Readers’ travel tips: affordable wellbeing holidays
New year, new intentions ... What's your tip for a great break to get away from everything and back to yourself?
10 wellbeing retreats for 2014
Yoga and massage classes in India, pilates at a Spanish finca or a pay-what-you-can meditation retreat in Devon – take your pick from our list of breaks to rejuvenate your mind and body
Free hot springs around the world
Forget freezing New Year dips and enjoy a blissfully warm soak instead at one of these natural pools, creeks and beaches
How much weight will I gain at Christmas and how long will it take to lose it?
Each year, a journalist will site a 'new' study telling you that you will eat 6,000 calories on Christmas day. We sift through them all to get the useful facts on just how roly poly you'll be and for how long
Remember your travel jabs – or risk losing your insurance cover
Insurers warn that one in four Britons fail to get jabs before travelling – and may find their policy doesn't pay if they fall ill
How to live longer – the experts’ guide to ageing
Catherine de Lange talks to experts on ageing, who explain why having good friends, lifting weights and learning languages can result in a longer and happier life
Drink up, it’s good for you! A red wine detox holiday in France
You don't usually associate detoxing with fun – or booze. But there's plenty of both on a new red wine detox in the Madiran wine region in south-west France
A family summer holiday in Austria: the hills are alive …
Parents want to be active, daughter's mad about The Sound of Music … Harriet Green tries out a summer break exploring Austria's Tyrol mountains
Running wild in Dartmoor
A 26-mile run across Dartmoor is not everyone's idea of a weekend break, but Adharanand Finn finds it an exhilarating form of escapism – just as long as you watch your step
Lake Garda spa breaks: relaxation that’s tailor-made
On a spa holiday by Lake Garda, Catherine Nelson is delighted to find stylish decor and good food, rather than soup and self-denial