Olympic legends Carl Lewis, Nadia Comaneci, Jerry Rice and Cheryl Miller show that greatness doesn’t end with medals. Their secret? Never retiring — and staying fit for life.

Who needs a gym when you’ve got shinty? Watching the Scottish version of mayhem got me thinking about fitness and longevity — and why science says the shape you’re in before 30 can set the tone for the rest of your life.

You’re 92, a widow, lonely and finding it hard to get out and about. Surely it’s time to put your feet up and live out your final years with a quiet dignity. As a mountain of research shows, that’s the stereotypical view of a nonagenarian. But not for Emma Maria Mazzenga, world-record sprinter from Padua in Italy.  She really is 92 and was widowed many years ago but in early 2025 she broke a long-standing world record for the 200 metres. Dissatisfied with her time of 54.47 se

When Sally Gunnell settled into the blocks for the Olympic 400 metre hurdles final, she knew the crux of the race would come in the final...

He published a worldwide bestseller with 'Aerobics' some fifity years ago. Today, at 94 years old, Dr Kenneth Cooper is still running, still writing and still a massive fitness advocate for the American people. If only more would take a leaf from his book (quite literally)!

Jan Todd pushed boundaries (and prejudices) to lift weights in competition. And has done so much more since then too!

Not only did Frenchman Robert Marchand lead a very long life indeed but he did some quite extraordinary things during it. A cyclist, a non-smoker an advocate of fitness, he was always smiling. What a fascinating life he led.

You don't have to join a gym or start running - you can start easy by choosing to introduce functional, incidental or lifestyles fitness into your day. Here's how.

The longer we work, the more comfortable our retirement. That’s the clear finding of a host of studies on financial wellbeing, the latest...