Even though I saw it on the news at the time, I still find the story of Diana Nyad’s record-breaking […]
Playing tennis at the baseline
Modern tennis is mainly played at the baseline. Today’s professionals tend to stay at the back of the court, hitting […]
Learning to swim: the incredible joy of jumping in
Most children seem to love jumping into the water – the children I teach would spend the whole swimming lesson […]
Be the best at … ice skating
Hop on a bike Endurance is the most important aspect of skating fitness, closely followed by strength and flexibility, according […]
Is it right to pull someone out of a race for being too slow?
If you were lurking on twitter or Facebook last night, you might have seen a furore kicking off about the […]
Arab women in sport: ‘There will be no more barriers for us’
Maysan Mamoun has a dream that one day she and all other Saudi women will be able to play sport […]
Fit in my 40s: ‘Everyone wants a go on the bike desk’ | Zoe Williams
There is no better known poison to skeleto-muscular health than the desk job: sedentary all day, probably slouching, knackering your […]
Peta Bee on the innovations lined up to help British athletes in Beijing
When the cream of British sporting talent arrives in China’s capital for the Olympics, fellow competitors are not the only […]
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. […]