Peta Bee

If you want to lose weight, be healthy and live longer, forget the gym. Ordinary activity - gardening, washing up, and even fidgeting - can be more effective than hard exercise. For example, cleaning a window burns 250 calories, washing the car burns 330 and ironing a load of washing 210. Fidget...

The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are not just events for athletes hoping to win medals, they are also realistic dates by which we can all improve our fitness. "Get fit for the Games" is the official London 2012 book for anyone wishing to improve their levels of exercise and general...