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  Virgin Active in talks with private equity firms over £1bn sale

  25 Jul 2010: Virgin Active, which was founded in 1999, is 76% owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group

• Five new cycling adventures in Europe

  24 Jul 2010:

  The best new ideas, from cycling and cruising in the Ionian to cobblestones and beer in Belgium

• Five great biking challenges

  24 Jul 2010:

  Test your skills in the saddle, from the Yorkshire dales to northern Italy

• Fancy a go at the Tour de France?

  24 Jul 2010:

  Inspired by the Tour de France? Time to start training for next year's amateur Étape challenge, a section of cycling's toughest race. Or you could do it the Kevin Rushby way...

• Roller coaster: a cycle trip across northern England

  24 Jul 2010:

  A new coast-to-coast cycle track, the 169-mile Way of the Roses from Lancashire into Yorkshire opens in September. Dixe Wills gets a preview

• Watch this

  20 Jul 2010: The Ugly Face of Beauty | Britain By Bike: North Devon | Danielle Lineker - My New Stepfamily | CSI: Miami | Shooting Stars | True Stories: The Cove

• Obesity: understanding the UK epidemic

  11 May 2010: Abdulrahman El-Sayed: Studies show society's poorest are most likely to be obese. Shaming and penalising those affected is not the right policy

• Ten years younger in Turkey

  8 May 2010:

  Never mind Botox, a course at a boutique hotel in Turkey claims to take years off your looks with an exercise programme for your face. But would it work for Liz Boulter?

• In hot water: Tuscany's wild natural springs

  1 May 2010:

  Many of Tuscany's natural hot springs have been tapped by hotel spas and medical centres, but take a tip from a local and discover the wild, free options, writes Kamin Mohammadi

• In praise of … aerobics

  20 Apr 2010: Editorial: Donning Lycra to dance is a rare means of boosting flexibility, strength and cardiac fitness all at once

• Goa: rumbles in the Indian jungle

  24 Jan 2010: You get no food for five days and enemas are compulsory – yet Jane Dunford feels curiously energised by the Beach House spa in Goa

• How to enjoy a family walk

  20 Jan 2010: Persuading your kids to go out for a walk can be a thankless task. But there are ways to ease the pain

• Scotland's Buddhist retreat

  16 Jan 2010:

  You don't need to go east to learn how to meditate – try Scotland instead

• Best walking gear

  Gallery (9 pictures), 11 Jan 2010:

  Taking your first steps to better fitness? We've picked out the best in walking gear to guide the way

• Walking route: Hyde Park, London

  11 Jan 2010:

  A reviving 5,000-step walk through leafy Hyde Park

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