Fitness tips: how to treat muscle pain

Applying heat and a little light resistance work will soothe your aching muscles

Five ways to look after your joints

It’s not all about stretching. Varied exercise, good posture and changing your diet can help you stay nimble

Fit in my 40s: could korfball be the nicest team sport of them all?

Imagine a cross between netball and basketball, with less loutiness – or so I’m told. Maybe we don’t even compete?

Fitness tips: three korfball moves to master

Rob Williams, the England senior coach, on how to come out on top

Tennis tips for beginners

Four essentials to help make you a smash on the courts

Fit in my 40s: tennis is no longer a languid game of gents. It’s for fitness freaks

The play has changed, the rackets have changed, even the speed of the ball has changed – which all makes a difference, even to a novice

‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier

Neuroscientist Shane O’Mara believes that plenty of regular walking unlocks the cognitive powers of the brain like nothing else. He explains why you should exchange your gym kit for a pair of comfy shoes and get strolling

Fit in my 40s: welcome to the velodrome. You’ll need nerves of steel

You can’t coast, can’t brake, can’t know if you can stop until you’ve tried it. I found this terrifying

Fitness tips: track cycling for beginners

Marshall Thomas, former GB national track coach, suggests getting involved at your local velodrome

Never be an ego lifter: personal trainers’ 12 secrets of successful exercise

Free advice from fitness professionals? What’s not to like? Here’s how to train harder, smarter and cheaper, whether you’re a beginner or an old hand