WITH YOUR FAMILY: Kayak in Sivota, Greece With a free kids' club offering lots of activities, children will be well looked after. Also includes family activities like kayaking. Inter-connecting rooms offer space. From £529pp for 7 nights. 

gym fees are the main spur to swap the treadmill for the great outdoors.But the study also found that more than a third (34%) of women felt they achieved a better workout because they were inspired by the surroundings, and 50% loved the fresh air

1st: The Spa at Gleneagles, Auchterarder, ScotlandTHE SPA Designed by ESPA for Gleneagles, this eastern-inspired retreat boasts a long list of bespoke, super-luxe treatments, which will ease tired muscles after a long day riding, hiking or playing golf on the 18-hole course. You ...

that outdoor exercise can cut levels of depression, tension and anger, while increasing your energy, positivity and feelings of wellbeing.Time to shelve the gym pass and put on your best trail shoes. Try these five ways to make the most of Mother Nature while

It's mid-summer and you have already ticked off a 10k run and a 30k cycle ride, are you now twiddling your thumbs wondering what the next challenge should be? Dive into the British Gas Great Scottish Swim.This is your chance to swim the open water of Strathclyde Loch, North Lanar...

FOR A GIRLS WEEKEND Emily Miles finds festival mud-fests are a thing of the past in a gypsy caravan Last year, I decided it was time to hang up my hot pants, pack away my wellies and consign my festival-going days to the past. No more damp clothes. No more frizzy hair. No more mu...

You've probably heard of Go Ape - the UK's leading tree-top adventure company that provides fun outdoors experiences at 27 sites across the country.Activities include climbing trees, hopping through the forest canopy on rope walkways, scrambling up

Fresh high altitude air, days out in the open, hours of exercise: keep the apres-ski in check and you'll come back from your ski or snowboard holiday far fitter than you went away. And it's fun too.Need any more justification for booking a trip? Check out these five reasons from ...

Winter's coming. But that doesn't mean you need to scuttle to the gym to do your running when the cold sets in. Training outside is more interesting, better for you (think of all that vitamin D) and burns more calories per footfall.Do make sure you kit up with the correct running...

The best source of vitamin D is sunlight, which causes the vitamin (actually a hormone) to form under your skin. Exercising outside is an excellent way to ensure you get your daily dose.There are only a few foods that provide good levels of vitamin D, including oily fish (eg salm...