Shakti dance: Yoga you can dance to

Looking for a meaningful way to exercise that connects body, mind and spirit? Then shakti dance could be the class for you, says Erika Singh

In praise of the daily walk

A brisk half hour walk a day will keep you healthy – and sane – say researchers. Eight people reveal what walking means to them

How health walks transform lives

Patrick Barkham joins a Dorset group walking for health benefits

Homing in on fitness

Can the new generation of video games give you a real workout in your living room, asks Keith Stuart

Yoga’s naked commercialism

Stewart J Lawrence: The nude trend is stirring debate about how far yoga, now a multibillion-dollar industry, has travelled from its spiritual roots

Italy’s retro bike race is a cycling classic

Run on gravel roads with 80s bikes, woollen jerseys and fuelled by rich Italian food and wine, the gloroius L'Eroica race captures the golden era of cycling, says Matthew Sparkes

Why exercise won’t make you thin

Got a few pounds to lose? Cancel the gym membership. An increasing body of research reveals that exercise does next to nothing for you when it comes to losing weight. A result for couch potatoes, yes, but also one that could have serious implications for the government's long-term health strategy

Obesity crisis ‘cannot be solved by exercise alone’

Study urges severely obese to eat more healthily, finding that forgoing a small sandwich is as effective as a one-hour run

Bare your sole: the joys of shoeless hiking

Nicola Iseard sheds her walking boots, socks and inhibitions, and lets her feet go au naturel on a 10-mile ramble through the Yorkshire Dales national park