From marathons to Hyrox , workout regulars are training like elites to find purpose, community and proof of what their bodies can do. Is this the ultimate antidote to life in 2025?

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The competition is taking over cities across the UK. The following circuit – created by Hyrox champion Daria Daspin – gives you a taste of the endurance and functional strength it takes to tackle the real thing. You can do it three ways:

Twenty-five years after his marathon debut, Duncan Craig races the toughest of opponents… his younger self

The seagrass meadow sways beneath my feet, the crystalline waters offering an underwater experience that could be lifted straight from the Caribbean (or the Outer Hebrides). I’m swimming in my trail s

If you were to design the perfect triathlon course, what would it look like? Perhaps a sea swim, rather than a reedy river or lake. A scenic, largely traffic-free bike course with a tunnel of spectato