Warm-ups

To get a truly accurate benchmark of fitness, you need a time trial

A beginner’s guide to cold water swimming

As the temperature heats up, many of us will be stripping off, so staying in shape and feeling confident is a top priority. Although blue skies and sunshine might make the idea of exercising outside s

Such is the relatively short period of human history in which so many people are choosing to exercise intensively through middle age and beyond, that the consequences to our health of doing so is stil

Fancy shaping up, but don’t know where to start? For beginners, a jogging programme like the Couch to 5K plan is perfect. Originally created by Josh Clark in 1996, it will help you build up your confi

Summertime might serve up more exercise options than any other time of year. Here, the experts reveal how to make the most of an active season in the sun