A new start after 60: Diabetes left me depressed and scared to leave home. I still climbed Kilimanjaro
Devanshi Mavani was looking forward to travelling when she retired from accountancy. Then came the diagnosis that threw it all into question
GPs to prescribe walking and cycling in bid to ease burden on NHS
Suggestion of activities to help improve mental and physical health part of wider movement of ‘social prescribing’
School sport was a hellscape for me. At 41 I’m hooked on exercise for the first time
I felt self-conscious in PE class from the age of five because I was slower than everyone else. So I checked myself out of an active lifestyle until well into adulthood
‘Vacuuming is actually very healthy’: how to stay active in a wet Covid winter
From blitzing your chores to wearing your entire wardrobe to the gym, Guardian Australia readers and experts tell us how they’re exercising when it’s cold, wet and miserable
A new start after 60: ‘I didn’t want to be an invisible old lady – so I became a yoga teacher’
After decades in hairdressing, 65-year-old Sharon McAllister was ready for a change rather than a rest. And her yoga classes are just the beginning
Three-quarters of UK adults can’t read a map – here’s how to get better
A study by Ordnance Survey to coincide with National Map Reading Week paints a sorry picture of our navigation skills. But there are ways to improve …
A new start after 60: ‘I risked my house to launch a chain of 24-hour gyms’
Bob Cheek was in his 60s and worrying about his future. Then he hit on a scheme that would make him millions
‘We didn’t feel it was for us’: the UK’s minority ethnic walking groups tearing down barriers
Hiking groups set up by and for ethnic minorities, often during lockdowns, are gaining in popularity
Here they come, the forlorn teens with backpacks. It’s Duke of Edinburgh season
The countryside is suddenly full of exhausted youngsters. Even my cheery sympathy can’t lift their spirits, writes Adrian Chiles
Move yourself happy! How to exercise to boost your mood – whatever your fitness level
There are plenty of workouts to improve your physical health – but what if you are exercising to improve your mental health? Experts offer their tips