Blue notes
Yoga and Pilates have helped me to reverse the symptoms of physical lethargy and mental frenzy, says Nick Johnstone.
Fit for life?
Britain's top athletes are on their marks for the 2004 Olympics, which begin on Friday. But how will training at an elite level affect them long-term? Diane Taylor asks four past medal-winners about their health now.
From one life cycle to another – by bike
The Pyrenean hotel for cyclists.
Junk the food ads
Nick Cohen: If the Government wants to tackle obesity, it must dam the flow of propaganda aimed at young children.
Running on empty
Too much fluid can do marathon runners as much damage as not enough, warns Dr John Briffa.
The fat of the land
Will Hutton: In all the scares about health, rational analysis still loses out to sensational headlines.
Don’t drink and work: you know it makes sense
Ellie Levenson: Despite, or perhaps because of, his recent health scares, Tony Blair sticks to a strict fitness regime. According to recent newspaper reports, this involves eating plenty of fruit, regular exercise and avoiding alcohol.
The fitness fix
Is exercise really addictive? Gym junkie Tim Dowling reckons he can handle it
Pupils to be given free use of private gyms and swimming pools
Schoolchildren will get free use of private gyms and fitness lessons with personal trainers in a new drive to tackle the growing problem of obesity.
Natural cycle
Cathy Smith follows part of the Trans Canada Trail to explore the nation's smallest province.
Pogo your way to the punk of health
Press review: Punk rock aerobics are coming, but no spitting please.
Gotta run
It's free, you can do it anywhere, and it burns more calories than any other exercise. Is it any wonder that good old running is the newest fitness craze, asks Emily Wilson.
Another link in the chain
Julie Welch rates Sustrans' recently opened Pennine Cycle Way North the best long distance pubs'n'scenery ride in England.