A poll of thousands of marathon runners found that the cheesy 80s hit – which is the theme tune to Rocky III – was the hit they most liked to have on their iPods while jogging.

It beat classics like Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now and Keep on Running by the Spencer Davis Group to the finishing line.

So why did it win? I mean, it’s not as if you can expect small children running alongside you as you climb the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art , is it?

Don’t lock up your daughters - new research has found that exercise is vital for helping to protect young girls from developing breast cancer in later life.

Girls in their teenage years can best benefit from an exercise regime that will cut their risk of breast cancer.

Dr. Graham Colditz of Washington University, who carried out the study, said: “This really points to the benefit of sustained physical activity from adolescence through the adult years, to get the maximum benefit.”

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!