Fitness
Fit for farming
Ian Handcock's Fit for Farming movement encourages farmers to be active off the farm. One farmer is taking it to an extreme and will attempt to milk 4,000 cows in 12 hours. Audio
Spin doctors: a global peleton
Peloton is a spin class with a difference – 80,000 bikes, 250,000 riders, and it all happens in your home. Steven Kurutz from the New York Times has been to Peloton HQ in Manhattan. Audio, Gallery
Wearables and weight loss: how well do they work?
Professor John Jakicic of the University of Pittsburgh led a US study that studied nearly 500 people; half used fitness trackers and half didn't. And it was the group without the tech who had lost… Audio
Te Araroa trail: Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki
A new walking track 220 metres above sea level gets its official opening next month. The latest section of the national Te Araroa trail stretching 10kms between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki snakes up… Audio
Courtney Durr: body love blueprint
Personal trainer, whose Body Love Blueprint project works to change the way women think about themselves and others, while they get stronger and fitter was one of the recent Wellington ventures of… Audio
Valerie Teraitua - 2015 Maori Public Health Champion
Even though she knew her whanau had a history of high blood pressure, it wasn't until the arrival of her new baby two years ago that Valerie Teraitua realised she had to make a change in her own life… Audio
Levi Armstrong: whanau fitness
Founder of whanau-based gym Patu Aotearoa in Hawkes Bay, which won the People's Choice Award in the Akina Foundation's social enterprise accelerator programme. Audio
SPAM Lab - Dr Emily Balcetis
Researchers at New York University have looked at how big a challenge we think we face when we want to lose weight, get fit, and look good on the beach over the summer. The research has been done at… Audio
Soul Cycling
The latest exercise is a mix between a disco party, a work out and a visit to the psychologist with instructors yelling positive affirmations at you while you're trying to climb a mountain on your… Audio
Technology Challenging Society Series
Hamish Carter, Melodie Robinson, Jamie Tout and John Cronin on the future of technology in sport. Audio
Karim Khan: activity and health
Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine and expert in physical activity for public health. Audio
Charlotte MacDonald - State Sponsored Exercise
Professor of History at Victoria University, Charlotte MacDonald is the author of Strong, Beautiful and Modern - National Fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada 1935 - 1960. Audio
No Fuss Fitness
Lee-Anne Wann is a young fitness specialist who suffered burnout, gained weight, battled with depression and fought her way back to health. Audio
Is it possible to be fat and fit?
Dr Steven Blair a US obesity expert and professor at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. Audio