Music as medicine

Meet the women who’ve joined forces to boost their fitness…

We suspect you know where you were, half a decade ago this spring, when then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to ‘stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. But as research paints an increasingly detailed picture of the ways in which those years shaped everything from our health habits to our identities, academics are asking a different question: who were you back then? And who are you now?

Deborah and I were beautifully naive at times – or perhaps just a little mad, depending on how you look at it. Maybe it was that naivety (or insanity!) that got us across the finish line of the London

The very best shoes to enhance your performance, and your enjoyment, expert-tested by the RW team

Head to the Austrian alps for a hiking and spa break that will leave you feeling on top of the world, says travel writer Mary Comber.

Constantly second-guessing yourself is exhausting, but that’s not the only problem when you feel you need to be perfect, writes Dr Laura Williams