Fitness tips: top-rope climbing for beginners

Learn with a friend and you’ll soon be climbing high

Fit in my 40s: from scaredy-cat climber to next stop, the mountaintop

Whenever I think about how high I am, my courage fails. Will top-roping make me bolder?

How a video game helped me reclaim my body after having a baby

Pregnancy, birth and looking after your child put a huge strain on your body – Nintendo’s Ring Fit can help you reclaim it

Thrill of the chill: the best outdoor winter swimming spots in Britain

From an icy dip in Snowdonia to a plunge into the Atlantic in Cornwall, here is where to go if you are in the mood for an invigorating, cold-water swim – bobble hats are recommended

A step too far? How fitness trackers can take over our lives

Apps and wearable devices are touted as a way to transform health. But are we too obsessed by the ‘quantified self’?

The five: exercises to help avoid an early death

Easy-to-access activities that help to reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and the risk of heart disease

Fitness tips: three circus exercises to try at home

Handstands, juggling and stick balancing are fun and excellent exercise

Fit in my 40s: roll up! Roll up! It’s time to master circus skills

We did handstands, trampoline jumps, juggling and a fiendish move with a hula hoop

Faking it: could I go from being an introvert to an extrovert in one week?

New research has found that being an extrovert makes you happier. So I spent a week attending social events to see if I could trick myself into being more naturally outgoing

Gorpcore: why people who rarely go outside are wearing hiking gear

A new retailer is coming to the UK, specialising in clothes for the urbanite who likes to look as if they’re off to the Himalayas. It’s the natural evolution of a baffling trend