Should I worry about my VO2 max?
Most people have never heard of VO2 max. A few know it has something to do with oxygen consumption. But how is it measured? And what does a high or low figure mean?
‘It’s been called a vitality meter!’ What your grip says about your health – and how you can improve it
Strong hands help with everything from opening jars to swinging a racket. And weak ones? They can warn of trouble far beyond the kitchen or tennis court
The best way to improve your relationship? Bond over your bad behaviour
Yes, you could go for a run together, but it will only bring out self-righteousness and impatience. Loafing and comfort eating will unite you in imperfect harmony, writes Zoe Williams
A new start after 60: I dreamt of paragliding for 30 years. When I took to the skies at 80 I felt completely free
Year after year, on holiday in Switzerland with her late husband, Margaret Thompson watched the paragliders and imagined joining them. When she did, it was heavenly
Gareth Thomas: ‘I will be a voice for people with HIV. I won’t be derailed’
He was one of Wales’s greatest rugby stars – and the game’s first professional player to come out as gay. But it’s the truth about HIV that Gareth Thomas is set on tackling now
‘A huge loss’: readers on how UK leisure centre closures have affected them
From Nottingham to the Isle of Wight, people lament losing sense of community as well as facilities
England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010
Analysis shows parts of country with greatest health-related deprivation have lost out the most
Walking just 11 minutes a day could stop 10% of early deaths, researchers find
Weekly 75 minutes of moderate-intensity activity is half the amount recommended by the NHS
The pickleball revolution: how a game for all ages became one of the world’s fastest-growing sports
A gentle cross between tennis, badminton and ping pong, pickleball is an easy game to pick up. Sam Wollaston has a little dink
How golf got its swing back: ignore the stereotypes, anyone can enjoy the sport
Golf is all too often seen as attracting a certain sort of player. But when I started to learn, I was soon welcomed into the club, says Genelle Aldred