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High carb or high fat? The running diet debate
In the mid 1960s, a group of Swedish physiologists based in Stockholm conducted a landmark experiment that would come to […]
My workout: Gemma-Louise Stevenson, 30, wheelchair dancer – ‘I get as sweaty as possible’
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Come on in, the water’s freezing: the joys of a winter swimming club
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Blood testing for amateur runners: is it worth it?
Six months of waiting. A year of training. Perhaps a lifetime of dreaming. The race is finally underway, yet you […]
My workout: ‘I was in a real slump. Then I found goalball’
The diagnosis for retinitis pigmentosa came when I was a kid. The visually impaired classification came later, when I was […]
Fit in my 40s: ‘Yoga has turned me into an idealised Jilly-Cooper version of myself’ | Zoe Williams
“Just because I’m not doing yoga moves doesn’t mean I’m not doing yoga. It’s the union of body, mind and […]
What does running do to your brain?
It may seem obvious – as you push on through a long run, veering wildly between sensations of agony and […]