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Fitness
10 January 2019

Warm-up act

New to running and not sure how to warm up before setting off? Personal trainer Jenny Dixon shares her warm-up routine for beginner runners, with some easy dynamic stretches to help keep you limber in cold weather.

Personal stories
13 November 2018

The hardest journey

Oxfordshire wool producer Stuart and his wife Kira suffered heartbreak this April when they lost their three-year-old daughter, Grace, to mitochondrial disease. Stuart turned to competitive shearing as a way to cope, qualified for the national team against the odds, and is now training for the World Shearing Championships. Here, Stuart talks openly about dealing with grief, and the happy memories of Grace that mean so much.