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

Fitness tips from England rugby union stars
By Sam Rider published
England Rugby’s elite squad players reveal the training secrets they hope will help them win this year’s Six Nations

Six-pack core workout
By Sam Rider published
Build a six-pack, improve balance and reduce injury with this core control workout

MF recommends football boots
By Sam Rider published
No matter what type of pitch you're playing on, you'll find a boot here to suit.

MF meets Adrien Brody
By Sam Rider published
The Oscar-winning actor on transforming his body for roles, playing a dope dealer and living in the jungle

MF meets Adam Gemili
By Sam Rider published
The new man on the British sprinting scene has a few things on his mind

Oscar Pistorius interview
By Sam Rider published
We met the South African runner ahead of the London Olympics to talk sadistic training partners, lessons learned and rubbish nicknames

Rich Froning Interview: How The CrossFit Games Champion Trains
By Sam Rider published
Rich Froning explains how he trains to overcome any obstacle the Reebok CrossFit Games can throw at him

MF meets Olympic champion Greg Rutherford
By Sam Rider published
Team GB’s Olympic long jump gold medallist Greg Rutherford reveals a few things on his mind

MF meets Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins
By Sam Rider published
The newly crowned Olympic time trial champion talks about Mark Cavendish, living on fruit and lifting weedy weights

MF meets GB diver Tom Daley
By Sam Rider published
As he attempts to win gold in the individual 10m platform event, Daley tells MF that his experience can give him the edge

MF meets British weightlifter Zoe Smith
By Sam Rider published
Team GB’s latest national record holder Zoe Smith talks about London 2012 and gives us her Olympic lifting tips

The England Rugby Fitness Test
By Sam Rider published
Try this killer fitness test for elite rugby players

Exclusive José Mourinho interview
By Sam Rider published
The former Chelsea and Inter coach on his personal training regime and the stress of football management at Real Madrid.
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