‘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
Cutting edge: wood chopping trend takes off online
Now lumberjills are joining lumberjacks in a timbersports boom driven by social media
‘It doesn’t need to be a setback’: how elite athletes return from pregnancy
Serena Williams says she does not want to be pregnant again as an athlete – she got back to the top before but it can take its toll
The people making a difference: the football coach bringing generations together
Niyah Campbell started a walking football team to get older players back on the ball. Seven years on, it’s still the social highlight of their week
‘I’m a pregnant woman making choices’: Shauna Coxsey on climbing – and the ‘bullies’ who want her to stop
With a baby due in just days, the Olympian is still reaching for the heights. She talks about the sport she loves, the criticisms she ignores, and the example she hopes to set
‘My head was completely free’: the rise of climbing as therapy
Supporters of climbing therapy say it can help people focus on the here and now and provide relief from the whirlwind of modern life