Where to try Olympic sports
From BMXing in Manchester to diving in Acapulco or taekwondo in Korea, Rachel Dixon has found great places to try an Olympic sport – or even get in training for 2016
Scotland for the soul: a relaxation retreat in the Highlands
Kate Edgley heads to the Highlands for a new retreat that strips life back to the simple pleasures of being creative in the midst of one of the UK's last great wildernesses
Walk your way to health and happiness
The Walking for Health scheme encourages people who might not otherwise go and out and about by foot. Naseem Khan joins them on a stomp around Bermondsey, south London
Emma’s Eccentric Britain: Nordic walking in County Durham
Nordic walking may sound like a fad, but Emma Kennedy finds it does wonders for her bingo wings
Flexible yoga holidays in Formentera
Lisa Allardice enjoys a yoga break in Formentera that offers sun, sand and good food as well as serious teaching
Disney cancels plan to open fitness park after obesity ‘bullying’ claims
Habit Heroes shuttered after cries it stigmatized overweight children with villains called Snacker and The Glutton
So what is it about Carlisle that makes it Britain’s happiest city?
The city has been named the most contented place in Britain. Residents say the reasons for their happiness go much deeper – it's all about people
Crawl like a bear, boy – a fitness break on the Isle of Wight
Andy Pietrasik puts himself in the hands of a superfit instructor to see if he can hack the 'outdoor gym' on the Isle of Wight
Top 10 weird spa treatments
From a retreat sleeping under the stars in the Sinai desert, to a snake massage in Israel or a chocolate facial at Hershey's, here are some of the world's weirdest spa treatments, says Rachel Dixon
A gondola massage in California
You won't catch a Venetian doing it, says Katie Wood, but in Coronado Bay off the Californian coast couples can have a massage in a gondola