A moment that changed me: I went skinny-dipping in Antarctica – and realised I could survive anything

Stalking was making my life at McMurdo Station a misery. In the ice-covered sea, I discovered how much the world still had to give

All gain, no pain: how to avoid injuries from running, skiing, swimming, cycling, football, rugby, yoga …

One minute you’re pushing your body to its limits, the next you’ve gone too far and you’re stretched out with an icepack. Sports pros explain how to escape pains, sprains, tears and swellings

Bootcamp with rants: the workout where you air a grievance, then get in the sea

Every Friday at 6.30am, a group aged from eight to over 70 gather on Sydney’s Manly beach to trade jokes and insults, then race into the surf

A bracing dip will cure us of the menopause, will it? Remind me to steer clear of the sewage

A new study suggests a fashionable hobby could help with hot flushes and other symptoms

Outdoor saunas, freezing dips and remote hutting: how Scotland fell in love with Scandinavian winters

As many Scots kick back against the distractions of modern life and embrace the great outdoors, Scandi-Scot culture is thriving

How Roger Deakin’s love of water inspired me

The great nature writer and outdoor swimmer has been a huge inspiration to many with his focus on ponds, lakes and rivers

Cold water immersion therapy: do the benefits outweigh the risks?

The health and wellbeing effects of plunging into icy water are well documented – but how dangerous is it?

Should I worry about working out too hard?

Push your body too much and you could end up in A&E – or worse. But how much is too much? And which activities are most likely to end in tears?

‘My daughter started to run a fever’: Britain’s swimmers on how sewage changed their summer

With pollution at high levels and growing worse, some keen swimmers have stopped going in the sea. Many have felt the impact on their mental health – not to mention the pain and discomfort of E coli

England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010

Analysis shows parts of country with greatest health-related deprivation have lost out the most