Women's Health

Upgrade your fitness

Training tips from Australia’s most valuable players

Warm-up moves

Turn the heat up on your workout with these total-body warm-up moves

All-star moves

Everyone (even your posh sister-in-law) has an inner athlete. Make it your mission this summer to unleash yours

Ultimate warm-up

This three-part dynamic warm-up from trainer Nick Tumminello gets your heart rate up and your muscles prepped. Here’s how it works:

Head Strong

Push your strength and endurance to insane new levels - and make your brain do all the work.

Lap it up

Four moves for building a no-joke stroke

Yoga for cycling

Practising yoga for 10 minutes after your ride will increase overall circulation to help you recover faster.

Yoga for running

To ease your taut muscles, perform these moves after every run. Each one strengthens your entire body while giving key areas of your lower body a much-needed stretch. Do 1 rep on each side.

Yoga for swimming

Experts say that regular yoga sessions (at least four a week) can increase your oxygen intake by 200 to 300 per cent. That means less fatigue and cramping, because extra oxygen brings more power to every stroke.

Inside the mind of a footy fan-at-ic

Read one woman's story about her love for sports

Olympian interview: Naomi Flood

This newcomer’s advice for cutting through mental barriers

Olympian training tips

With the London Olympics just over four months away, we wanted you to get to know a few of our female medal hopefuls – and nab some of their best tips for fitness and training.

Athlete's food diary

Come dine with me

How to play: Ice Hockey

Heidi Krause faces off at the ice rink

Kicking and dreaming

For decades, girls in the Australia have played organised football freely and passionately

Get your head in the game

Channel these athlete-approved sports psychology techniques to stay cool under pressure and excel – in any area of life

How to: skateboard

Georgia Rickard ollies off to skater skool

How to play: Water polo

Hanna Marton dips her toe in

How to play: Ultimate Frisbee

WH Sub Editor Greer gets her disc on

Roller Derby: Rock 'n' Roller

Meghann Birks risks losing her teeth for the buzz of joining a roller derby team

Score second-hand sports gear

Save your cash with <i>WH</i>’s guide to scoring recycled sports gear

10 rules for the locker room

Ten surefire ways to keep from being the clueless one in the gym locker room

How to: play Volleyball

Kelly Hender digs deep to learn beach volleyball

Sports to shake your workout

Getting fit doesn't have to be limited to trips to your local gym. Here are a few daring <a href="/womens-health/women-in-sport/">sports</a> that might be worth trying.

How to: play Cricket

<i>WH</i> Chief Sub Al Turner tries her hand at bowling

Sporting green

How planet-friendly is your favourite sport?

Bluffer’s guide to cricket

It’s Ashes time again. We spoke to Paula Ward of <a href="http://www.knowthegame.com.au" rel="nofollow"> Know the Game</a>, a company that educates people about sport , what you do – and don’t – need to know about cricket

Madame butterfly: Susie O’Neill

From Olympic gold to the challenges of motherhood, Susie O’Neill knows all about hard work

A conversation with Torah Bright

This country girl from Cooma is hitting the half-pipe at the Winter Olympics and hoping to bring home the gold