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
How To Get Rid Of Love Handles
By Sam Rider published
Get to grips with this kettlebell circuit to swap your muffin top for abs of steel
Fight The Flab With This HIIT Boxing Circuit
By Men’s Fitness, Sam Rider published
Punch something that doesn’t hit back, lose weight – win-win
It’s Horrifically Hard To Avoid Snacking At Work – Here’s What You Can Do About It
By Sam Rider published
End your workplace affair with junk food by forging healthier habits like these
Six Underrated Muscle-Building Moves You Should Be Doing
By Sam Rider published
Add these underused exercises to your arsenal to build all-over size and strength
5x5 Workout: The Texas Method
By Sam Rider published
Get bigger and stronger than ever with the Deep South 5x5 workout plan
The Truth About Weight Loss Pills
By Sam Rider published
Do fat burners actually work, and should you use them?
Get Rugby Fit with England Hero Maro Itoje
By Sam Rider published
The star on his winning streak, training regime and balancing it all with university
Five-a-Side First Aid: Beyond the Magic Sponge
By Sam Rider published
Five-a-side football can often lead to some brutal injuries. Here's how to help your team mates in an emergency
Sugar Ray Leonard: “The More Challenges you Face, the Better you Become”
By Sam Rider published
Heralded throughout the 1980s as the “boxer of the decade”, Sugar Ray Leonard reflects on how hard he had to fight to be the best
Ray Liotta: “I Work Out Before Scenes”
By Sam Rider published
How the legendary US actor prepares to play intense characters, plus how your training changes when you hit 60
Introducing the Under Armour HealthBox
By Nick Harris-Fry, Sam Rider published
Cover all the bases with Under Armour’s package of fitness tracker, heart rate chest strap and smart scales
How to Bulk up Like Wales Rugby Union Captain Sam Warburton
By Sam Rider published
Wales captain Sam Warburton reveals the bulking diet rules and workouts that beefed him up from skinny academy grad to Lions legend
Outdoor Triceps Workout
By Sam Rider published
Take your triceps training outdoors to build bigger arms
12 Physical Challenges Everyone in Their 40s Should Be Able To Do
By Sam Rider published
Are you growing old gracefully or did you grossly misspend your youth? Test yourself against these quadragenarian fitness markers
20-Minute Resistance Band Workout To Burn Fat
By Sam Rider published
Swap dumbbells for a resistance band to transform your body – any time, any place
Home Workout: Rapid Beach Body Pump-Up
By Sam Rider published
Get your holiday body looking its best with this quickfire routine that’s ideal for the hotel room
Paralympian Jonnie Peacock: “Enjoy Life as it Comes”
By Sam Rider published
After losing his leg to meningitis aged five, GB’s Paralympic gold-winning sprinter Jonnie Peacock has never looked back
Hip-Hop Tunes To Help You Push Harder: The Best Workout Music
By Joel Snape published
Hip-hop with thumping tunes and huge beats to give you the extra motivation you need to push yourself a little harder
80s Tunes For Energetic Workouts: The Best Workout Music
By Joel Snape published
Sweet beats and power anthems from the 80s to get you working up a sweat
How To Train Like An Olympian
By Sam Rider published
Learn from athletics coach Frank Adams to achieve your personal best this summer
The Ultimate TRX Workouts
By Sam Rider, Alexis Antonopoulos published
Reinvigorate your muscle-building mission by introducing suspension training sessions into your weekly workouts
Scrawny To Brawny In 10 Weeks: A Real-Life Transformation
By Sam Rider published
Writer Sam Rider embarks on a mission to bulk up, healthily. Follow his transformation and learn how to increase muscle mass if you normally struggle to put weight on
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