It’s almost impossible these days to find an exercise class that doesn’t try and teach you something about yourself or […]
My body & soul: Harriet Walter, actress, 58
Are you healthy? I’ve been blessed with pretty strong stamina and healthy genes, so I’d call myself sensible. I’ve had […]
How to achieve your fitness goals this year
If you want to do… an open-water swim Over the past decade, a growing number of swimmers have freed themselves […]
Joanna Hall answers your fitness and exercise questions
I have been exercising for a year and have lost three stone. I love my exercise but am now in […]
Joanna Hall on how sport dictates body shape
The tennis body Key muscles used Thighs, arms and torso. The lookA lean, muscular physique with strong legs, broad shoulders […]
‘There isn’t only one way to be an adventurer’
Anna McNuff didn’t plan to be an adventurer. In fact as a young adult, and the daughter of two Olympians, […]
Cycling growth could save NHS £250m, says report
The NHS would save £250m a year if one in 10 journeys were made by bicycle, according to a study […]
Fit in my 40s: ‘You just run blindly at the climbing wall and jump’
Last time I wrote about climbing, I said it was all about precision, placing your toe or grip in the […]
Reebok EasyTone: the shoe that undermines all fitness advertising
It is a testament to mankind’s determination that one can exercise without doing any, you know, actual exercise, that news […]
How to get … a flat stomach
Don’t do endless sit-ups in the hope of toning your midriff. The exercise fell close to the bottom in a […]