Health & wellbeing
‘My body is on fire!’: my perilous, painful, perfect month of pilates
I realised something needed to change when I nearly toppled over trying to tie my shoelaces. I was on a...
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The viral Hyrox horror: is the ‘go hard or go home’ attitude to exercise finally over?
How far would you go to secure an impressive marathon time, or a Hyrox personal best? Maybe you’d turn down...
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There’s a long history of athletes pooing themselves mid-race – why, and how can you avoid it?
Soiling yourself in public sounds like a bad dream. But the Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has now apologised for doing...
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I’m nearly 30, a virgin and feel lonely. The manosphere is trying to draw me in – where else can I seek assurance? | Leading questions
I’m approaching 30 and I’m still a kissless virgin.I’ve suffered with depression and anxiety since childhood and my family isn’t...
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Ferritin face: the new health scare taking social media by storm
Name: Ferritin face.Age: The name is new, but the symptoms are old.Symptoms: Pallor, dull skin, dark circles under your eyes....
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A moment that changed me: I felt hugely self conscious about my skin – until I had a revelation
The microphone felt heavier than I expected. As I stood on stage at a London comedy club last December, I...
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Solo autumn walks for women in the UK and Europe: ‘it should be fun, not daunting’
I did my first solo hike during a sunny September, seven years ago. After a summer of feeding and ferrying...
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A job that changed me: Working the pool kiosk in the summer of ’82, I was excited when older boys came by – but I learned that respect is better than attention
In the summer of 1982, at the age of 14, I was hired to work in the ticket office and...
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Is it true that … having a hot drink will cool you down?
Could a warm cup of tea really be the key to cooling down in hot weather? Or is that just something...
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‘But enough about you …’ How to survive in a world of monologuists, interrupters and trauma dumpers
When I was in my early teens, I was often invited round to a schoolfriend’s house for dinner. Her family...
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