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.
Our obsession with waterfalls combined with our love for Scotland can be fully expressed by visiting the tallest waterfall in the UK, Eas a’ Chual Aluinn. In Scottish Gaelic, ‘Eas a’ Chual Alainn’ means R...
If you’ve seen the cost of flights recently, then like us you may be thinking you’re better off staying at home this summer. What’s wrong with a bit of old-fashioned camping, hey? From John O’Groats to Land’s End, this...
The sense of wonder felt passing through magical mountainous terrain on a train is second to none. No plane journey, hike or car ride can compare, as the distinct clickety-clack sounds present an unlikely soundtrack to...
Known for providing the most spectacular meteor showers, the annual Leonids is set to storm over Birmingham this weekend. So set your eyes on the sky in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday – because you might j...
Spring may have the cutest baby animals; winter might hold the best holidays; and summer… well, do we even need to explain? But autumn is by far the most stunning of the seasons. Simply snap your surroundings and...
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...
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...
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...
