Exercise

Dr Craig Harrison is the Director of the Athlete Development Academy at AUT Millennium. He tells Kathryn Ryan the four week lock down is a great opportunity to create a new habit or focus in on an… Audio

In 1978, a seemingly straightforward experiment involving New Zealand rabbits discovered that kindness made the difference between a heart attack and a healthy heart. It's called the 'rabbit effect'… Audio

Victoria Hoult has been living and teaching in Porto Alegre for the past two and a half years. She and partner Ben have immersed themselves in the local community and culture and both love the… Audio

Kiwi teens are among the most inactive in the world, the first global ranking of the physical activity of 11-17 year olds has found, with 89% of our teens not meeting World Health Organisation… Audio

New research out of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne shows that exposure to a chemical in commonly used plastic items increasing your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Audio

The very witty Kitty Flanagan has helpfully put together a comprehensive guide to modern behaviour, and help everyone around you be a bit less irritating, with her new book, 488 Rules For Life: The… Audio

Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches the university's renowned happiness course. She offers up a few small things that can help bring more happiness to our everyday lives.  Video, Audio

Monash University professor Rachelle Buchbinder has spent decades trying to stop doctors from making bad backs worse. She explains why most people should be treating their back pain like the common… Audio

A new study suggests eating dark chocolate may positively affect mood and relieve depressive symptoms. Dr Joseph Firth was involved in the research and joins the show to discuss the findings.  Audio

Today is World Laughter Day, and a unique Laughter Yoga event will take place in Auckland. Bob Harvey is a certified trainer of Laughter Yoga Leaders and joins the show to explain what Laughter Yoga… Audio

If you sit at your desk all day you'll no doubt have heard the warnings about being inactive. But a new study has found exercising for just 30 minutes a day can mitigate many of these risks. Audio

The ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie has just returned from a World Health Organisation conference in Geneva, where he discovered New Zealanders are among the least active in the world. Audio

John Hellemans is a top sports doctor, elite triathlete and coach who was the first to see something special in Olympic triathlete Andrea Hewitt. He was her original coach and she's now in her 13th… Audio, Gallery

Yoram Barak says there are some simple ways of maintaining a healthy brain into old age. Good social relationships are key. Audio

The World Health Organisation says too many of us just don't do enough exercise - in fact 1.4 billion of us don't.  Audio

Many scientists now believe the '10,000 steps a day' target is an arbitrary figure, despite the fact it has now become part of many fitness goals.  Audio