No pain, plenty of gain: why taking it easy can be the key to getting fitter – and happier

Whether you’re running, working out in the gym or lifting weights, the perfect workout doesn’t have you gasping for breath. Here’s why less can be more

You can’t just cheer up people who have depression. There’s a key role for antidepressants

The NHS is planning to offer patients art, music and gardening classes rather than antidepressants. Nice idea, but it won’t work, writes psychotherapist Lucy Cavendish

‘Lift the lid, and there’s a well of rage’: why women are mad as hell (and not afraid to show it)

Once upon a time, women showing their anger was frowned upon. But the gender anger gap is widening, and women’s wrath is on the rise, about everything from police brutality to domestic inequality

Impact of pornography not taught enough in schools in England, survey finds

Three years after mandatory sex education introduced, results show issue of unsafe relationships also not taught sufficiently

From short king spring to ‘short men are psychopaths’. When will the obsession with men’s height end?

A new study claims to have proved that the Napoleon complex is real – but it misses the bigger picture, says feature writer Simon Usborne

Having a baby after pregnancy loss is a joy. But it may never wipe the slate clean

A revealing new book challenges the notion of miscarriage as a blip in the past, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Walking just 11 minutes a day could stop 10% of early deaths, researchers find

Weekly 75 minutes of moderate-intensity activity is half the amount recommended by the NHS

‘My dad wanted to be James Bond. He nearly killed us both’: actor and writer Katy Wix

Katy Wix had a difficult relationship with her dad. But after a near-fatal car accident, they found themselves growing closer

Exercise and satisfying relationships are the secrets to good health in later life

New research finds strong social networks and physical activity in mid life can help prevent long-term health conditions

RHS developing ‘wellbeing blueprint’ to enhance health benefits of gardens

Scientists conducting tests at experimental garden in Surrey to determine effects plants and flowers have on people