Skyrunning: taking running to a whole new level
Emmie Collinge: If tackling a 10K isn't enough for you, how about doing it up a 2,000m hill, at gradients of up to 50%? And that's before you even think about the descent …
Wellbeing in the city: five venues to boost mental and physical health
It can be hard to find tranquility in a city. Cafes to climbing centres, what places for inner peace are there where you live?
Health spa holidays: energy and meditation in Switzerland
A tired and run-down Emily Mawson hopes to tap into natural powers at a wellness retreat in Switzerland
Healthy holidays: savouring a raw juice camp in Portugal
Overweight and newly single, Jonathan Thompson pins his hopes on a different kind of drinking holiday
Healthy holidays: Grayshott spa does a soft take on Teutonic health farms
Our writer submits to a strict seven-day regime of fasting, abdominal massage, and lectures on nutrition when she checks into a retreat in the peaceful Surrey countryside
World Cup health warning: Alan Hansen urges England fans to get vaccinations
In a video released today by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office BBC pundit Alan Hansen warns fans travelling to Brazil for the World Cup to get vaccinations
Mers virus deaths prompt fresh warning
UK-based travellers urged to avoid contact with camels in the Middle East and to contact their GP if they exhibit symptoms
Top 10 activity holidays in Europe
Enjoy the sights of Europe at a faster pace with Susan Greenwood's pick of sports and wellbeing breaks. Go mountain biking in Italy, train with professional triathletes in Morzine or learn Spanish as you hike the Camino de Santiago
Innovations for disease control
To mark World Health Day, we asked our community to send in innovations
they had seen that aim to tackle vector-borne diseases. Here are our
favourites
Dry bars – is England sobering up?
Britain may be falling out of love with alcohol. As more and more dry bars open across the country, John Harris asks if we may be entering a new age of temperance