There is no better known poison to skeleto-muscular health than the desk job: sedentary all day, probably slouching, knackering your […]
My workout: Gary Clay, 55, surfer – ‘Age is not an issue’
I learned to surf in South Devon when I was 14 years old; I’d catch the train from Exeter down […]
Fit in my 40s: ‘I’m lazy: cycling in a pack changed that’
A role model is like a lemon zester: it’s only once you’ve got one that you realise you wanted one. […]
Professor Nicola Maffulli: Tied up too tight
I’m 24 and run five miles three times a week. Recently, when running, my right foot hurts for the first […]
The baked-bean tin workout – and other cheap ways to get fit at home
Baked-bean plank Planking is a fast route to a flat stomach, “but adding in a move with a tin of […]
Fitspo: how strong became the new skinny
Last week, after a cancer benefit honouring her doctor friend, the singer Pink shut down critics who said she had […]
Claire Armitstead on securing bikes
Ten days ago I nearly became a crime statistic. It happened on a Saturday, some time after I dropped my […]
Cross-country riding vs polo
Endurance Cross-country: A cross-country course (part of eventing, alongside dressage and showjumping) can involve up to 5-6km of fast, hard […]
Yoga: a beginner’s guide to the different styles
The myriad benefits of yoga – including lower blood pressure, increased strength and bone density and reduced anxiety – should […]
Fit in my 40s: ‘After 10 minutes in a hypoxic chamber, I felt sluggish’
Hypoxic training is a fancy-gym fad, along classic fad principles. Elite athletes, the thinking goes, train at altitude to improve […]