Fitness tips: indoor surfing for beginners

Don’t move your upper body – and be prepared to wipe out

Fitness tips: top-rope climbing for beginners

Learn with a friend and you’ll soon be climbing high

Fit in my 40s: from scaredy-cat climber to next stop, the mountaintop

Whenever I think about how high I am, my courage fails. Will top-roping make me bolder?

Fitness tips: three circus exercises to try at home

Handstands, juggling and stick balancing are fun and excellent exercise

Fit in my 40s: roll up! Roll up! It’s time to master circus skills

We did handstands, trampoline jumps, juggling and a fiendish move with a hula hoop

‘It seems so simple’: can I cut it at the World Stone Skimming Championships?

I came with lofty ambitions. But I soon find out what I’m up against in this fiercely competitive sport

How to take care of trainers so they last

A light clean after every wear, deodorise overnight and never put them in the washing machine

Fit in my 40s: ‘I imagine paddleboarding would be easier if you were slightly drunk’

You’ll need a bit of time just familiarising yourself with not falling in

Fit in my 40s: am I too old to be practising BMX in the park?

The hard part, at first, is to trust that you are not going to pitch over the handlebars