Workout, shut up, wipe down: how to stay healthy at the gym

Australian restrictions may be easing, but gym goers still need to be mindful about infection by practicing good hygiene

The best online workout classes to keep fit at home

The world’s most in-demand fitness instructors are ready to raise your pulse. Push back the sofa, pump up the volume and move your body

Start slow, wear what you like, watch out for zombies: a beginner’s guide to running

There’s a replacement to your pre-lockdown workout right outside your door. Experienced runners explain how to get started

Walk this way! How to optimise your stride and focus your mind to get the most from your daily stroll

Lockdown has reminded us of the pleasures of walking. But making small changes can boost its benefits to our health, mood and creativity, too

Secret gardens: the quietest national parks and nature reserves near Sydney

With waterfalls, walking trails and cycle paths, Sydney’s less-visited national parks are no less spectacular for their obscurity

‘I’ve been going bananas without it’: tennis obsessives pick up their rackets again

Tennis courts across the country are re-opening, and for many it’s not a moment too soon

UK’s 7,000 gyms prepare for post-lockdown health warning

Extra cleaning, spacing and masks can help but health concerns and the ‘Joe Wicks effect’ may slash membership by 2m

My local park is a space where I can be alone – and feel part of the community

I can hear the flap of birds’ wings. The crunch of gravel underfoot. Gone, though, is the chatter and scraping of chairs in cafes

Outdoors again at last: a first real walk, run and cycle as lockdown eases

With more exercise now allowed in parts of the UK, three writers venture outside to explore their local neighbourhoods

‘Anyone popular at school has muscles’: the rise of the ripped teen

Charlie, 13, starts his morning with 40 press-ups; William, 15, spends an hour a day working out. But when does a healthy interest become a dangerous obsession?