Spare me your eternal happiness. I just want to sweat and go home

My ideal workout contains no Fitbits or philosophy, no one talks about love and we don’t look forward to it

Fit in my 40s: ‘I’m at a boxing gym for people who don’t want to bleed, only to ache’

I hope this doesn’t sound prim, but I’ve never wanted to punch another human. I haven’t even wanted to pinch anyone since the 70s

‘Ultra-processed’ products now half of all UK family food purchases

Exclusive: health experts warn increasing popularity of industrially-made food will lead to negative effects such as obesity and poor health

Is it time to ditch the Fitbit?

I have been pushing myself to hit 10,000 steps a day. But a new study shows I have probably been wasting my time

Prehab – the humble warm-up gets a makeover

How do you prepare for your intense workout class? The fitness industry has an answer! Sign up for another, less intense workout class …

Joe Wicks: ‘My weakness is Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food so I don’t have it in the house’

The Body Coach, 32, on skateboarding to work, taking friends to Las Vegas and what he won’t have in his house

Fit in my 40s: will trail running make me faster?

As soon as you are on grass, you are also on mud, twigs, stones and hillocks

Black Men Walking: a hilly hike through 500 years of black British history

A new play by the rapper Testament was inspired by a walking group from Yorkshire. Our writer steps out with them on a trek across the wild, windswept moors

‘I don’t do cheat days’: Dina Asher-Smith’s work/life balance

The 22-year-old sprinter on being in bed by 10.30pm, food as fuel and needing to grow up

Fit in my 40s: can a running coach make me go faster?

The personal trainer Matt Roberts is so high-end that David Cameron was a client. He’s going to assess my running style