We must fight to make our cities healthy places to live
Cutting back on parks, cycling infrastructure and leisure budgets will prove to be a false economy. There are huge financial benefits to having a healthy populace
Is it worth it? Squash
‘Even at beginner level – which, after 10 years of on-off practice, I’ve never really progressed beyond – squash is a fast game’
Is it ever right to pull someone out of a race for being too slow?
A woman was pulled out of a 20-mile race yesterday for ‘being too slow’. What message does this give to people taking up running to improve their health and fitness?
Why do we find failure so difficult to bear?
Soignies, a Belgian rugby team who lost 356-3 to rivals Royal Kituro, are trying to get the result annulled. But only through failing do we discover ourselves
Sofa 1 Exercise 0: is that the great Olympic legacy Blair promised?
Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill were supposed to inspire us to be active. But the latest depressing figures will surprise no one who understands spectator sport
Mauresmo and Murray make a great case for more women in sport
As levels of participation fall, the Scot has become an unwitting champion of greater female involvement
If men menstruated, would periods still be taboo?
Michele Hanson: In my day, women didn’t dare mention menstruation – thank goodness sports stars such as Heather Watson are talking about it. Now, if only I could understand why tampons are taxed as a luxury item …
Exercise is not a lifestyle statement so why spend a fortune on sportswear?
Hadley Freeman: The theory behind designer fitness clothes is that if you look good, you’ll exercise more. I can tell you that this is gold-plated nonsense
Menstruation: the last great sporting taboo
Paula Cocozza: When Heather Watson crashed out of the Australian Open this week, she put her poor performance down to starting her period – publicly breaking the silence on an issue that affects all sportswomen. But why is it still something we never hear about?
Should I let my child play rugby?
Luisa Dillner: A consultant at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children says the sport exposes youngsters to severe physical injury. So how dangerous is it?