I CAN'T REMEMBER a time in my life when I wasn’t sedentary. As a kid, I was more interested in playing the saxophone than sport, and I didn’t understand proper nutrition. I also snacked constantly – a habit that carried into my twenties. Over the years, the weight...
At 51, coach Jeff Sutherland set out to completely transform his lifestyle and physique. By 53, he was leaner, fitter and had overhauled his mindset. He achieved it by quitting alcohol and committing to sustainable, consistent training that delivered results without...
When Jesse Ramos, Jr. was in his twenties, he began to notice that he didn’t look like the other guys around him. He began feeling insecure about his looks but it didn’t really hit home for him until he got rejected over it by his crush. Now he’s 39 years old and in...
Tony Alvarado, 45, from Houston, Texas is a professor of mathematics at Rice University and has a history of heart problems. A combination of too little exercise, stress eating, and drinking contributed to weight gain that threatened his livelihood. Here's how he got...
GLP-1 DRUGS came to fame for their ability to help users take care of health conditions like diabetes and shed significant weight while minimising "food noise." But, as with many meds, this class involves all kinds of side effects—good and not-so-good—that may or may...
A shift to running, strength training and smarter nutrition changed everything
Want to get leaner and stronger in your 50s? This simple, repeatable workout plan helped one man transform his body and mindset
“When you’re disciplined and in shape, the world treats you differently. More importantly, you treat yourself differently.”
Motivated by a history of heart problems and love for his wife, maths professor Tony Alvarado set out to get healthy. Here's how he did it
Here's what happens to your heart, liver, skin, and more
Joey Helsoot is proof that if you’re motivated, you can achieve weight loss anywhere, anytime. Here's how he made his work, work for him
At 40, Sabri Suby decided reasonable fitness wasn’t good enough. Here, the King Kong founder shares how he applied the same data-driven approach he uses to scale companies to his own body – dropping from 16.5 to 9 per cent body fat in the process
Ray Bertka made one major dietary tweak. And no, it's not about portion size. Here's how he lost 45 kg and got in the best shape of your life
Tom Bailey knew it was time to take action when his 6-year-old son commented on his looks. He proceeded to drop 14 kg in 14 weeks
Harry Bunton left his corporate job to become a volunteer firefighter and stay at home dad. In the process, he underwent a complete physical transformation. Here, he tells us how he did it, in his own words
After years of putting work and family first, one father explains how discipline, walking and strength training helped him rebuild his health for good
When he won the Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year in 2023, Jelly Roll was pushing 250kg and facing a shortened life. Now he's down to 120kg and has never felt better. Here's how he turned his life around
