A new start after 60: I had to make my life count before it was too late – so I rowed across the Atlantic
When Sian Davies was waiting for spinal surgery, she stayed sane by planning things to look forward to. Most notably, an extraordinary feat of endurance
February 2024
British rower found dead on boat while attempting Atlantic charity challenge
Body of Michael Holt, who had been rowing solo between Gran Canaria and Barbados, found by fishing vessel crew
June 2021
Pass notes
Sleeping badly? Jump straight out of bed and get exercising
Poor sleep quality could shorten your life, but research finds strenuous physical activity may undo some of the damage
December 2020
What I learned in 2020
The gyms closing made me realise that muscles aren't my only source of strength
Dan Bradley
Thanks to the pandemic I now see how men’s mental health can benefit from care, collaboration and play, says postal worker Dan Bradley
February 2020
Soreness is good and scales are pointless: the 10 biggest myths in fitness
Advice for how to get fit and healthy is often confusing. But there are some simple truths
October 2019
Home review – gutsy doc charts harrowing, heroic journey by sea
Fit in my 40s
Fit in my 40s: rowing circuits are so fiendish, your lazy demon has no time to win
February 2019
Going it alone: What drives solo endurance athletes?
From transatlantic rowers to cross-continental runners, solo adventurers rely as much on their mental strength as their physical attributes
June 2018
Adult learner
I have muscles and a death wish – surely that makes me prime athlete material?
While I was turned off by that brand of total knob that epitomises university sports team culture, I did recognise the health benefits of exercise
December 2017
Fit in my 40s: ‘Never start thinking about ambulances during a workout class’
How long will it be before they let us leave? And will I still be able to walk?
August 2015
The Do Something blog
If you do one thing this week … build a boat
Britain has more than 3,500km of waterways to explore, but instead of buying a canoe from the supermarket, why not make your own?
April 2015
Women's Boat Race marks a turnaround for sport, says Clare Balding
As women compete on the same stretch of the river Thames as men for the first time, the presenter reflects on an historic moment for women in sport
April 2014
Do Something social
Coastal rowing: how to do it
Do Something social
All aboard: good days out on the water
April 2013
Is Andrew Marr's stroke proof that high-intensity exercise is dangerous?
The TV presenter has blamed his stroke on overwork and an intense rowing machine session. So could high-intensity, short-burst exercise be worse for you than none at all?
February 2013
Dreaming of gold: can you become an Olympic rower in four years?
Can an average woman really join a rowing club one day and walk out an Olympic champion four years later? Kathryn Dobinson is on a journey to find out
August 2012
The Northerner
Step aside Olympic rowers: Huddersfield's Steve Brook is sculling for 322 miles
Olympic sports: get involved
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in rowing
June 2012
Rowing: the sport of masochists
Rowing is a punishing physical and mental workout. But you've got to enjoy the pain
January 2009
Small talk
Andy Hodge
British rowing gold medallist Andy Hodge on Ready Steady Cook, Cromwell and being 'a chocolate whore'
