Is it worth it? 2UNDR Gear Shift
‘Basically, they’re a long pair of pants with a little sack to tuck your balls into when you exercise’
How to balance triathlon training with work – and life
How can you train for the three triathlon disciplines and still have a life? One sufferer of ‘triathlete guilt’ enlists some expert help
Simple morning stretches for tight muscles
Here are five easy stretches to ease sore muscles and improve posture
Five ways teachers can fit exercise around work
Get up early, run to school, become a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award leader – tips on how to get active while juggling a busy schedule
How do you mend a broken heart?
Go to the gym. Exercise releases endorphins – nature’s mood enhancers – and, with luck, you’ll meet someone new there, which will restore your self-esteem
Beware a future where health monitoring by wearables is the norm
As wearable devices are equipped with advanced health-tracking technology, how long before third parties use this information to gauge how well we are?
Pregnant women who exercise cut risk of diabetes, says study
The earlier in pregnancy women start exercising, the more benefit they gain, as well as helping to boost their baby’s health, says report
Sweat it out: could your sportswear be toxic?
A Greenpeace report is one of an emerging body of research highlighting the possible link between the chemicals in sportswear and health risks
And stretch! Pure Gym flexes its no-frills muscle with LA fitness takeover
No-nonsense makeover means office space, pools and saunas at former rival’s gyms will be turned over to treadmills and weight machines
Should I take up five-a-side football (even if I’m not an unfit, middle-aged man)?
In short, yes. Regardless of your age, gender or levels of fitness, studies show that it does more to benefit your health than almost any other sport
Which is the healthiest city in the US?
City links: Fit cities in America, gentrification in Hong Kong and London’s canalside ‘duck lanes’ feature among this week’s best city stories
Is it worth it? Mio Fuse
‘The heart rate breakdown you get at the end of every work-out shows you in cold, hard numbers how much you’ve been slacking off’
‘Your running days are over’: the words I hoped I’d never hear
I have been running all my life – it has kept me fit, calm and even sane. But now, after two children and multiple ailments, I’m being told to stop. Should I?
Is it worth it? PEMF
‘I genuinely did feel much better, although part of me thinks this is just because I got to go lie on the floor twice a day for six weeks’
Birmingham capitalises on running to tackle obesity problem
England’s second city steals a march on rival cities to declare itself ‘European capital of running’ in bid to inspire 100,000 people to take up activity