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There are three kinds of British walker in autumn. The Scots go anyway. A hardy few own proper waterproofs and wear them. And the rest of us stand at the window with one shoe on, watching the drizz...

If you're nervous about moving after a heart attack, you're not alone. Your heart has just given you a huge fright, so sitting on the sofa feels sensible. Sadly, the research doesn't back it up.

This isn't a post about fresh air and thinking positive. Depression is a clinical condition and deserves a proper answer, not the usual wellness lines. Walking keeps coming up in mental health guid...

Ten thousand steps. It's the goal on your watch and in every fitness app and hardly anyone asks where it came from. Miss it and your phone lets you know. Hit 9,600 by half nine at night and you'll ...

September is the most anxious month on the calendar for a lot of people under 30. New university year. New job. New city. The long run of summer where everything could be deferred has ended and now...

Most fitness influencers have brand deals with Apple, Garmin, Fitbit or Samsung. Think about what that means for the information you're getting. None of those companies benefit from you knowing tha...

Ten thousand. It's the number stamped on every fitness tracker, every wellness app, every "just hit your goal" notification. Nobody chose it because of a study.

The scale measures one variable in a system with dozens, and it tells you almost nothing about what is actually changing week to week. Most of us know this already.

Nobody is telling you to give up your phone. That's not what this is. It's about sequence - specifically, what happens to the rest of your day depending on whether you walk first or scroll first. T...