Pounding the towpath on my lunchtime runs, in my head I was still clocking six-minute miles like those I ran […]
‘I’ve discovered the true meaning of a hard session’ | Adharanand Finn
I’m jogging along in what feels like a sea of runners, people bobbing around in front of me like I’m […]
Fit in my 40s: ‘River swimming is too poetic to count as exercise’ | Zoe Williams
Now I know, sort of, how to swim, I want to do the swimming the cool kids do: open water. […]
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in fencing
Introduction En guarde! You will pay for your disrespect earlier when I said Domino was Jessie J’s best song and […]
Is Nordic walking better for you than ordinary walking?
Is there any evidence to suggest that Nordic walking is more beneficial than ordinary walking? Eddie Ross, Colchester, Essex • […]
A reminder not to take true love lightly | Brief letters
Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday only occasionally clash, as Rhik Samadder rightly points out (G2, 12 February). But it’s a […]
Rachel Holmes puts aqua running to the test
What’s it all about? Aqua running – also known as aqua jogging or deep-water running – is a totally impact-free […]
Unthinkable? ZiL lanes for bikes | Editorial
Moscow’s ZiL lanes were, and still are, the most hated expression of the privilege of Russian elites. In the grumpy […]
Letter: A velodrome too far
How could anyone justify, having already spent £30m on preparing the British cycling team for the last Olympics, now spending […]
Excuses, excuses: ‘I’ve got a sore toe’ | Zoe Williams
I’ve got a personal trainer/and a wall full of tapes/ I have only one hobby/it’s staying in shape/my body’s my […]