June
Knowing the four personality types is key to better habits
Is your 2024 not going quite to plan? Here’s how to establish healthier habits in FY25.
- Lucy Dean
May
What type As are doing when they want a real challenge
Running 42.2 kilometres continuously will always be impressive. But for a rising number of extreme exercisers, it is no more than a starting point.
- Euan Black
The CEO who’s also a seriously elite World Masters sprinter
He’s 42 and took up sprinting only recently, but Hyper Capital’s Gabriel Jakob recently clocked 6.70 seconds over 60 metres.
- Life & Leisure
The surprising health benefits of running backwards
It’s one thing to run a marathon in reverse – competitors either laugh or take offence. But over much shorter distances, it can improve your stamina.
- Luke Benedictus
This record-breaking runner is also a boss and single mother of three
Helen Ryvar, who runs her own business, swears by her relentless morning fitness routine – she’s out of the door by 4.15am, rain or shine. Here are her tips.
- Steve Douglas
Doctors say this popular hangover cure is bunkum
Some people swear that vigorous exercise is the best way to beat a hangover, but is there any science to prove it?
- Lucy Dean
April
How to train for a marathon no matter how fit you are
It might take you a year to prepare for, but even the complete novice can work their way up to do it. Here are some tips for where to start.
- Sarah Sellens
‘Hardest Geezer’ finishes 16,300km run across 16 countries in 352 days
Briton Russ Cook had hoped to jog the length of Africa in 240 days, the equivalent of more than a marathon every day. Sandstorms and robberies intervened.
- Mehdi El Arem
March
Why this CEO is happy to admit he is ‘not particularly smart’
Intrepid Travel chief James Thornton says he did “OK” at school and isn’t that smart. But he was CEO by the age of 35.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
Sydney scraps half-marathon
In a bid to be part of the World Marathon majors, Sydney has scrapped the 21km race from this year’s event in September.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
February
How to start running when you’re over 40
The positives of running are myriad and can include improved heart and lung health, increased joint strength and a reduction in the risk of chronic illnesses.
- Ally Oliver
January
- Opinion
- Fitness
How to cut through the mental blocks to exercise
Reframe the reasons you aren’t exercising as genuine obstacles and devise a plan to overcome them.
- Danielle Friedman
Why high-income earners love to run
A recent study shows a strong correlation between being well paid and participation in running. Here are four reasons why.
- Daniel Arbon
Why this executive ditched networking dinners for ice baths
Domain customer head and BOSS Young Executive Angus Ferguson has a sauna and ice bath most mornings, and has started taking clients too.
- Updated
- Sally Patten
December 2023
Forget year-end bonuses for working hard – this firm rewards joggers
A Chinese paper maker has decided to scrap annual payouts for something healthier – a monthly wad of cash based on how much its employees exercise.
- Shirley Zhao
November 2023
How these trainers became known as ‘shoes for accountants’
On’s Swiss sneakers with the distinctive toothy outsoles are reaching a 2010s-Allbirds level of ubiquity – for better or worse.
- Ashley Fetters Maloy
Even short, slow runs have big health benefits
Jogging just three kilometres a few times a week at a leisurely pace can help you live longer and reduce your risk of disease, say researchers.
- Markham Heid
This exec’s current challenge? To outrun his 13-year-old son
Hitting the road every morning “satisfies my competitive instincts”, says Viatris Australia’s marketing boss.
- Life & Leisure
October 2023
This CEO loves soft sand running at an iconic beach
Entrepreneur and investor Gavin Basserabie gets up early three times a week to keep fit and revel in the beauty of Bondi.
- Life & Leisure
Here’s what it’s like to run in the annual New York City Marathon
On November 5, some 50,000 runners from around the globe will once again pound the streets of the Big Apple – those who manage to secure an entry, that is.
- Fiona Harper
