struggle: men and eating disorders
Alexandra Bathman Wearing a faded T-shirt, dusty trousers and yellow Hard Yakka boots, it's unlikely anybody would ever pick Ryan as a recovered anorexic.
Online calculator
What's your fitness age?
Gretchen Reynolds Researchers have developed an online calculator that allows you to estimate your "fitness age" (ie how well your body functions physically, relative to how well it should work, given your age). It's a little ... sobering.
Blind drunk
Living with someone else's addiction
Paula Goodyer How do you cope when someone you love has a problem with alcohol?
Strange beliefs
Michelle Pfeiffer: The day I realised I was part of a cult
Claire Duffin Actress Michelle Pfeiffer has disclosed that she was once part of a "cult" which believed humans can exist without food or water.
Addicted to a cure
Paula Goodyer The urge to rescue loved ones from dependency is strong but often not the best way to help.
The French convention
The Gallic appetite for good food and wine is no secret. But less is known about how this strong culture helps a nation stay slim.
Trick, no treat for 'obese' children
Natalie DiBlasio A US woman says she will give trick-or-treaters that she deems "moderately obese" a letter instead of candy this Halloween.
How to eat out without gaining weight
Susie Burrell Increasingly busy lifestyles, long working hours and numerous daily commitments mean that eating out has become a routine part of modern life. Unfortunately for those who enjoy a restaurant meal, it is likely to mean many extra kilojoules thanks to the mix of larger portion sizes, the heavy use of oil, butter and sauces as well as numerous courses. So if you do find yourself eating out regularly, here is your fail-safe guide to enjoy it without gaining weight.
Not for wimps
How to get fit - in just 45 minutes a week
Paula Goodyer Short, sharp workouts can really boost your fitness - but they're not for wimps
Faster fitness
Paula Goodyer Short, sharp exercise sessions can do wonders for the waistline, but they're not for the faint-hearted.
How to cut your portions without even noticing
Susie Burrell Here are the easiest ways to slash some serious kJ out of your day, without you even noticing.
The right way to run
SARAH BERRY We might have been made to do it, but arguments still abound about the right way to run.
Hypnotherapy and weight-loss
Training your mind to lose weight
Cassy Small Hypnotherapy can unlock the potential of the mind to promote and sustain weight loss, according to a new book.
Giving fasting a go
The fast track
Paula Goodyer When obesity researcher Amanda Salis tried fasting she found some unexpected benefits
Setting example
Children follow in the footsteps of parents on the run
Anne Tarasov One of his daughters is a ballerina, the other is a basketball player, and his son makes his own surfboards. Andrew Daddo's children have all embraced an active lifestyle in their own way.
The fast track
Paula Goodyer An on-again-off-again approach to eating is a hot topic but does it really help manage weight?
Parkrun
A happy example of our generosity
Pip Coates Parkrun is taking over community spaces all around the country at a rapid rate.
Running reads
Legends born from track to mountain
Nick Galvin There is a surprisingly rich tradition of running literature that anyone who practises putting one foot in front of another can't fail to enjoy.
The right fit
A shoe just for you
Pip Coates Pip Coates does a little sole searching about what to wear when exercising.
Women on the go
Running fits into routine
Pip Coates More women than men are entering thousands of running events held every weekend across Australia.
