Top 10 activity holidays in Europe

Enjoy the sights of Europe at a faster pace with Susan Greenwood's pick of sports and wellbeing breaks. Go mountain biking in Italy, train with professional triathletes in Morzine or learn Spanish as you hike the Camino de Santiago

Sadiq Khan: I’m suffering from marathon addiction

I've got sore muscles and aching feet – but the London marathon has got me hooked

Potholes to portable toilets: a marathon runner’s guide to world cities

As Harmander Singh prepares to run his 30th London Marathon, he picks the worst roads, best toilets ... and most dangerous areas in the world's 26.2 mile events

Dry bars – is England sobering up?

Britain may be falling out of love with alcohol. As more and more dry bars open across the country, John Harris asks if we may be entering a new age of temperance

Top 10 cycling cafes in the UK

Cycle cafes, like cycling itself, are booming. They're a great place to meet other riders, get advice and repairs – while you tuck into great coffee and food

Team sports: five to try

Grab your trainers, quaffles and snitches and have a go at these sports

How to start a walking group

It's healthy, free, and as much about talking as walking. Susan Moore, who walks with her Bristol group the Geriactives, shares her advice on getting started• How I joined the Geriactives

Cyclists campaign against ASA ruling over Cycling Scotland ad

Peter Walker: Advertising watchdog to be bombarded with complaints about ads that breach highway code advice

Can the Valkee 2 ease jet lag by lighting up ears? It didn’t for me

Valkee's bright light headset says it can help winter blues (SAD) and rid travellers of jet lag by blasting light into their ears. This traveller was hopeful, but arrival didn't bring results. By Samuel Gibbs

Dance yourself happy: ballet and fitness holiday in southern France

A heartbroken Jonathan Thompson heads to a French chateau to dance away his blues at a fitness retreat that now includes ballet lessons