A beginner’s guide to snorkelling: ‘Slow down … you see the most amazing stuff’
An easy entry into adventure, it does not cost much to get started with snorkelling – all you need is a decent mask, a wetsuit and the right place to go
Easy wins: shorten the commute, walk off the weight and lift the spirits
You could sign up for a gym membership – or you could just get off the bus a few stops earlier and walk
Cut loose! Why it’s time to throw off the shackles of athleisure
Exercise is great, but we don’t need to shove it in each other’s faces by parading around in the kit all day
Spaces for pondering, meditating, praying and ‘being’: 10 of Britain’s best small pilgrimage sites
Remote churches, peace monuments and Celtic-style hillside etchings make for a meditative – and free – new year pilgrimage
Walking is a glorious, primal pastime – and far more radical than you think
Despite its reputation as a bourgeois hobby, walking has been a lifeline for millions past and present, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Why did I build myself a walking desk? Because I could
What kills exercise for me is the knowing you are doing it, and the waiting for it to end. My pandemic project changed that
Rambling with Dolly Parton and meditative strolls: the best podcasts for walks
From a trip down memory lane with celebs to adventures in remote Scotland: if you’re looking for company on your next walk, there’s a podcast for that
Emotions run high as parkrun Australia restarts nationwide
From next Saturday, all events will be operating as normal as the fun run ‘family’ reunites
Emma Beddington tries … being a mermaid: ‘I’m more beached seal than beguiling siren’
Being a beautiful watery creature is a challenge if you have no technique or breath control – and can’t hear a word beneath your floral swimming cap
Fit fiftysomethings: why the hot new sex symbols are moreish middle-aged men
Whether it is Paul Rudd, Will Smith or Gareth Southgate, men who have passed their half century are having a moment. Welcome to the age of affability, steadiness and deeply desirable dependability
I used to hate exercise, but with support from my parents, I’m now jumping for joy
I was turning 40 and very unfit. Now my super-healthy parents, both in their 70s, have inspired me to exercise and I love it
Edith Pritchett on workout apps – cartoon
Conditioning …
Second act sensations! Meet the people who reached peak fitness – after turning 50
Rich started working out, Mags started running and Shashi started walking three times a day. It is possible to reach new goals as you get older and it is not only your physical health that benefits
It’s snow time: 10 new winter holidays in Europe for skiers and non-skiers
Fresh ideas from the Dolomites to the Arctic include rail tours, gourmet mountain huts, eco-friendly snowmobiling – and great skiing
Meditation, vodka and vinegar: can the morning routines of the rich and famous make me a better person?
I am not empowered or optimised by my current morning routine. I am a bleary-eyed doom-scroller. So I spent a month ditching my phone, exercising, journalling and embracing the dawn, to find out what really works