Fitness: How cycling can improve physical and mental health “Get on your bike” is the message from Boris Johnson as cycling is prescribed as one of the main methods of downsizing weight. “Now is the time to shift gears and press ahead with our biggest and boldest plans yet to... (Read more)

Come rain or shine, outdoor workouts are the way forwards The pandemic might have changed our exercise habits for good Outdoor workout classes have grown rapidly since gyms reopened and are now being “creatively weatherproofed” by gyms and trainers, according to the website Health Club Management, the bible of the... (Read more)

Weights or running? What exercise type are you? We can’t blame our genes when our chosen workouts fail to produce the results we are after. If you are gearing up for a return to the gym, it might be worth trying something completely different, particularly if your previous fitness efforts... (Read more)

Why health and fitness really is in your blood Hard exercise forces a molecular explosion in your blood. If exercise were a drug, as doctors like to say, then everyone would prescribe it. Since it is not a drug, though, how does it have such a transformative effect on health?... (Read more)

Fitness: The secret to looking good in middle age Jillian Michaels (54) has no time for hot yoga — “Why would anyone think it is a good thing? It just leaves you dehydrated” — or elaborate detox plans. If a fitness trainer were to be crowned queen, then Jillian Michaels... (Read more)