Walking with the fishes
Swimhiking allows you to travel miles on land and water and leaves you feeling like Tarzan
A health ticket to ride
As Britain's second biggest killer, prostate cancer is hard to talk about. But Alex Games rises to the cycle challenge that will raise awareness, with help from some well-known supporters
‘It was the youth of the world getting together’
As Britain's Olympic team head for Beijing, Emine Saner meets six members of the 1948 squad
The many figures of fitness
Pilates fans are famous for having flat tummies, but did you know that walking gives you a perter bottom than jogging, or that Spin classes can make your shoulders rounded? Exercise expert Joanna Hall reveals how sport dictates body shape
Tri, tri and tri again
Triathlon is the UK's fastest-growing participation sport. James Witts offers a training guide for all fitness levels
Two wheels
Claire Armitstead: This scenario is to illustrate the sort of compromises that most everyday cyclists have to make when buying a new bike
American psyche
George Saunders: I'm shocked by the suggestion that we boycott the Olympics because of China's crackdown on Tibet
Virtually fit
Online gyms and 'exergames' such as Nintendo's Wii Fit, which is launched later this month, are flooding the fitness market. But how effective are they? We asked readers to give three of them a workout
Two wheels
Bill Chidley: I fear that the push for cycle lanes will result in cyclists being pushed off the road altogether