Going nowhere fast? Personal trainers on why you aren’t seeing results in the gym
You’re in a boom and bust cycle We’ve all done it. Launched ourselves head first into a new regime –
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Winter warmers: 10 of Britain’s best heated lidos
Portavadie, Argyll Portavadie, on the banks of Loch Fyne on the west coast of Scotland, was originally earmarked as an
Is it true that … muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?
‘This is not true,” says Prof Leigh Breen, a specialist in muscle physiology at the University of Leicester. But it’s
A lakeside idyll: laid-back cycling and autumn hikes on Italy’s Lake Iseo
Rust red and burnt sienna speckle the green mountain rising from Lake Iseo. Golden autumn sunlight shimmers on the water.
The kindness of strangers: In one of my darkest periods, a few compassionate words helped turn my life around
My cousin had recently died in a terrible accident and I had been the one who had to identify the
My partner’s obnoxious conduct at our sons’ football matches is putting me off him | Annalisa Barbieri
My partner and I have been together for 25 years and we have two sons, aged 14 and 16. Both
Expert tips to make you a better runner – start slow, enlist a friend, choose strength over stretches
Whether you have never been for a run or are building up to a marathon, sometimes the biggest challenge is
A good friend brings her dogs when she stays with me. I kind of dread it. What can I do? | Leading questions
A good friend of mine stays with me regularly when she comes into town. She brings her husband and two
‘It’s hard to imagine the fires of July’: a bike ride through the Cairngorms in Scotland
In the Cairngorms national park, the bracken is changing from dark green to russet and umber. Birch leaves are lined
I was disorganised and overwhelmed. Could a daily to-do list turn my life around?
Alvin and the Chipmunks was my wake-up call. A Blu-ray copy of the film had stared down from my bookshelf