Fitness

4 hrs ago

Two images of the same man side by side. On the left Steffen Peddie, a man in his 50s with a grey goatee beard and slicked back dark hair is smiling. He has a round, chubby face and is large around his neck and shoulders. In the right hand image Steffen is wearing a black t shirt with a yellow printed design on and his face is visibly slimmer. His grey beard is also much longer.

Why don't men talk about using weight-loss drugs?

Some men say they feel ashamed of needing to use weight-loss injections as it seems like "cheating".

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13 hrs ago

A woman running and wearing a red adidas t shirt and black shorts and smiling s she runs. Her brown hair is pulled back into a low ponytail and there is grass behind her.

Football rivals use Fans to 5k runs to get points

Charity Fans to 5k is using football rivalry to help fans get fit.

13 hrs ago

3 days ago

Mick Wadge weighlifting in a gym. His arm is lifted and he has toned biceps.

Schwarzenegger tells weightlifter, 88, 'keep pumping'

Since the BBC shared video of Mick Wadge, 88, working out "it's blown up" online, his trainer says.

3 days ago

5 days ago

Mick Wadge flexes his right arm while using a weight-training machine at the gym.

Weightlifting grandad, 88, becomes Tiktok sensation

Mick Wadge started gym-training after losing his wife and now has more than 3,600 TikTok followers.

5 days ago

7 days ago

A teenager with long dark, braided hair and wearing a white shirt, shorts and knee pads, crouches down as she lifts a bar with weights on either end.

'I want to get even fitter and break more records'

Keira McManus, 16, says she is in disbelief after winning her third CrossFit world title in a row.

7 days ago

9 Aug 2026

An older woman wearing a pink T-Shirt with glasses standing in front of gym equipment

Gym-goer, 79, loves lifting weights and doing burpees

Marjorie Richardson, 79, is the oldest member at her gym and says she loves lifting weights.

9 Aug 2026

6 Aug 2026

Cringle waiving to the crowd in the arena. She is wearing a white vest with leader on the front in red lettering and her name beneath it.

Being crowned fittest woman on Earth 'doesn't really seem real'

Aimee Cringle from the Isle of Man beat a 30-strong field to be crowned Fittest Women on Earth at the CrossFit Games.

6 Aug 2026

29 Jul 2026

The entrance to the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove. A large sign above the entrance reads "King Alfred Leisure Centre", with banners promoting activities at the facility. The frontage shows ageing concrete, dark entrance doors and a ramp leading to the building. Kingsway runs alongside the leisure centre, with traffic and seafront buildings visible in the background.

Green light for £65m leisure centre development

Brighton council approved the King Alfred redevelopment after considering hundreds of objections.

29 Jul 2026

26 Jul 2026

A man dives into a pond by a grassy bank while three others swim nearby (Credit: Getty Images)

Open water swimming: How safe is it?

Swimming in rivers and lakes is booming, but heavy rain, sewage overflows and farm runoff can lead to disease outbreaks. Here's how to spot when the risks to health are highest.

26 Jul 2026