Picking up the pace

Patrick Barkham goes jogging with Paula Radcliffe and asks her to share some of the secrets of her marathon success

Running to recover

Katharine Locke had never exercised before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After months of painful treatment she completed her first 5km challenge

Are you running right?

If you keep getting injured when you run, you may need to improve your technique. Sam Murphy reveals the seven commonest mistakes runners make.

Running under cover

Fewer than one in five women do enough exercise, and many Muslim women are among them. But, says Peta Bee, with specially designed sportswear and single-sex classes on the rise, this could soon change

More speed, less pain

A new approach to running, using the principles of the Alexander technique, is claimed to hugely reduce the risk of injury. Sam Murphy tries it out.

Running v walking

Running certainly burns calories, but it has its drawbacks - could walking be a better bet?

The fitness myths

If you believe running is bad for the knees or that yoga helps a sore back, then think again, writes Peta Bee.

Battle of the workouts

Running or aerobics? Yoga or Pilates? Making the decision to get fit is the easy part - choosing how to go about it is the difficult bit. Peta Bee offers some advice.