‘Ultra-processed’ products now half of all UK family food purchases
Exclusive: health experts warn increasing popularity of industrially-made food will lead to negative effects such as obesity and poor health
Is it time to ditch the Fitbit?
I have been pushing myself to hit 10,000 steps a day. But a new study shows I have probably been wasting my time
Prehab – the humble warm-up gets a makeover
How do you prepare for your intense workout class? The fitness industry has an answer! Sign up for another, less intense workout class …
Joe Wicks: ‘My weakness is Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food so I don’t have it in the house’
The Body Coach, 32, on skateboarding to work, taking friends to Las Vegas and what he won’t have in his house
Fit in my 40s: will trail running make me faster?
As soon as you are on grass, you are also on mud, twigs, stones and hillocks
Black Men Walking: a hilly hike through 500 years of black British history
A new play by the rapper Testament was inspired by a walking group from Yorkshire. Our writer steps out with them on a trek across the wild, windswept moors
‘I don’t do cheat days’: Dina Asher-Smith’s work/life balance
The 22-year-old sprinter on being in bed by 10.30pm, food as fuel and needing to grow up
Fit in my 40s: can a running coach make me go faster?
The personal trainer Matt Roberts is so high-end that David Cameron was a client. He’s going to assess my running style
20 of the best adventure travel challenges for 2018
Marathon cycles meet epic swims and uplifting hikes in our guide to the best breaks that, from the Lake District to the Sahara, will get you off the sofa and into the great outdoors
Has strong become the respectable face of skinny for young women?
A generation of Instagram stars and personal trainers are challenging old-fashioned notions of femininity, replacing images of thinness or fecundity with brute strength. Whether this is healthy is another matter
Five fantastic mind, body and soul festivals for 2018
Relax, restore and reset yourself at these festivals that feature yoga classes, spa treatments, healthy food, live music – and, yes, occasionally, a little alcohol
The best yoga, mindfulness and fitness breaks for 2018
Free your mind and body with our pick of inspiring yoga trips, meditation breaks and fitness holidays in the UK and around the world
Fit in my 40s: who knew buying running shoes was this complicated?
I feel a complete fraud: I have been running four times and pretended to go running a further three
The best mind, body and spirit breaks: readers’ travel tips
Whether it’s an affordable thermal spa, a yoga break in Ibiza, or something more ambitious, such as a 10-day silent retreat in India, our readers have found wonderful ways to relax
Was Serena Williams unrealistic to try to return so soon after giving birth?
The tennis champion has withdrawn from the Australian Open three months after having her first child. So, when is the right time to come back to sport?