Life and style

In 2022 I moved to Clevedon, near Bristol. As soon as I saw the oak tree behind my flat, I started...

Claire was in bad shape. She had been brought to the ward on a stretcher and hoisted on to a...

The runner’s high, where pavement-pounding drudgery turns into something like a chemically enhanced experience, is an elusive state to pin...

It’s an idea that’s been enthusiastically embraced on social media: women should sync their training to their menstrual cycle. That...

I was coming down a mountain bike trail when I became aware of an odd ache in the middle of...

Tough Mudder. CrossFit. Hyrox. Some of this century’s biggest fitness trends have one thing in common: they require feats of...

I don’t know whether I am in love with my friend or not. We hang out a lot, because we...

Poor sleep may be fuelling the global rise in under-50s being diagnosed with cancer, two large studies suggest.The number of...

At 14, I decided to learn a martial art. I told my parents it was to defend myself on the...

I didn’t think I could survive the death of my husband, Graham. We met at university when I was 18,...