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
‘At once intolerable and addictive’: five wellbeing courses and apps, road-tested
From bibliotherapy to burpees, gratitude journals to cathartic workouts, Nadine von Cohen logs into Australia’s new crop of wellbeing apps
Jump in and chill out: 10 of Britain’s best affordable retreats
From an ice-cold plunge to a Finnish sauna, treat yourself to massages, steam rooms and scrubs
Stop all the clocks: why are we so bad at going to bed?
Putting off bedtime for one more boxset episode, or some ‘me time’? You may be a sleep procrastinator – and doing yourself serious harm