Self-help: change your life in a weekend
Want to control a fear of heights, quit smoking, or need a little inspiration for some big life changes? Jane Dunford suggests 10 courses to help you take the next step
Easy weight loss: The ‘virtual gastric band’
For those devoted to KFC but who hate exercising, a hypnotherapy treatment with a difference is being offered by an Essex spa. Gemma Bowes took along a curry-loving friend to try it out
Want a bikini body?
Good luck. The quest costs a fortune and takes months. Eva Wiseman investigates the pain, products and pampering behind the annual ordeal
The inside track … on paddling
Wear flip-flops in the sea if you want to avoid an excruciating encounter with the poisonous weever fish
New Moroccan hideaways
Great new places to stay, from a camp in the Sahara to a luxe riad in Marrakech
Best foot forward: running holidays in Britain and Europe
Pounding pavements is dull. Be inspired on a trip that takes you running in beautiful scenery
Fast friends – a running camp in Kenya
A new holiday for runners in Kenya's Rift Valley offers top-notch facilities and a schedule that will leave you breathless, says Adharanand Finn
When cosmetic surgery is a marker of ambition
Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor: People who travel abroad for surgery are often concerned about displaying go-getting initiative – but don't appreciate the risks
Snowboarding ‘less deadly’ than skiing, study finds
Professor concludes that snowboarders, though more likely to get injured, are a third less likely to die on the slopes than skiers
Because you are worth it: affordable UK spa treatments
A relaxing break in a peaceful setting needn't cost the earth. Here are 10 great British spas to drift away in