
Sam Rider
Sam Rider is an experienced health and fitness journalist, author and REPS Level 3 qualified personal trainer. Having covered—and coached in—the industry since 2011, he's reported on fitness trends and topics for leading titles in the UK, including Men’s Health, Women's Health, Men's Fitness, British GQ and The Telegraph.
He also runs a specialist content consultancy for fitness brands under Sam Rider Media.
In 2017 Sam earned a Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training, the qualification required to become a certified PT in the UK. He subsequently added qualifications in functional fitness and began coaching at F45, running park workouts in south London and creating bespoke training plans under his online PT business Your Daily Fix.
You can usually find him field-testing gym gear, debunking the latest wellness trends or attempting to juggle parenting while training for an overly-ambitious fitness challenges like scaling the UK’s Three Peaks in 24 hours or running a sub 20-minute 5K.
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Maximize your strength and endurance like Chris Hemsworth with this hybrid training workout from CentrBurn fat, boost aerobic fitness and build lean muscle—if Hemsworth can, you can too
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Are cold showers good for you? Here's what happened when I took the plunge for two weeksHealth They're credited with improving mood, reducing stress and speeding up recovery, so should you brave the cold to get fit in 2025?
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Never used a kettlebell before? Start with this beginner-friendly routine to build strength all over safelyWorkouts Swerve the swings and use these five beginner-friendly moves to build total-body fitness
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Are these the best exercises runners aren't doing? A trainer breaks down his four favorite moves to develop strength and speedRunning Strengthen and stabilize your ankles, knees and core with this trainer's exercise routine for runners
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Can't face running or joining a gym? Use this 10-minute jump rope workout to burn calories and boost cardio this winterWorkouts Never skip a workout again, just use this fun jump rope routine
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Worried about going to the gym in January? Use these expert tips to beat workout anxiety and boost your fitness confidence in 2025Workouts Never get gym shy again with this expert-led back-to-gym playbook
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Hugh Jackman's trainer knows how to build strength and stamina safely as you age—here's a four-move circuit she swears byWorkouts Master the beginner circuit then progress to the next stage as your fitness improves
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This beginner home workout uses the latest science to help you build strength all over in less timeWorkout Just one set of each exercise is plenty to build size and strength
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Use these beginner-friendly walk-run interval workouts in the park or treadmill to tick off your first 5K in 2025Running Learn to walk-run before you run with these beginner sessions from Steph Davis, Olympian and coach at running app Runna
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No pain, no gain is a myth—if you know this one simple strength training techniqueWorkouts A new study suggests you can now save time, skip the discomfort and still build impressive strength and muscular endurance doing just one set with two reps in reserve
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"My favorite knee-strengthener"—an expert trainer shares her favorite 15-minute leg workout, featuring her go-to move for kneesWorkout Use this low-impact, follow-along home workout to strengthen weak knees
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This fitness app helped me conquer a half marathon this year—here's why I recommend it to all levels of runnerRunning Customized running plans and tailored strength workouts helped get me race ready, and Runna is offering a two-week free trial to Fit&Well readers in January
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The more you move, the less pain you'll feel—ease creaking joints in just five minutes with this trainer's full-body mobility drillFlexibility Movement can help to oil your joints, and this gentle routine from Jason Pak is a great way to give your body a tune-up
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The 3x3 interval walking workout is the perfect cardio-boosting, muscle-preserving practice and you can easily add it to your daily routineWalking Harness the health-promoting benefits of interval walking training
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I'm a trainer and this is the first move I use with all of my clients to reduce lower back pain, boost stability and undo damage caused by prolonged sittingWorkout Use this tried-and-tested routine to start your next workout
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Just four minutes of vigorous everyday activity can have serious health benefits, according to this expertActive Ageing Carrying shopping or brief bursts of power walking can cut the risk of heart attack by 50% a new study finds—here's how to make VILPA one of your healthy habits for 2025
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My osteopath recommended this one move to stretch and strengthen tight hip flexors and I still swear by itOvercome tight hip flexors with this simple solution
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Walking backward can help build strong, healthy knees according to the experts—here's how to do itWorkout A physio and osteopath explain how and why you should incorporate loaded backward walking into your workouts
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Unsteady on your feet? Use this fun balance test to check your balance, flexibility and coordinationWorkout Plus, five no-equipment exercises to help if your balance could use some work
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Do you find sitting cross-legged uncomfortable? A trainer recommends these standing hip stretches to build lower-body mobility, strength and stabilityMobility I have stubbornly tight hips but these movements really did the trick
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This expert trainer's full-body resistance band workout will strengthen every muscle in five movesWorkouts Hang on tight for a full-body blitz from Centr trainer Ingrid Clay
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Chris Hemsworth's new home gym The Shed is a one-stop shop for getting shredded—here's how to recreate it for lessHome gym Hemsworth debuted The Shed on YouTube last week and it's kitted out with Centr home gym equipment that's reduced for Black Friday
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Build stronger legs at home with this trainer's go-to lower-body dumbbell workoutWorkout Use supersets, slow eccentrics and isometric holds to build leg strength with just a pair of dumbbells
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"It's never too late to move!"—A trainer says these seven moves will help you stay strong and mobile in later lifeActive aging Age well with these trainer-approved exercises
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