Margaret Jennings says London Marathon winner Catherina McKiernan coaches people to run for longevity and health but only for short, invigorating bursts.

With her heart set on taking part in a triathlon next summer, Róisín Burke signs up for a training course with guru Laura Dorgan.

Before we start indulging in the mince pies and mulled wine, it’s a good time to tackle our waistlines. Fitness guru Matt Roberts shares his targeted exercise and eating programme with Peta Bee

Pole dancing has come a long way from its sleazy, seedy club origins and could become an Olympic sport, writes Abi Jackson

Valerie O’Connor has spent the last six months on a whole-food, plant-based diet but finds that eating in restaurants now has become really boring — though tasty options are straightforward with a bit of imagination.    

It began with weekend bootcamps. Now, as Pure Results grows from strength to strength, Kathryn Thomas and her sister Linda are turning their attention to the corporates. Vickie Maye meets the team and puts the programme to the test

Stay inspired and enjoy exercise with this challenge HIIT workout, says Amanda Khouv

Is sugar really as bad as we are made to believe? It seems to be the latest fad to quit all sugar from your diet, but I wonder if this is just another extreme from the clean eating movement?

AIDAN O’Mahony may have just hung up his Kerry jersey but there’s no time to kick back as he’s busy learning a new kind of footwork on RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars.

CANCER TRIALS: A life-extending combination of two drugs has been hailed a “monumental step forward” in the treatment of one of the most deadly cancers.

Beat the January blues with this two-part workout. It’s guaranteed to lift your flagging energy levels.

As executive director of Amnesty International Ireland, Colm O’Gorman is immediately recognisable as the man who passionately represents the disenfranchised. 

Fad diets are no good when it comes to long-term weight loss, writes Ciara McDonnell.

We’ve all heard about the therapeutic effects of exercise – but how exactly can working out change your mood, and what kind of session gives you the best boost?

Intense workouts are good. We like intense workouts. But smashing HIIT day in, day out often isn’t feasible.

A decade ago, Donal Skehan was plying his trade as a pop star, showcasing his dance moves and — “the most mortifying aspect of it” — wearing matching white training outfits to the gym with his Streetwize bandmates.

Irene Feighan sits down to have a chat with Connacht rugby player, Bundee Aki, about his health and nutrition.

Helen O’Callaghan talks to fitness and nutrition experts about how to minimise the effects of festive feasting.

If there was a song to describe Michaela’s life right now it would be Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’. The RTÉ2 Scorchio actress is "having a good time"  and staying in shape, even if it means living in fast-forward mode seven days a week, writes Irene Feighan.

RTÉ’S Ear to the Ground is back on our TV screens and its presenter Darragh McCullough promises the rural affairs series will deliver an eclectic mix of country characters, food journeys and farming news.

This week we meet up with Mark Cagney, the 60-year-old host of TV3’s Ireland AM.

When vegan blogger Jordan Younger revealed her clean-eating regime masked a severe eating disorder, she received death threats. Has the wellness trend tipped over into an unhealthy obsession, asks Harriet Walker.

ALTHOUGH most of us aren’t blessed with the elegance, poise and skill of a ballerina, we can still take inspiration from the work they do.

 Karen is a First 1000 Days ambassador and recently launched a ‘breastfeeding welcome here’ mark to help normalise breastfeeding in public places.

The grand-niece of Patrick Kavanagh, Katherine Lynch enjoys reading poetry.

Wellbeing guru Rebecca Louise has devised the following workout especially for Feelgood readers. 

Ready to take your lower body fitness up a gear or two? It’s a challenge, but your glutes and hamstrings will be soon be reaping rewards, says Amanda Khouv.

Heart disease is better treated with a Mediterranean-style diet than cholesterol-lowering drugs, it has been claimed.

HE MAY have needed high doses of Berocca, coffee, and fruit to get through the Rose of Tralee, but escort Carl Mullan is still on a high.

COURTNEY Duhring hails from Palo Alto in San Francisco, but moved to Cork this year to set up the main Irish Eventbrite customer services hub. 

Presenter of TV3’s Animal A&E and soon-to-be-broadcast Dog Tales, Andrea Hayes is married to David Torpey and they have one daughter, Brooke, aged 5. 

BEAR Grylls might be the ultimate survivalist, but we reckon just taking on his fitness regime is enough for us.

FIVE years ago Chris Greene tipped the scales at 15st. The 2FM DJ blames it on his sedentary lifestyle at the time. 

Ciara McDonnell delves into the booming world of postnatal exercise — and learns there’s a sensible way for women to shed the post-baby pounds.

WHEN it comes to getting fit, the last thing you want is to overcomplicate things, right?