My workout: James Mead, 24, Ultimate Frisbee player

Ultimate combines aspects of many different sports: there’s a bit of American football, along with hockey, netball and basketball. It’s fast-moving

My workout: Charlie Dark, 45, night runner – ‘The best thing? You don’t need equipment’

Friends and colleagues began to say, ‘You’re a different person. What are you doing?’

Greg Rutherford freezes sperm over Olympics Zika fears

Long jumper’s partner also reveals she and their son will not attend Rio Games amid concerns about disease affecting newborns

Is it worth doing MMA training? Exercise review

This class was easily the most fun I’ve had in months

‘If you don’t talk, it doesn’t work’: how sport can help autistic people

The intrinsic importance of social skills in sport means it can be a more effective approach than traditional therapies to improve social skills, anxiety - and bring many other benefits besides

Shauna Coxsey: the British champion transforming the image of climbing

British bouldering star Shauna Coxsey is the early favourite to win a world title this year. As her sport bids for Olympic status, she reveals what it takes to get to the top – and why more women are taking part

Blood testing for amateur runners: is it worth it?

New technology offers more and more data on performance, even for amateur runners. But is blood testing just a path to worry, and potentially worse?

Staying healthy: why a fitness buddy is all you need

You’re much more likely to lose motivation if you exercise alone, according to research. From boxing to running to going to the gym, three writers on the joys of getting fit with their friends

Paralympic athletes ‘may have put disabled people off exercise’

‘Superhuman’ athletes at 2012 London Paralympics discouraged disabled people from ‘having a go’, Alastair Hignell says