Sometimes the pressure of performing at a major event, whether that's a half marathon, parkrun or spartan race, it can feel pretty overwhelming with the pressure of hitting your times or achieving your personal best. On National Mental Health day, myself and pals decided to forget our times and just have some fun at the Brighton Half Marathon and encourage others along the way.

When it comes to niggles and injuries it can be hard to judge whether to continue to run or stop. Lilly Adkins from Move Better Run Better talks us through the 3/10 rule.

We didn't just speak with Anna & Jamie, the star of the show was baby Storm. Baby entertaining aside, we had a great conversation with Anna & Jamie about their recent challenges and how they fit in the training with a relatively new addition to the family.

We caught up with Dame Kelly Holmes for a behind the scenes conversation at the National Running Show. She is energetic, motivational and real - you could feel the emotion behind her words as we open up about mental health and we talk to Kelly about what she's been up to and what's next for her. Watch the interview for free now.

In September, Hever Castle saw the culmination of a 5 month journey as 10 brave women, all of whom have had or in some cases continue to battle the curse of breast cancer, took on the Supersprint triathlon.

We caught up with the Barefoot Crew 5k, who've created a global barefoot community to get people running barefoot.

Wing foiling, kitesurfing, paddleboarding... Tiree in Scotland is an epic playground. Watch this short video to see what it's really like.

Both an endurance challenge and the trip of a lifetime, Aaron Rolph travelled 2,700km bikepacking through the United Kingdom. This is an inspiring short film to enjoy on the darker evenings.

BLUE EARTH SUMMIT announces the first speakers for the keynote stage, including Sir Tim Smit KBE, Rosie Stancer and Kresse Wesling CBE. Read on to find out more about the summit and your Outside & Active exclusive ticket discount.

Inspired by meeting the BareFootCrew5k at the National Running Show, I thought I needed to see what this barefoot running malarky was all about.

We caught up with Happiness Guru, Danny Bent, at the National Running Show on his recent adventure through Iceland and what's next for Danny as well as a little challenge.

Battling years of depression and feeling of inadequacy, Mark decided enough was enough and became an adventurer, survivalist, bushcrafter and lover of the outdoors. This is his story.

We absolutely love Scotland, it’s wild, rugged the scenery takes your breath away plus there’s so many fun things to do. We had a place to stay near Glen Coe which is one of the most stunning and spectacular places in the world and definitely worth a visit. This article covers what we got up to and some top tips for you to consider for your own trip.

We made use of the Utoka Cooler 45 litre on our recent camping staycation. It’s size didn’t disappoint, keeping our food fresh for three days and doubling up as a prep station and extra seat for our trip!

Dom and Rachel, from the National Running Show, take a trip into London to visit the On London Lab. Have a read of how it went, plus a special offer for O&A readers

The UK government’s active travel strategy, Gear Change, has recently been reviewed and, once again, there is no mention of running. The UK’s 7-11 million runners, a feature of all our towns and cities, remain invisible in policy and funding.

Those of us with children have all been there, trying to figure out how to entertain our offspring for the long car journeys on often traffic laden roads around the UK for our drive to our summer staycation.

Outside & Active ambassador and lover of wild spaces, Katie Tunn talks to us about keeping safe as a woman in the outdoors.

Adventures come in all shapes and sizes, from travelling to the ends of the earth to exploring your local ‘patch’. Yet they all have one thing in common – they help us to build resilience and face challenges.

This is a first in our series of seasonal guides aiming to help enthuse and inspire you to enjoy a more outside and active lifestyle.