Getting active isn’t always easy. How long should you exercise for and where? When do you know you’ve really pushed yourself? Signing on youths and yuppies alike, London-based Run Dem Crew wants to prove that running is for everyone – as long as they’re willing to ‘run hard, fast, and strong’.

In Britain, indoor climbing walls were originally created as a place for outdoor climbers to practice. But over the past decade indoor climbing has grown massively in popularity, with 100,000 Britons using the sport for a combination of physical exertion, mental focus and community.

Running events are often individualistic, with participants focused on their personal bests. But there are other, less traditional races where collaboration and community are the main attractions. How is running getting a makeover? And is the future of amateur sport more social in general?

The practice of ‘manifestation’ – popularised byThe Secret– may be viewed as a pseudoscience, but as people seek alternative, holistic approaches to self-improvement, it remains relevant for many seeking life guidance. How is Free & Native helping Gen Yers achieve their aspirations?