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
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100 reps sounds tough, right? Well that’s just one round of this intensive kettlebell circuit
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Dig in for the four-move strength circuit, then power through a 10-minute finisher
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For four different training goals
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We spoke to mobility coach Roger Frampton, author of new book Stretch, who claims it can – starting with just seven minutes a day
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Bulk up your lower limbs with seven essential tips for getting bigger legs
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Watch your speed to accelerate your gains
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This interactive screen brings the exercise studio to your living room, but it’s unlikely to become part of the furniture for most
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All you need for this biceps home workout is a pair of dumbbells
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Add load to any bodyweight exercise
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Beef up your bodyweight workouts with our buyer’s guide and best buys
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You only need a resistance band for this six-move superset workout
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Dips are a great compound bodyweight exercise that adds real mass to your triceps
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Boost your mobility, strength and conditioning with these essential moves
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Ditch unwanted belly fat in less than a month with our fitness plan
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A full-body move that builds T-shirt filling shoulders and explosiveness? That’ll be the push press
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What to eat, what to lift and where most people go wrong when trying to build big muscles
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It is possible to get rock hard abs in six weeks, it's just not easy. Kieran Fisher from Bodybuilding Warehouse explains how
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One dumbbell is all you need to work your upper, lower and side abs harder
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Get creative with a simple Olympic barbell to improve your movement patterns
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Suspension training kit, such as TRX, is a great way to make lifting your bodyweight harder for greater gains
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Expert advice and suggested exercises for preventing common groin injuries
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Get bigger, stronger and more stable hamstrings with this must-do move
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Get stronger, better-looking abs with this supremely functional sandbag training plan
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