Can you carry on exercising when your motive slips, the weather gets worse or your schedule becomes overwhelming? Experts and Guardian readers give their best advice When it comes to exercise, we think about how to ” get ” fit. But often, starting out is not the problem.” The big problem is maintaining it ,” […]
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Don’t blame humen for London’s cycling problems- fix our feral streets
We might find more girls, children and a greater diversity of riders in the capital if the mayor and his cycling tsar forged ahead with their promise to transform cycling Will Norman, who is London’s cycling tsar under mayor Sadiq Khan, has identified a problem with motorcycle employ as it exists in the city. However, […]
Continue readingFat-biking: the miracle solution to cycling on sand
Peter Kimpton finds a motorcycle thats perfect for riding on the beach and explores the Glamorgan coast near Porthcawl Smooth tarmac to rough, potholed roads, gravel tracks to mountain paths, cyclists encounter both good and bad surfaces, but rarely do we ride on sand. Most bikes would get stuck and seize up in seconds. Beaches […]
Continue readingThe science of sexuality: what happens to our bodies when we’re provoked?
Its good for our mental and physical health, lowering blood pressure and boosting the immune system Sex is the most talked-about, joked about, thought-about issue in our culture. Every grown adult is expected to know how to do it, but beyond the basic mechanics we’re not taught about it and fiction is coy. We are […]
Continue readingFit in my 40 s:’ It’s not Grand Theft Auto thrilling. But VR running is incredible’ | Zoe Williams
There might be a 5k for novices starting in 15 minutes, and when you join it you can see all these avatars running with you Zwift began as a virtual cycling notion: video graphics programmer and amateur triathlete Jon Mayfield fabricated it after the birth of his first infant, his PR told me,” when he […]
Continue readingWheeling the axe: Prague to ban bikes from historic squares and streets
Cyclists will soon be banned from historic central places in the Czech capital by officials quoting pedestrian security yet 1,000 autoes will not Standing astride his bike in Prague’s storied Wenceslas Square, Jakub Panek waxes lyrical about the elations of cycling to work in one of Europe’s most historic and enchanting cities. ” There have […]
Continue reading20 of Europe’s best new hotels and hostels for 2018
Fancy staying in a converted convent or an old post office thats been given a new postage of style? We pick new places across Europe, from affordable dormitories to sea opinion suites 20 of Europe’s best new hotels and hostels for 2018 Hotels 20 of Europe’s best new hotels and hostels for 2018 Fancy staying […]
Continue readingGood enough to eat? The toxic truth about modern food
We are now producing and consuming more food than ever, and yet our modern diet is killing us. How can we solve this bittersweet dilemma? Pick a bunch of green grapes, clean it, and put one in your mouth. Feel the grape with your tongue, find how cold and freshening it is: the crisp flesh, […]
Continue reading‘Bike country No 1’: Dutch go electric in record numbers
E-bikes now outsell standard bicycles in Netherlands, with quality prized more than price In what was already a long-running purple patch for the Dutch cycle industry, domestic marketings records have been broken in the last 12 months despite spiralling costs, as technological developments push the standard push-bike into the annals of history. The Dutch love […]
Continue readingWhy Ethiopia’s running success is about more than poverty and altitude
The strong record of the countrys athletes is often attributed to these factors, but hard work, planning and ingenuity play a key role It is 3.15 am and I have just woken from a fitful four-hour sleep. I am already wearing operating shorts and I promptly pull on a T-shirt and step outside. It is […]
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