Have you seen an urban outdoor gym in a park near you? In recent years, local councils have been trying to tackle our national couch potato problem by investing in obstacles and machines in public outdoor spaces that are free, and easy to use.The main provider of these spaces, The Great Outdoor Gym

Technique tweaksIt can take several weeks to make changes to your running style but it's worth it – they can make a world of difference to your speed, efficiency and injury risk. "First, focus on running tall – imagine a thread pulling the top of your head upwards – and don't sink into your hips,"

I remember my first week with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, on stage at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing, Sir Georg Solti conducting. Although I had a number of years behind me playing in provincial orchestras, nothing prepared me for the perceived “big-time”

If you're a woman between 20 and 50, you have lived through – and probably paid to participate in – at least one of the following: "strippercise"; trampolining; jump rope; belly-dancing; trapeze artistry; water yoga, aerial yoga, naked yoga; pole-dancing. Some of us even went to that class at

If you’re looking to burn fat and get your heart rate up, it’s time to channel your inner athlete. Remember all of those gym class, soccer practice, and field day exercises that involved sprints and obstacle courses? Those old-school coordination and agility drills are your new best friend.