How to get started as a runner

Just how hard should you push yourself if you’re not used to exercise?

Fitness tips: three HIIT exercises for beginners

Target core stability, cardiovascular fitness and upper body strength

Fit in my 40s: ‘When the going gets tough, I tend to quit. Not in Zumba Strong’

I couldn’t hum any of the music back to you – but it somehow pushed me through

Just not sporty: how to embrace exercise as an adult if you disliked it as a child

Bad memories of PE can give people the lifelong impression they’re not cut out for sport. But plenty of adults have left behind sedentary lifestyles – you just have to find the right approach

‘CBD lubricant is a bestseller’: cannabis oil products are booming – but does the science stack up?

It’s been hailed as a wonder ingredient, added to everything from ice-cream to hummus. But is CBD more than just a wellness trend?

Fit in my 40s: will Brazilian jiu-jitsu give me a body like Hercules?

Fending off a strangling attempt is quite a complicated manoeuvre

‘I was an ex-wife. Time to become a hot ex-wife’: how I found myself at Spin class

At my first class I felt like a walking ‘before’ picture, surrounded by ‘afters’. Then the instructor turned the lights off, and I became a convert

Fitness tips: three back-strengthening Pilates moves

Gentle stretches for your core, back and glutes

Fit in my 40s: I hated Pilates the first time I tried it. Now I’ve had an epiphany

I was persuaded to try it again by a friend because of the way she looks – like a dancer, except not haughty

Fitness tips: the back squat and the deadlift for beginners

Start with light weights, get the technique right, and build from there