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  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    FT Globetrotter
    Running in London with the world’s oldest cross-country club

    Dating back to 1868, Thames Hare and Hounds is one of several running clubs in the capital with a long and colourful heritage. Our correspondent set off with them across Wimbledon Common

  • Monday, 2 January, 2023
    FT Globetrotter
    Running with the pack: the rise of canicrossing

    Where and how to partake in this joyous and exhilarating fitness craze where your four-legged best friend sets the pace

  • Tuesday, 23 August, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    Five of the best spots for sea swimming closest to London

    The FT’s resident cross-Channel swimmer shares her favourite places to hit the waves safely an hour or so from the capital

  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    Running in London: the return of the 10,000m race

    The track event the crowds had largely forsaken is back, with festival-style fun that is all part of the thrill of the race

  • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
    FT GlobetrotterThe joy of tennis
    Tennis star Johanna Konta’s favourite places in London

    How the former British number one enjoys spending time in the UK capital

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    FT GlobetrotterThe joy of tennis
    String theory: the evolution of the tennis racket

    From 16th-century makeshift paddles to today’s masterpieces of aerodynamic design — via the controversial 1970s ‘spaghetti’ maverick — they’ve come a long way

  • Saturday, 2 July, 2022
    FT GlobetrotterThe joy of tennis
    Levelling up with three top London tennis coaches

    An enthusiastic club player seeks out professional help to smooth out the kinks in his game

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    FT GlobetrotterThe joy of tennis
    Four of London’s most offbeat public tennis courts

    Pay and play in the shadow of a Brutalist icon, an 18th-century church or a flyover

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    The joy of tennis

    As Wimbledon kicks off in the UK capital, FT Globetrotter celebrates the world’s greatest Grand Slam and the real ‘beautiful game’. Follow as we publish new tennis articles every day over the two-week tournament

  • Monday, 31 January, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    Pillow talk: the best ‘sleep programmes’ in London’s top hotels

    How one long-suffering insomniac’s quest for shut-eye led to pillow menus, temperature-controlled mattresses and a night inside an Antony Gormley sculpture

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    HTSIThe Wellness Issue
    The best new spas for 2022

    Stays and ways to find your inner balance, from the Cotswolds to Kotor

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    FT SeriesWellbeing and fitness: the cool guide to winter cycling
    Women’s cycling in London: the best routes and groups

    One FT writer’s journey from two-wheeled commuter to ‘Lycra-clad obsessive’

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Wellbeing and fitness
    Biotech hacks to get you back on track

    Reset your personal best this autumn with the latest health and fitness gadgets

  • Monday, 6 September, 2021
    FT GlobetrotterRide with the FT
    Two wheels good: four of London’s best and most bike-friendly new routes

    A steadily expanding network of protected lanes means that cyclists can explore the capital virtually unbothered by drivers — on routes that zip through 1,000 years of history

  • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
    FT GlobetrotterRide with the FT
    Power to the pedal: the galvanising effects of experiencing London by e-bike

    How going electric brought new energy to the way the FT’s CEO — formerly an e-bike sceptic — navigates the UK capital

  • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
    FT SeriesThe transformative power of water
    Laps of luxury: London’s best (and longest) hotel pools

    Whether you want to power along or be pampered, here’s where to get in the swim

  • Monday, 5 July, 2021
    FT GlobetrotterRide with the FT
    Peripheral vision: three bike routes to London’s outer edges and beyond

    Two-wheeled explorations of the capital’s outskirts peel back layers of history

  • Tuesday, 29 June, 2021
    Exercise and the city: fitness classes for urbanites 
    Row big or go home – gym classes for the oar-some

    Embrace the ergometer at these custom-made rowing sessions

  • Friday, 4 June, 2021
    FT Magazine
    How walking became a radical act during lockdown

    Hitting the streets every day didn’t just help me get through the pandemic, it changed my sense of self

  • Monday, 24 May, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    Tips from the top

    In this series from FT Globetrotter, leaders across a range of industries, from food to finance to fashion, share guides to their cities, with top spots to eat and drink, exercise, explore — and more

  • Tuesday, 9 March, 2021
    Wellbeing and fitness
    Run the world – the best jogs, city sprints and ultra-marathons on the planet

    Lace up for the most beautiful running routes on earth

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    FT SeriesThe therapeutic power of water
    Go with the London flow: six top walks along the Thames

    To explore the capital’s biggest liquid asset on foot is an adventure in architecture, culture and nature

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    The best of London: at home

    While staying in is the new going out, this series from FT Globetrotter will bring you the capital’s top offerings available on your doorstep

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Exercise and the city: fitness classes for urbanites 
    London’s best (and socially distanced) HIIT classes

    Itching to get back to the gym? Here are five ways to work off the quarantine kilos

  • Sunday, 6 September, 2020
    The best of the FT Weekend Festival 20206 min
    Robin Lane Fox: five tips from a lifetime of gardening

    Insights from the veteran FT columnist from his base at New College, Oxford

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