DAME Helen Mirren – Oscar-winner and national treasure – is looking as strong and healthy as ever at 79. In yesterday’s Sun, we revealed her surprising secret to staying fit – a 12-minute exercise regime that dates back to the 1950s. 13 Dame Helen Mirren’s secret to staying fit is a 12-minute exercise regime that…
A gym-goer at Planet Fitness was shocked to discover a no-jackets policy at the workout chain. The runner, who goes by Camrun on TikTok, posted a video to share his frustration over the policy shortly before the New Year. He explained that he used his jacket to cover the time and distance display on a treadmill while running…
It’s lunchtime on a Wednesday and I am in a dark room, shaking intensely. My forearms are propped up on a big black machine called a “Sweatlana”. Like five other quaking women beside me, I am furiously plank-crunching, attempting to move the machine’s carriage forwards and backwards using only the force of my abs. “Come…
The year 2025 is set to bring exciting advancements in fitness and wellness, focusing on personalised and tech-driven approaches. From virtual healthcare sessions to AI-powered wellness platforms, the future of health is about accessibility, precision, and sustainability. The world of wellness is evolving rapidly, and 2025 promises to be a transformative year for health enthusiasts….
If you want to live a longer and healthier life as well as look leaner, you need to add cardiovascular exercise — that’s anything that gets your heart pumping — to the mix. Resistance training will help to strengthen your muscles and bones, but only by combining it with aerobic activity will you really be…
Not everyone has the determination of a gym rat and frankly, most of us don’t get as excited about working out as the few exercise enthusiasts that seem to thrive on social media. But finally, there’s some good news for the rest of us. If you’ve ever thought exercising less frequently would be helpful, you…
The holidays are over, but no judgement if you’re still recovering: According to a survey by the American Heart Association, we sleep less, eat less healthy and stress more during this time of year. But getting back on track — and fulfilling that new year’s resolution to exercise more — is within your reach. One…
Open this photo in gallery: In a 2023 U.S. survey conducted by fitness-brand Peloton, 44 per cent of respondents said technology motivated them to exercise when they didn’t want to.The Globe and Mail Nine months before her wedding, Nika Kuzmin set a fitness goal of dropping her body-fat percentage by 5 per cent. To help…
If you’re looking to improve your performance, both cognitively and physically, you need to start by giving a crap. No, quite literally. Go to the toilet and empty your bowel. If you’re about to compete in a triathlon, it will make you both faster and smarter, according to two recent studies. The latest research involved…
Make 2025 the year you lose weight but also get strong and lean. Lose the moobs and the belly fat, the love handles and the paunch, and replace them with lean muscle tissue that will leave you looking years younger but will also fire up your metabolism and enhance your health span, or the number…
