Local bodybuilders figure highly at competition

Masterton bodybuilder Linda Oldfield won the tall women's figure section. Wairarapa muscles rippled through the competition at the North Island body building championships in Masterton Town Hall on Saturday, with four local bodybuilders finishing top of their fields.

Hair Gives a Heads-Up On Heart Attack Risk

Stress may make you want to pull out your hair, but those tresses could be the key to measuring just how much stress you're under, according to a new study.

Rich haul for swimmer Gowtham

CHENNAI: C.G. Gowtham of R.K.M Vivekanada College (Chennai) secured seven medals, including three gold, in the All-India inter-university swimming championship, organised by University Of Calcutta, recently.

Exclusive Interview: Marloes Coenen Talks 135, Sarah Kaufman & Dutch Culture

Lose a title fight, get another title fight? That is precisely the good fortune that was recently bestowed upon Marloes Coenen. After sustaining a TKO loss at the hands of Cris Cyborg in January 2010 at 145 pounds she will take advantage of yet another opportunity at gold. This time, however, she will make the trek down to 135 pounds and challenge undefeated champion Sarah Kaufman. The pair will ...

Judge to muscle in

One of the world's top 10 bodybuilders will judge the rippling muscles on show in Masterton this weekend. The town hosts the New Zealand Federation of Body Building North Island Championships for the fourth year running.