Our guide to health and fitness in Birmingham brings you everything from beautiful parks to running, cycling and walking routes, yoga and meditation, friendly gyms and peaceful places to go.
It’s the sort of promise we always make to ourselves before a holiday: to spend less time on our phones and live in the moment. Do we actually ever keep it? Of course not. We take photos, message our friends, read fashi...
As temperatures rise, it’s getting harder to resist the constant urge to throw ourselves into the nearest body of water. Unfortunately, the one thing missing from the city centre is an outdoor pool. Thankfully, there ar...
Moseley Road Baths, a community-led swimming pool in Balsall Heath, is open seven days a week for swimming sessions. Since its opening in 1907, generations of Brummies have learnt to swim here. But it faced permanent cl...
Spring is upon us! And that only means warmer weather, the smell of dew in the morning, and of course, the most beautiful of all: cherry blossom trees. Japanese cherry blossom – also known as sakura – is well suited to...
Four day workweek in the UK… pipe dream or genuine possibility? Last year, as much as our hearts may have floated towards the idea of the latter, our heads would have steered back in the direction of “not ve...
A new year means a new you. So what better way to feel refreshed than a day pampering yourself at a Birmingham spa? If your back is clogged up with knots or your hair has seen better days – fret not! There are plenty of...
Blue Monday is notoriously said to be the most depressing day of the year. But that theory probably doesn’t stem as far back as you might think. The date, usually falling on the third Monday of January, actually c...
For many, it’s still a tad early to be putting up Christmas trees – though it seems that the movable feast that is “when’s the appropriate time to start festive decorations” gets earlier wi...
Look to the sky at 2.35am on Friday morning (August 12) and you’ll see a stunning supermoon, much larger and brighter than usual. It’s known as the Sturgeon Moon, and you might even see Saturn near the moon...
We’re so lucky in England to have such varied landscapes, from meadows to forests, and rolling hills to sandy beaches. This varied terrain provides the perfect place for so many different kinds of flowers and foli...