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I ditched the gym and you can too – here are six ways to get fit without it

Whether you enjoy ‘rucking’, walking, running or making your own sandbags, life after winding up your monthly membership can be your healthiest and happiest ever

Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation

Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’

Therapy isn’t about life hacks. The best solutions are simpler – and more complex

What we want is quick, clever fixes. What we need is quite different: the ability to tolerate intolerable feelings, to sustainably change and grow

‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer

Margaret Tubridy, 69, took part in landmark study that reveals the role of exercise in preventing return of disease

I found myself Googling: can brain cancer cause hiccups? How I fell into a hypochondriac rabbit hole

Begging doctors for tests, I worried that I was missing something and heading for an early death. Would understanding the roots of my health anxiety lead me to a cure?

‘Men are not expected to be interested in babies’: how society lets new fathers – and their families – down

Around one in 10 fathers experience serious mental health issues in the period before and after their child is born. What can be done?

Norma Meras Swenson obituary

Sociologist and women’s health activist who was a co-author of the groundbreaking book Our Bodies, Ourselves

‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says

Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain

Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty

Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation

The power secret: simple, everyday moves you need for a healthier and happier life

From preventing serious falls to being able to walk up stairs, it’s power – or how you use your strength – that will bring quality of life as you age

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  • I ditched the gym and you can too – here are six ways to get fit without it
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  • The best pregnancy pillows for support and comfort, tested
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  • The latest Andrex advert is a life-changing masterpiece
  • A moment that changed me: I went to a death cafe – and learned how to live a much happier life
  • UnitedHealth faces federal scrutiny into whistleblower claims
  • From hallway jets to ‘pregnant’ toothbrushes: my chaotic water flosser showdown
  • Toxic truth? The cookware craze redefining ‘ceramic’ and ‘nontoxic’
  • The one change that worked: meditation cured my insomnia – and transformed my relationships
  • Is it true that … cold water plunges boost immunity?
  • TV tonight: Jamie Oliver cooks up a new campaign – to help children with dyslexia
  • I vowed to never exercise again. Then along came Ultimate Frisbee
  • The kindness of strangers: a woman I’d never met heard we had flu and dropped a big pot of soup at our doorstep
  • Meet the members of the Dull Men’s Club: ‘Some of them would bore the ears off you’
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  • 52 tiny annoying problems, solved! (Because when you can’t control the big stuff, start small)
  • Switch on those glutes! Suddenly it’s all about the bass, and for good reason
  • I tried everything to fix my incontinence. Here’s what worked
  • Sali Hughes on beauty: Foaming cleansers for clean skin without the squeak
  • The best water flossers, tested: seven models for that dentist-clean feeling
  • Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation
  • Therapy isn’t about life hacks. The best solutions are simpler – and more complex
  • Is it true that … taking collagen supplements slows signs of ageing?
  • The deadlift difference: is this the exercise you need for an active and pain-free future?
  • ‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer
  • I found myself Googling: can brain cancer cause hiccups? How I fell into a hypochondriac rabbit hole
  • ‘Men are not expected to be interested in babies’: how society lets new fathers – and their families – down
  • Norma Meras Swenson obituary
  • Walk on the wild side: Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs on their epic hiking movie The Salt Path
  • ‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says
  • The noises you make every day fill me with disgust. Now I’m not afraid to tell you
  • How to stop hay fever: 13 remedies that actually work (and the ones that don’t)
  • Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
  • The Salt Path review – Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs hike from ruin to renewal
  • The power secret: simple, everyday moves you need for a healthier and happier life
  • The North review – old friends’ trek through the Highlands might be the ultimate hiking film
  • Origin Hybrid Pro mattress review: gigantic, firm … the James Bond of mattresses
  • The gonorrhoea vaccine is an incredible breakthrough. It could also be a terrible missed opportunity
  • The poop rule: is this the most disgusting decluttering method ever?
  • Is it true that … detox diets flush toxins out of your body?
  • ‘The last thing you want is sweaty feet’: the best moisture-wicking underwear, socks and base layers
  • Joy Schaverien obituary
  • Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
  • What to say – and what not to say – to friends, or colleagues having IVF
  • Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘vagina candle’ is still burning bright – at five times the original price
  • Do you really need to do Kegels? Physicians on five common pelvic floor myths
  • I’m taking beta blockers for my anxiety – and so are many of my friends. Is that a problem?

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