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Alistair Brownlee goes for gold at Abu Dhabi International Triathlon

Alistair Brownlee goes for gold at Abu Dhabi International Triathlon

Team GB's gold medal winning Olympic triathlete and back-to-back European Triathlon Union champion, Alistair Brownlee, has thrown his hat in the ring for the 2013 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon as he looks to expand his competitive horizons.

Support your bump

Support your bump

The new FittaMamma activewear range will make a huge difference to your maternity wardrobe, especially if you choose to continue exercising during your pregnancy.

Runware doesn't miss a beat with clever iPhone heart-rate app

Runware doesn't miss a beat with clever iPhone heart-rate app

Runware has launched the Runalyzer Sport Pack, which combines an iPhone-compatible heart-rate monitor, chest strap and armband.

Group exercise gets serious for autumn with launch of CXWORX

Group exercise gets serious for autumn with launch of CXWORX

Gym goers across the UK now have the opportunity to combine the best of personal training with the motivation and confidence derived from group exercise in one no-nonsense, lunch-break-friendly workout - CXWORX.

Cash strapped Brits focus on free activities to boost health and wellbeing

With the recession still biting at the heels of consumers across the UK, savvy Brits are turning to free healthy activities such as walking and running to improve their health and fitness.

Go Xtreme with your boot camp

Taking fitness to the next level, Champneys the boot camp expert is excited to announce the launch of a new Xtreme Boot Camp weekend, taking place on 26th October and 23rd November 2012 at Champneys Tring in Hertfordshire.

The benefits of skipping for your health and fitness

Perhaps surprisingly, skipping-rope exercises can be the most effective way of keeping yourself both healthy and trim.

The cost of sporting Britain

It's been a bumper year for sport but Brits are being urged to exercise with caution after new research found that over a quarter of Brits (26 per cent) have caused more than £200 worth of accidental damage to their homes.

Top tips for encouraging children to walk to school

Top tips for encouraging children to walk to school

After a summer of British sporting success, leading outdoor retailer Hi-Tec is encouraging families to adopt an active lifestyle in the autumn and walk, rather than drive, to school.

Active Brits spend £15 billion on sport each year

Brits who participate in sports and hobbies spend an average of £678 per person each year, reveals new research from M&S Money, with the Olympics inspiring a quarter of active people to take up more sport.

Brits to fill Olympic void with fitness craze holiday

Brits to fill Olympic void with fitness craze holiday

With the Olympics over, Brits are looking to fill the void by getting in shape like Olympians. Many of which, are turning to fitness holidays like Sunblast to fuel their new ambitions.

Yoga: A cost effective treatment for back pain sufferers?

Specialised group yoga classes could provide a cost-effective way of treating patients with chronic or recurrent low back pain, according to the UK's largest ever study of the benefits of yoga.

Get fit for gardening

With the thrill of the Olympics now over and the end of the summer fast approaching, many people will be thinking of finally getting all those gardening jobs done that they’ve been neglecting.

Olympic cycling success inspires increased female pedal power

If Bradley Wiggins' fairy tale Tour de France victory wasn't enough to make cycling a national sensation in Britain, then the eight gold Olympic medals in road and track cycling that followed appear to have done just that.

Run and Become free summer workshops

Run and Become, specialist running store, is gearing up to support our momentous summer of sporting action.