This sporting strife

Sholto Byrnes: The Olympic target to get Britons active has been missed. I blame Nick Hornby

How to make walking work for you

Joanna Hall, the creator of a six-week fitness programme for families and their dogs, gives some advice on technique and an overview of the training plan

A step in the right direction

In an attempt to get families active, walking expert Joanna Hall equipped them with dogs, pedometers and a six-week plan

Two wheels

No matter how hard I try, my journey time never seems to get any less

Give it a twirl

The retro art of hula hooping is making a comeback. And no wonder, says Lucy Atkins: as well as being a lot of fun, it will tone your body in all the right places

Two wheels

Claire Armitstead: The Bicycle film festival freewheels into London for the fourth time

No more false starts

Our pools, gyms and even velodromes are full of new recruits since the Olympics. But, asks Sam Murphy, how can we make this enthusiasm last beyond Christmas?