The wonder stuff: what I learned about happiness from a month of ‘awe walks’

Feeling down? You need to experience more awe, psychologists say. So I set off every day to explore my local area, leaving my phone behind

Emma Beddington tries … the Cyr wheel: ‘I’m about as supple as an ironing board’

I have always dreamed of joining the circus and thought this could be the skill for me. Do I have the guts and grace to start spinning around?

Fit in my 40s: I suck at table tennis. Instead, here are my final seven fitness lessons

My last observation – of everything from boxing to circus skills – is that competition between beginners is a mug’s game

‘I felt my body wasn’t good enough’: teenage troubles with Instagram

As research emerges on the harmful effect of the app, three people discuss its impact on eating disorders

Move of the week: how to have happier hips

Pigeon pose stretches tight glutes and opens the front of the hips

Fit in my 40s: a game of petty and enjoyable malice? Step forward, pétanque

It’s extremely meditative. By the end of the week, my capacity for Zen-like calm was epic

Move of the week: how to improve your arms

This tricep push-up will help you develop a more athletic physique and better defined arms

‘I was sliding towards the drop and couldn’t stop’ – the writer who fell from a mountain

It is every climber’s worst nightmare. In this extract from his thrilling book about the glorious – and treacherous – Cuillin Ridge on Skye, Simon Ingram recalls the day its wild peaks almost took his life

Move of the week: how to support your lower back

This exercise will benefit desk-bound lower backs and hips – it’s low-impact, but you’ll feel the burn if you do it properly

Move of the week: how to ease bad posture

The straight leg hip lift simultaneously activates hamstrings, glutes and core

The Mediterranean diet: why it could lead to a more satisfying sex life

Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and cutting back on red meat can counter erectile dysfunction – and reduce farting

Work your muscles and rethink your diet: how fitness can help you through the menopause

From the right way to exercise, to what to eat and drink and the case for HRT, experts explain how women can prepare for midlife changes to their bodies

Building a bare-bones home gym: ‘A small bar with weights and two dumbbells can do a lot’

With a few cheap items and a good routine it’s possible to start or continue a fitness regimen at home

Move of the week: how to strengthen hips and knees

This glute abduction exercise works the hips hard and is especially helpful if you run