Seven numbers on the label decide whether a mat gets used or shoved in a cupboard. Here is how to read them.

Seven numbers on the label decide whether a mat gets used or shoved in a cupboard. Here is how to read them.

A restorative blanket has to hold a fold under your body weight. Most soft blankets cannot, and that is the whole test.

Tight hamstrings from sitting are rarely short muscles. They are protective ones – which changes how you should stretch them.

A corner you can see beats a gym you have to drive to. Here is the whole set-up, in order of how much difference each piece makes.

Three millimetres, five, six. The number on the box decides whether you feel balanced or bruised – here is what each one is actually for.