Now, everyone knows that Geri Halliwell has well and truly usurped Mel C in the Sportiest Spice stakes. Her incessant jogging, yoga and kettlebelling has led old Ginge to become the fittest spice on the block.

American website www.celebrity-gossip.net made pains to point out that, when spotted on her bike in the fair city of London, Ms Halliwell “was actually breaking the law by riding on the sidewalk.” Naughty Geri!

Men who do very little physical activity at work are more likely to develop prostate cancer, a new study has revealed.

Research published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control found that office-bound workers such as lawyers, managers and administrators were at a higher risk than masons, bricklayers, painters and welders.

Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan believes running has helped him turn his life around.

The troubled sportsman - regarded as many as the most talented player ever to pick up a cue - says running has helped him deal with depression and get his career back on track.

Would you pay $100 to stop your children eating too much and spending less time in front of the TV?

Yeah, I thought you would. Well, a new electronic device can help you do just that.

Called the TV Allowance - made by Mindmaster Inc and invented by Randal Levenson in 1991 - it controls the amount of time your kids can watch TV.

Aspirin can help reduce your chances of getting colon cancer, according to a new study.

Researchers at Harvard have revealed swallowing two tablets a day over a long period could reduce your risk of colonic cancer by just under a third.

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Wowzer, are we living in Bladerunner?

Forget shimmying up ropes and being thrown into a freezing municipal pool by a butch swimming teacher, kids of today should be getting fit with ‘virtual PE’, say experts.

There is no such thing as a beer belly. So says author Graeme Hilditch in a new book designed to dispel many of the myths surrounding diets and fitness.

Is Is Just Me Or Are The Sit-Ups A Waste Of Time , published this week, pours scorn on the long-held notion that too much ale is largely to blame for a fat tummy.

The celebrity slimming tool of 2007 was undoubtedly the PowerPlate machine.

Kylie and Madonna (not to mention the whole Man United squad) were reputed to have vibrated their cares, and curves, away on the £6,000 contraptions.

Every year, 70,000 premature deaths in the UK - more than one in 10 - could be avoided if people in the UK adopted a healthier diet, according to new research.