Do women need to exercise differently from men – and ease up on cardio after 40?
A lot of fitness advice is based on research into people who don’t have periods, give birth or go through menopause. How much of it should be modified – or even thrown out?
A moment that changed me: I was wary of men – then I found out I was having a baby boy
Put those weights down! How ‘eccentric’ exercise opens up a whole new world of fitness
Is it true that … your lungs regenerate when you quit smoking?
Kindness of strangers: I was sobbing with pain, then a cashier gave me hot chocolate
My husband’s weight loss is triggering my eating disorders. What can I do?
Sexual healing
Threesomes, rough towels and ‘lesbian bed death’: 23 of the best Sexual Healing columns
Consumer champions
I got £8,500 in Ulez fines after my car number plate was cloned
Leading questions
My son is moving out. I’m happy for him but I’m bereft. How can I stop feeling so terrible?
Running & cycling
49 ways to have fun right now! Skydive in a wind tunnel, count dogs and run like a three-year-old
The world often feels dominated by sadness and doomscrolling. But fun is still possible – and necessary. Here are tried and tested ways to enjoy yourself
‘Wheeling through vineyards and chateaux country’: an ebike tour of France’s Loire valley
Ready, set, ride! Everything you need to cycle with kids
Back on ya bike! How to keep your bicycle running smoothly and save amid the fuel crisis
Cars make way for bikes as Sydney commuters saddle up to circumvent ‘crazy’ fuel costs
