May 2010

This show, held at the NEC in Birmingham, is tailor-made for people interested in building impressive muscle and improving their general appearance. It showcases the very latest from the nutritional supplement world, as well as all the new fitness and strength training gadgets, sports clothing and gym equipment.

For more info, go to bodypowerexpo.co.uk

Late May/mid-June

If you want to get your fast-twitch muscles working, get yourself to El Colacho in Spain. This famously bizarre event, which takes places every year on the Feast of Corpus Christi near Burgos, sees grown men dressed as devils leaping over a row of babies lying in street. This madness has been jumping since the 1620s and is believed to cleanse the infants of all evil. It certainly gets everyone’s pulses racing.  

Visit spanish-fiestas.com for more information.

11th July 2009, with more dates throughout the year

During her five-hour seminars, which take place all over the world, Peer explores the evils of chemical-laden junk foods. She also talks about problems with grains, sugar and dairy foods and offers a 40-minute hypnotherapy session, in which she promises to change your attitude to junk food. Peer spices things up with off-beat demonstrations, such as burning crisps.

Visit marisapeer.com for more info.

4th-7th March 2010

Never will you see so many huge people under one roof. Named after the bodybuilding legend that is Schwarzenegger, the Arnold Sports Festival is a three-day event held in Columbus in the US. It brings together 17,000 athletes, features 37 sporting events ranging from archery and fencing to cheerleading and armwrestling and – of course – hosts some of the world’s most prestigious bodybuilding competitions.

For more info, visit arnoldsportsfestival.com