Professor Moira Lafferty on helping riders be their best, holding up a flight at Heathrow and travelling the world

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Harnessing the power of the mind can dramatically improve performance, hence the take-up of sports psychology among elite riders. Catherine Waterfall finds out how it can benefit grassroots competitors

Traditionally, there has been stigma attached to going to therapy. In a culture where we’re not accustomed to sharing our feelings or discussing our mental health, in favour of a stiff upper lip, taki

Those who had less rapid eye movement sleep gave up more easily on a monitored learning task than others

I read with interest John Craven’s article in your February issue, ‘Nature based therapies could save the NHS millions each year’. I couldn’t agree more, as growing up I had a border collie that I use