Olympics 2012: how to get involved in sailing
Get yourself down to the shoreline in an oversized lifejacket, and possibly a helmet. Sailing is back – you heard it here first, writes Rachel Holmes
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in horse riding
You don't have to be as rich as Zara Phillips to take up dressage, eventing and jumping - but it helps, says Peter Beech
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in judo
Inspired by Gemma Gibbons? Rachel Holmes explains the basics of judo and how to get started
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in basketball
If you've ever been mistaken for a tree or are inordinately excited by bouncy objects, this could be the sport for you
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in weightlifting
Weightlifting is chance to showcase your pure, unadulterated strength. It's also an opportunity for some fabulous gurning, says Rachel Holmes
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in diving
Think you've got what it takes to leap into thin air and slip into the water like an eel from a height of 10m? Peter Beech gets you started
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in swimming
We emerged from the water, and lo we shall return there, in municipal pools and on holidays sometimes. Dive in
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in badminton
The most lazy and directionless of summer garden games is also a sport requiring actual skill. Fancy having a go? Read on
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in archery
Fan of The Hunger Games? Calm under pressure? You just might be a secret archery ace. Here's how to give it a go
Kinesio tape: the latest must-have treatment for sports injuries
What is this brightly coloured tape that athletes are covering themselves in? And does it work? Patrick Barkham investigates
Ramadan and the Olympics: to fast or not to fast?
As the games coincide with the Islamic holy month, Muslim athletes face a tough choice. Team GB discus thrower Abdul Buhari speaks about his personal decision
UK has third most inactive population in Europe
Two-thirds of British adults fail to take recommended amount of exercise needed to keep them healthy, research shows
Indoor climbing: the rise of bouldering-only centres
Climbing walls were once used by rock climbers between mountains. Now all kinds of people use them as a more social alternative to a gym. Will Coldwell visits a new bouldering-only facility to find out why
London 2012 Olympics failing to inspire people to play more sport
Vast majority of people surveyed by ComRes said they were not 'inspired to play more sport at the moment because of Olympics'
Ten ways to train like an elite athlete
Hypoxic chambers, cryotherapy, gravity-defying treadmills ... the training methods of Olympic athletes may sound out of reach, but the rest of us can try them too, says Sam Murphy