Fitness

Offensive ‘Beach Body’ Ad Removed from London Tube

After receiving a barrage of complaints, the UK advertising watchdog has removed offensive ‘Beach Body’ ad.

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That Sugar Film

Stephen Fry and Hugh Jackman help Damon Gameau tell the story of sugar in That Sugar Film.

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Wanderlusting in O’ahu

The Wanderlust O’ahu festival, Hawaii is a mind, body and food experience in paradise, writes Rachel Grunwell.

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YOGA: Tone your hips & butt

Practicing yoga helps in sculpting and toning entire body, especially those pesky trouble areas of your lower limbs. Here are some poses that will help sculpt that perfect derrière.

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Video: Yoga to Tighten your Tummy

Your middle will feel worked with this short practice which activates the belly to protect your spine. Watch as yoga instructor Charlotte Dodson walks you through this yoga sequence.

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A 20-minute walk a day will prolong your life

Taking a brisk 20-minute walk a day could add years to your life, new research suggests.

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5 tips to keep mums moving this silly season

Between preparing for the holidays and gift-shopping, it’s easy to forget about fitness during the silly season.

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Resistance Band Workout

Pilates is the perfect way to release any kinks in the body associated with sitting at a desk. Adding a resistance band will help you achieve maximum results in half the time.

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Fitness: Stretch & Strengthen

Targeting your arms, legs, belly and back, these strength-training exercises with kettle bells will help tone and slim with each movement.

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5 pre-workout snacks to fuel your body

5 pre-workout snacks to fuel your body. These five tasty snacks will give you that much needed pre-workout energy boost […]

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Top 10 Fitness Myths and Facts

Top 10 Fitness Myths and Facts: Australian personal trainer and social media fitness sensation, Emily Skye, helps us debunk the […]

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Michelle Bridges Easy Summer Workout

Blackmores Ambassador, Michelle Bridges shares an easy summer workout to get us into good habits for the warmer months.

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Daylight savings helps increase kids activity levels

Moving our clocks forward by one extra hour means children are getting more exercise everyday, according to researchers.

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Cycle Your Way to Your Summer Body

Cycle Your Way to Your Summer Body: these tips for summer cycling will let you reclaim a toned body in […]

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Taking responsibility for change

General Manager of Coca-Cola Oceania, Paul Fitzgerald shares his story of how he went from being unfit and overweight to running an Ironman.

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Michelle Bridges’ running exercises

Whether you’re training for a fun run or your next ultra-marathon, preparation is key. Blackmores Sydney Running festival Ambassador Michelle Bridges shares her top exercises to build strength and flexibility.

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France experiments with paying people to cycle to work

France is trialing a six-month experiment, paying people to cycle to work to try and improve fitness and air pollution levels, while reducing fossil fuel consumption.

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Running abroad

In week 17 of her fitness challenge New Zealand associate editor Carolyn Enting discovers running is a great way to sightsee in Paris.

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Ballet barre workout moves

To add to our Ballet Barre workout in the June edition of MiNDFOOD, Emma Seibold shares a few extra moves you can recreate at home.

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Simple outdoor cool-down stretches

An effective cool down will reduce muscular soreness, meaning less downtime between workouts. These simple stretches are perfect to finish an outdoor workout.

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Park fitness: Kettle bell workout

Being outdoors can do wonders for your mental and emotional wellbeing, so why not stimulate your body and mind with this simple fitness routine? A couple of kettle bells are all you need for a full body workout in a short amount of time.

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Active mums have active children

A UK study suggests the more active a mother is the more physically active her children will be.

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Beach workout

These simple summer exercises will get you toned and terrific while at the beach and require no equipment – not even shoes, so there’s no excuse not to try them next time you’re lazing about on the sand.

After you’ve worked up a sweat, simply jump into the ocean to cool down.

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Yoga for weight loss

Yoga instructor Charlotte Dodson demonstrates a simple, energizing sequence designed to aid weight loss.

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Studies show that fitness or exercise can curb anxiety in patients dealing with a chronic illness such as heart and circulatory problems, fibromyalgia, arthritis, mental health problems, cancer, and breathing disorders.

The study demonstrates that aerobic exercise has profound effects on brain chemistry and physiology. The behavioural effects of a single exercise “intervention” include improved executive function, enhanced mood and decreased stress levels. The results are a big step toward understanding how the positive impact of exercise may accrue over time to cause long-lasting changes in the brain.

“Exercise interventions are currently being used to help address everything from cognitive impairments in normal ageing, minimal cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease to motor deficits in Parkinson’s disease and mood states in depression,” Suzuki says.

So if you’re serious about keeping your mind healthy and active, it’s worth moving your body too.

Research conducted by Roy Morgan showed that almost three in four New Zealanders doesn’t eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. Only around one in three Kiwi women and one in five men eat three or more serves of vegetables and two or more serves of fruit each day, the amount recommended by the New Zealand Ministry of Health.