Sam Rider
Sam Rider is an experienced freelance journalist, specialising in health, fitness and wellness. As well as writing features, Sam is also Coach’s designated reviewer of massage guns and fitness mirrors developing expertise in those product categories.
For over a decade he's reported on Olympic Games, CrossFit Games and World Cups, and quizzed luminaries of elite sport, nutrition and strength and conditioning.
Through it all, Sam has come to understand how fitness and wellness can be a force for positive change. From the individual, in transforming one’s physical and mental health, confidence and self-worth, to the collective, in championing sustainability, diversity and equality.
Sam is also a REPS level 3 qualified personal trainer, online coach and founder of Your Daily Fix.
Latest articles by Sam Rider

The 100 Rep Workout
By Sam Rider published
100 reps sounds tough, right? Well that’s just one round of this intensive kettlebell circuit

Kick-Start Your Legs Training With This Lower-Body Bodyweight Workout
By Sam Rider published
Dig in for the four-move strength circuit, then power through a 10-minute finisher

4 Simple Kettlebell Workouts
By Sam Rider published
For four different training goals

Hip Stretches: Can Simple Stretching Undo A Lifetime Of Damage Caused By Sitting?
By Sam Rider published
We spoke to mobility coach Roger Frampton, author of new book Stretch, who claims it can – starting with just seven minutes a day

How To Get Bigger Legs
By Sam Rider published
Bulk up your lower limbs with seven essential tips for getting bigger legs

What People Who Lift Weights Should Know About Tempo Training
By Sam Rider published
Watch your speed to accelerate your gains

VAHA X Smart Fitness Mirror Review
By Sam Rider published
This interactive screen brings the exercise studio to your living room, but it’s unlikely to become part of the furniture for most

Use This Biceps Workout At Home To Boost Your Pulling Power
By Sam Rider published
All you need for this biceps home workout is a pair of dumbbells

Weighted Vest Workouts To Add An Extra Dimension To Your Training
By Sam Rider published
Add load to any bodyweight exercise

The Best Weighted Vests
By Sam Rider published
Beef up your bodyweight workouts with our buyer’s guide and best buys

This Home Triceps Workout Builds Your Upper Arms
By Sam Rider published
You only need a resistance band for this six-move superset workout

How To Do Triceps Dips
By Sam Rider published
Dips are a great compound bodyweight exercise that adds real mass to your triceps

Bodyweight Conditioning, Strength And Mobility Moves Everyone Should Be Doing
By Sam Rider published
Boost your mobility, strength and conditioning with these essential moves

How To Lose Belly Fat Fast
By Sam Rider published
Ditch unwanted belly fat in less than a month with our fitness plan

How To Do A Push Press: Instructions, Form Tips and Benefits
By Joel Snape, Sam Rider published
A full-body move that builds T-shirt filling shoulders and explosiveness? That’ll be the push press

How To Bulk Up
By Sam Rider published
What to eat, what to lift and where most people go wrong when trying to build big muscles

How To Get Abs In Six Weeks (Yes, Really)
By Sam Rider published
It is possible to get rock hard abs in six weeks, it's just not easy. Kieran Fisher from Bodybuilding Warehouse explains how

Challenge Your Core With This Dumbbell Circuit
By Sam Rider published
One dumbbell is all you need to work your upper, lower and side abs harder

Nail Your Form With This Olympic Barbell Circuit
By Sam Rider published
Get creative with a simple Olympic barbell to improve your movement patterns

A Quick-Fire Full-Body TRX Circuit
By Sam Rider published
Suspension training kit, such as TRX, is a great way to make lifting your bodyweight harder for greater gains

Common groin injuries and how to prevent them
By Sam Rider published
Expert advice and suggested exercises for preventing common groin injuries

How To Do The Glute-Ham Raise
By Sam Rider published
Get bigger, stronger and more stable hamstrings with this must-do move

The EMOM Sandbag Circuit For Rock-Hard Abs
By Sam Rider published
Get stronger, better-looking abs with this supremely functional sandbag training plan
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