Fitness

Keeping fit will benefit your body and your mind. Whether you want to lose weight, build strength or maintain a fitness regime our experts are here to keep you on track. Read trusted advice from Nuffield Health experts and personal experiences from members in our fitness articles. 

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Entered your first triathlon? Find out what kit you’ll need on the day with some expert tips from Triathlon Coach Simon Sharp.

Updated: Wednesday 2 September 2020

Published: Tuesday 12 July 2016

Trying out new gym equipment can be daunting, but these instructional films will show you how to use a VIPR correctly and introduce some variation into your workout.

Updated: Wednesday 2 September 2020

Published: Friday 13 May 2016

Struggling to break bad habits and get healthy? Research Fellow and behaviour expert, Dr Sophie Attwood has four tips to boost your chances of success.

Updated: Monday 24 August 2020

Published: Thursday 23 February 2017

Looking to really push your fitness to the next level? This month of advanced challenges could be just the thing.

Updated: Tuesday 30 June 2020

Published: Wednesday 22 June 2016

If you're looking to build on your foundations of fitness, these daily challenges could help push your limits.

Updated: Tuesday 30 June 2020

Published: Wednesday 22 June 2016

What does it take to be a champion? Paul Jubb, rising star at the Nuffield Health Tennis Academy in Hull, looks back at his journey to the top of the game.

Updated: Tuesday 5 May 2020

Published: Wednesday 6 July 2016

Want to plump up your glutes or tighten up your buns? Then this expert-led superset workout designed to tone your toosh is the one for you.

Updated: Tuesday 7 April 2020

Published: Wednesday 21 October 2015

Build strength in your shoulders, back and chest with this upper body circuit workout. Use your own body weight and free weights to build stronger muscles and sculpt your upper body.

Updated: Monday 30 March 2020

Published: Wednesday 30 September 2015

This 20-minute workout, developed with Nuffield Health experts in pregnancy fitness, is designed to build strength and mobility to help you through labour and the demands of motherhood.

Updated: Monday 30 March 2020

Published: Monday 9 January 2017

If you are looking for an exercise to get your children active, or are wondering about why swimming is regarded as one of the most beneficial activities for young people, look no further than our following A – Z to the benefits of swimming for kids.

Updated: Monday 24 February 2020

Published: Friday 19 June 2015

“I train because that's how I stop myself slipping into my black dogs days.”

Updated: Tuesday 4 February 2020

Published: Monday 9 September 2019

For two decades, Wendy's life was dominated by pain that left her immobile and painkillers that wiped her out. Intimidated by gyms, but desperate for a solution, she has transitioned from pain to personal training and has never looked back.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Monday 26 June 2017

Wayne's been passionate about racing bicycles since childhood. Now, with the help of Nuffield Health's Fitness Testing Centre, he's pushing his bike and his body to the limit with cyclocross - an intense, off-road challenge requiring speed, strength and fitness.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Friday 27 January 2017

The 16-year-old isn’t taking the life-limiting condition lying down. She’s fighting her CF with a fitness programme designed to improve her quality of life.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Saturday 17 December 2016

Physiotherapy helped former dancer Terrie to walk without a wheelchair again, but it also did so much more.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Thursday 16 June 2016

After a seven-year break from TaekwonDo, it was just three months before Sam was representing England at the European Championships. She explains how she trained to become an elite athlete while working full time at Microsoft.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Monday 8 February 2016

At age 19, Marc Rodwell was morbidly obese and suffering from a raft of mental health issues. His health was so poor he was warned he might not live to see his 25th birthday. But with grim determination and the unfaltering support of his father, Marc clawed his way back from the brink.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Monday 9 November 2015

Improved fitness wasn’t all Claire gained from her new exercise routine, she also found the tools to succeed in other areas of her life.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Tuesday 1 September 2015

After suffering a debilitating stroke Joyce thought she would never be able to climb stairs again, until she met John and his team who helped her get her life back.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Tuesday 26 May 2015

Stephen Macconville, personal trainer and ex semi-professional rugby player, offers popular gym exercises to help you build strength, muscle, power and endurance.

Updated: Tuesday 5 November 2019

Published: Wednesday 18 September 2019