Tech house of the future: take a look around
Smart ovens, living carpets, robot butlers and beds that remind you to have sex – then make themselves. Welcome to your home of tomorrow
Fastest mum on the road
Jessica Bruce, currently awaiting confirmation from Guinness World Records that she is the fastest buggy-toting marathon runner in the world, talks to Ronnie Haydon
Sugary water better for performance than some sports drinks – study
Reserachers say cyclists find exercise easier when they drink ordinary sucrose – or table sugar – rather than only glucose
Pregnancy, the hardest race of all: ‘If miscarriage is so common, why does no one talk about it?’
Getting pregnant gave one runner a licence to relax – then, just before the 12-week scan, she lost the baby. She explains how she coped with her feelings of grief, anger and betrayal, and talks to Olympian Liz Yelling, who went through a similar experience
Is it worth it? YourZone
‘With heart-rate sensors and giant screens to show off your sweaty effort, this regime can burn close to 1,000 calories a session’
Jogging is so yesteryear. Walking, aka ‘steps’, is the technology-calibrated exercise du jour
Get fit by doing a bit more of what you’re already doing – what’s not to love about walking? Our panel has its say on the joys and stresses of the new step culture
One in three gym users take drugs or supplements to lose weight – study
One in 20 use amphetamine for same purpose, survey reveals, with many feeling pressured to achieve a certain body image
Is it worth it? One-on-one yoga
‘I’ve said it before: I’m terrible at yoga. I hide at the back of the classes, intimidated by everyone else. Going one-on-one meant I had nowhere to hide’
Both my husband and daughter are in and out of hospital – running is what gets me through
With caring duties, and a chaotic and unpredictable schedule, I can’t now do the marathons and ultras I once did. But I have been determined to keep running
Is it worth it? Resistance stretching
‘It’s weird and gruelling but my body feels lighter and looser, and my range of movement has improved’