Running across the ocean
Rose George started running while on a container ship researching a book. Her crewmates included a homesick lad using exercise as therapy. Did you start in a similarly unlikely environment or was your motivation unusual?
Why barefoot isn’t best for most runners
The barefoot trend has been embraced by lots of runners, but what about the long-term effects on the body? Cushioned-shoe devotee Michael Crawley writes in defence of trainers
Doctors sound alarm on child fitness and health
New report prompts fears over soaring obesity, showing half of seven-year-olds are not doing enough exercise
Nation’s exercise levels ‘shockingly low’
Report shows that many people take little or no part in physical activity, with nearly 80% failing to hit government targets
Social enterprises give leisure and fitness industry an Oomph
These options have a deeper impact on members than a tight torso
Interval training: feel the burn
Ian Williams: Running extra fast in bursts, with short recovery breaks, is a great way to improve your speed and overall fitness. But it's not for novices, so take it easy to begin with
Britain’s oldest female triathlete: what’s her secret?
Eddie Brocklesby, 70, only started running at 52. What got her started, and what on earth keeps her going?
Wild swimming itself isn’t dangerous, but our behaviour around water can be
Daniel Start: The heatwave has seen many drownings, but the more experience our children have of open waters, the safer they'll be
Crossfit: extreme, controversial – and addictive
The training technique could be described as 'gymnastics meets Olympic lifting' and has been known to leave people incontinent with exhaustion. So is it for you?
5:2 your life – the fitness plan
Zoe Williams: 'By week four, in the grip of a Nietzschean superiority complex, I realise I have started to enjoy this stuff'