My friend and I have embarked on a keep-fit and weight-loss plan: we go to the gym twice a week […]
Should I take up five-a-side football (even if I’m not an unfit, middle-aged man)?
About 1.5 million people in the UK play “small-sided” football each week. The Football Association estimates that there are 30,000 […]
Inside Sydney’s female body-building scene
As the lights go down over the spectators, a dozen women strut on to the stage, bronzed and clad in […]
Claire Armitstead on why cyclists with short sightedness should wear glasses
If, like AA Milne’s Rabbit, you have lots of friends and relations, you have the making of your own epidemiological […]
Is it worth it? Swimming
What is it? A pursuit where you get into some water, sort of flail around for a bit and then […]
Can you get fit in five minutes?
If you are one of the 62% of men or 72% of women in the UK who are yet to […]
Windsurfing v kitesurfing
Adrenaline rush W: Can be a thrilling ride, especially once you’ve learned to “plane” on top of the water – […]
Tennis vs softball
Aerobic fitness Tennis: A match can last for several hours, so tennis develops excellent aerobic fitness. Its bursts of exertion […]
Climbing vs bouldering
Climbing: Raises heart rate and improves cardio-respiratory fitness, as well as developing excellent stamina and muscular endurance – this intensifies […]
Two wheels: Claire Armitstead on Brendt Barbur and the Bicycle film festival
Cyclists are eternal optimists. If proof were required, you need only look to the story of Brendt Barbur, founder of […]