Skateboarding in middle age: ‘It helps me switch off’

It’s good for mental health, a study found, but what’s it like being an older person at the skatepark?

Why new year resolutions can just cause you more stress

Focusing on a more mindful life instead of chasing targets creates space to reflect, says Vishvapani Blomfield, Buddhist contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day

Are you having a laugh? Why NHS doctors will soon be prescribing a dose of comedy

They say laughter is the best medicine – and trauma patients in Bristol are about to put the theory to the test

When grit isn’t great: letting go rather than pushing through can help our wellbeing

People with high levels of perseverance often persist with difficult tasks to their own detriment. There is value in knowing when to quit

Lost your get up and go? Here’s how to get it back

After a lifetime of loving exercise, Martin Love lost his motivation. But where had it gone? And could he get it back? Plus, five experts on how to maintain your mojo

Escape your comfort zone: I have always been the quiet one. Could learning to shout change my life?

I can endure anger, pain and frustration without the need to scream. But I realised that that could, in fact, be a problem. So I travelled to the countryside to try yelling

Fatigue is an oppressive cocoon. It has made me seek joy wherever I can

I have not ‘overcome’ anything, but I am happy and hopeful. Chronic illness is sometimes described as a form of grief, but I prefer to think of it as beginning the next stage

The person who got me through 2021: Sofie Gråbøl as Sarah Lund felt like a brilliant old friend

In The Killing, Lund’s incredible brain inspired me when mine felt like mushroom soup. She was a solace and an inspiration

A strategy for women’s health in England: six areas of focus

From gynaecological conditions to healthy ageing, these are expected to be the priorities of the final plan

Contact with nature in cities reduces loneliness, study shows

Loneliness is significant mental health concern and can raise risk of death by 45%, say scientists