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Health & fitness

  • G2: How to build a better life - If people-pleasing leaves you feeling empty, you may be hiding from yourself

    Are you a people pleaser? It’s time to find out what you really want

  • Emily Bratt pictured last month doing a plank outside on the grass.

    The one change that worked: I could never get fit – until I tried a 40-second plank every day

    All my attempts at exercise had ended in failure, so I decided to lower the bar. Five years of planking later and I’m a stronger and healthier person – sorry ‘athlete’
  • Man and woman talking

    The questions behind our social interactions

    Letters: Readers respond to Sarah Miller’s article on ‘non-askers’ and the reason behind their possible lack of curiosity
  • Daoust tests his V02 max on the exercise bike

    The big breath secret: can I improve my lung capacity, efficiency and power?

  • An image with coloured geometric shapes in the background, showing a person standing on balance cushion and a brain composed of crumpled-up paper with writing on it

    The experts: neurologists on 17 simple ways to look after your brain

  • Ashley King.

    I was 19 and on the trip of a lifetime – then I drank a cocktail laced with methanol

  • Senior man looking at the sea

    Signs of dementia or normal forgetfulness? How to tell the difference

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Advice

  • An illustration of a bearded man in a green jumper, seen from behind, against a blue background

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    Dating apps left me suicidal. How can I find love before it’s too late?

  • A young man wearing a vest sitting sideways in bed, looking behind him with a worried expression

    Sexual healing
    My husband is more attractive than I am – and it makes me feel like an inadequate lover

  • British Gas logo

    Consumer champions
    British Gas has billed my account for Glasgow address that is not mine

  • A 17th-century glass painting attributed to Carlo Garofalo, depicting the romantic story of Rinaldo and Armida from the medieval chivalric romance.

    Leading questions
    I’m considering dating again. Should I stop having sex with my ex?

Running & cycling

  • Alma Vii, Transylvania, Romania - 27 June 2021: Transylvania tour, cycling on Via Transilvanica<br>2G6365E Alma Vii, Transylvania, Romania - 27 June 2021: Transylvania tour, cycling on Via Transilvanica

    ‘A muddy ride into Romania’s dreamy countryside’: cycling the Via Transilvanica

  • A woman in overalls with bike and bridge in the background

    Sudden closure of Story Bridge to cyclists shows ‘car is still king in Brisbane’

  • Daffodils in spring backlit by sun

    Say hello to spring! 22 simple ways to refresh your home, wardrobe and routine

  • Family cyclists in Hyde Park, London, circa 1895.

    Cycling notes: snobbery, female riders and dispensing with a brake – archive, 1895

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Health news

  • Commuters walk along a packed platform in the morning rush-hour at Waterloo station in London

    UK among lowest-ranked countries for ‘human flourishing’ in wellbeing study

  • Baby boy being fed food with a spoon

    Leading baby food brands making high-sugar meals, study finds

    • Betsy Arakawa and Gene Hackman arrive at the Golden Globe awards in 2003.

      Final autopsy results on Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveal complex health issues

    • Teenage girl sleeping in bed

      Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds

    • microplastics unter a stereo scope

      Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time

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