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Health & fitness

  • naturist Anne Nisbet walking naked in the countryside

    Dance, spend time in nature, and get naked! 17 body confidence tips from people who have it

  • Illustration of someone doing a one-handed handstand, blindfolded, while juggling two balls.

    The power of proprioception: how to improve your ‘sixth sense’ – and become healthier and happier

    It is our physical sense of where we are in space and is essential to our quality of life as we age. Here are simple, everyday ways to test and train it
  • CARIBBEAN – JANUARY 14: Women go on Richard Simmons ’Cruise to Lose’ which sails through the Caribbean on January 14, 1996.<br>EDWHDT CARIBBEAN – JANUARY 14: Women go on Richard Simmons ’Cruise to Lose’ which sails through the Caribbean on January 14, 1996.

    Richard Simmons obituary

    American fitness instructor and weight-loss expert who became a popular television celebrity
  • A hand squeezing a stress-relieving ball

    Face your anger and let it out. It’s the only way to stay healthy

  • Jenny Knight shot for OM

    How returning to competitive sport after 25 years taught me resilience – and the joy of new friends

  • Daisy Buchanan sitting on the beach in a red dress

    ‘I felt I had no right to grieve’: what happens if your sorrow doesn’t seem appropriate?

  • collage in form of medical bag made up of health supplements/tablets

    Five doctors on the supplements they swear by, from Vitamin D to lion’s mane

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Advice

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    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My former friends are ignoring me when I try to reconnect. Why does it hurt so much?

  • Composite of an older woman resting her head on an older man’s bare chest

    Sexual healing
    I’m struggling to enjoy foreplay – but I want more from sex than just penetration

  • man and woman with kids in fallen leaves

    Ask Philippa
    My brother’s mental illness hovers over my family life

  • Uber Eats Food Delivery Courier cycles across a city square<br>PMG948 Uber Eats Food Delivery Courier cycles across a city square

    Consumer champions
    Uber Eats has failed to deliver after a £19,000 fraud

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Running & biking

  • Basel, Swizterland - Munster Cathedral<br>Basel, Switzerland. Rhine River and Munster Cathedral, Swiss Confederation medieval city.

    Seven ways to experience the best of Switzerland

  • Dreamy Drone Shot Of A Estonian Island Called Muhu Looking Down On Forest And Sea And Beach<br>2JN1D2W Dreamy Drone Shot Of A Estonian Island Called Muhu Looking Down On Forest And Sea And Beach

    How I found bliss cycling along the coast of Estonia

  • Man standing next to a surprisingly large bicycle.

    ‘The big problem is water’: UK ebike owners plagued by failing motors

  • A home in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway on national cycle route 7.

    Homes for sale for cyclists – in pictures

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Health news

  • Shoppers pass a Body Shop store in Canterbury, Kent

    Body Shop nears rescue deal with group led by British cosmetics tycoon

  • Close-up portrait of Jeni Larmour

    UK universities urged to end drugs zero tolerance and focus on harm reduction

    • a mother breastfeeds her child

      Women exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ may risk shorter breastfeeding duration

    • Anthony Joshua.

      Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants to open care home for retired boxers

    • Woman working from home office

      Hybrid working makes employees happier, healthier and more productive, study shows

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