Walking with the fishes

Swimhiking allows you to travel miles on land and water and leaves you feeling like Tarzan

Beware of the fatties!

Abby O'Reilly: The overweight are now being blamed for their thinner friends' weight gain – it's just another attack on the fat, dressed up as science

A health ticket to ride

As Britain's second biggest killer, prostate cancer is hard to talk about. But Alex Games rises to the cycle challenge that will raise awareness, with help from some well-known supporters

Darts vs snooker

Chris Moss explains the difference between throwing darts and potting snooker balls

Two wheels

Fiona Russell: During five years of daily cycling in Glasgow I have become accustomed to 'almost dying' on a regular basis

Breathing for beginners

There's more to it than you think, and getting it right can help your training and keep you calm. Andy Darling asks some experts for their tips

Two wheels

Claire Armitstead: The tide of cycling opinion seems to be turning against helmets

Two wheels

William Fotheringham: One of the best-kept secrets of British sport is that at grassroots level, children's cycle racing is thriving on closed circuits and velodromes

‘Do the magpie’

Slet, a traditional Czech communal exercise, has been reinvented as a flash-mob-style workout by two British artists. Carlene Thomas-Bailey reports

Two wheels

Claire Armitstead: You don't see many masked riders in London, but they seem to be on the increase

The many figures of fitness

Pilates fans are famous for having flat tummies, but did you know that walking gives you a perter bottom than jogging, or that Spin classes can make your shoulders rounded? Exercise expert Joanna Hall reveals how sport dictates body shape

Two wheels

Carlton Reid: Colville-Andersen ends lots of his posts with the dictum 'Copenhagenize the planet'. He wants cycling to be recognised as a normal way of getting around town

Are you cycling right?

It's not as 'easy as riding a bike', says Sam Murphy. To get the most out of your wheels - and to ensure your safety - it is vital to set up your machine correctly