The best days out to beat the bank holiday blues
Burn off the calories on a forest cycle trail in Cumbria or place your bets in a duck race in Yorkshire ... here's our pick of things to do today and tomorrow.
Five best … walks with a difference
From an art walk in Yorkshire Sculpture Park to a food walk taking you through Somerset's vintage apple orchards.
Jetlagged aircrew ‘face serious health hazards’
Aircrew working on long-haul routes face serious health hazards from jetlag, experts have warned.
Spa for the course
We live in a spa-obsessed world but a health retreat needn't be all about pampering and posturing. Simon Busch gets back to basics at two French wellbeing retreats.
What is … the best natural cure for sunburn?
If you're stuck somewhere without any after-sun lotion, don't despair. There are lots of treatments that travellers swear by.
My yoga holiday from hell
Take care when booking a wellbeing break abroad, warns Kate Rew - it's hard to find inner peace when the yoga deck's a building site.
Britain’s best long-distance walks
David Bathurst, author of a new book on Britain's big walks, picks his top 10 hiking trails, from classics like the Pennine Way to less well trodden routes
Chariots of ire
What's the best way of taking little children on long cycle rides? Kate Abbott recalls her sibling battles to be towed in a trailer.
Padded pants changed my life
Equipment-obsessed Zoe Williams offers her very personal guide to the cycle gear you need.
Another side of Manchester
Despite dog poo, carrier bags and shopping trolleys, Helen Pidd discovers the peculiar charms of the Fallowfield cycle trail.