The quiz of you: what were you like in 2014? Take our tests (no cheating)
Were you productive, mindful, healthy – and did you win the internet?
Is it worth it? Obstacle course racing
Stuart Heritage: ‘The best bit is the feeling of elation when you cross the finish line. Worst bit? Paying through the nose to be mildly electrocuted’
Exercise: which regimes are worth the pain?
From HIIT to pilates, swimming, running, ultramarathons and crossfit, there are scores of ways to get fit. But which will really make a difference?
Cycling fashion: Mountain bikers get their own brand of chic
Trevor Ward: When fashion designer Alex Feechan took up MTB she spotted a gap in the cycling market. Her new Findra range sets out to bring function and style to women’s mountain biking
London Olympics borough is the most physically inactive in England
Nearly 40% of people in Newham take no exercise at all, suggesting Games failed to inspire people to take part in sport
Wake up to breakfast raves – they’re a healthy way to start your working day
Morning Gloryville’s dawn disco dancing is a craze that’s taken off. You exercise in a party atmosphere, without the booze
Nintendo to expand fitness focus beyond games to sleep-tracking
Games firm reveals plans for launch by early 2016, after Super Smash Bros helped it return to profitability. By Stuart Dredge
Status update: nobody cares about the run you just went on. Or your marathon
Emma Brockes: Brace yourself. There will be photos
How to be fitter, happier and more successful: stop dreaming and start getting real
Oliver Burkeman: You can’t always get what you want, but if you try some negative thinking, you might get that promotion you actually need
Is it worth it? Spinning classes
Stuart Heritage: ‘The worst bit invariably involves ramping up the resistance until you can barely move your legs, and being expected to whizz them around in double-time to a cack-handed techno song that never ends’