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Men’s Health writer Jamie Carson sheds his layers and takes on hiking, running and wild swimming in the Lake District to find out if baring all really can improve mental health and body positivity

Wellness, the word, has been around for centuries, but it’s only in the last decade or two that it has become commonplace. An Oxford English Dictionary graph of how frequently it has been used over ti

It’s cold out, we get it, but you can warm your bones – and perhaps your soul – at these unique sauna hotspots across the UK, says author Emma O’Kelly.

January had seemed to last forever. The razzle dazzle of Christmas a mere memory, spring and its promise of sunny days still a good couple of months away. And now there was February to contend with. S

A s we edge closer to spring, I find myself daydreaming about morning walks that no longer require five carefully chosen layers just to stay warm. That said, I’m far less confident that a change in se