Women's Health UK

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News you can use • Want the latest health intel? We’ve combed the science journals so you don’t have to

Clamshell • Target your hips, thighs and glutes with this underrated move, building lower-body stability using just a mini resistance band

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Joining the 1% club • No, not joining the global elite, but spending 10 minutes – roughly 1% of your day – building your happiness. One exhausted writer tries it out

Is being plant-based healthy for pregnancy? • As a study finds that nine in 10 women trying to conceive lack the necessary nutrients, including those in meat and dairy, WH chews over the science

THREE PLANT-BASED FOODS TO PRIORITISE DURING PREGNANCY

…I take an ice bath? • If you haven’t yet taken the plunge, we suspect you know someone who’s tried to convert you to the frozen side. Before you do, here’s the cold, hard truth on diving in

What is ectoin and do I need it in my routine?

GET SKIN BACK ON TRACK

Fit Squad • Want to run further, lift heavier or nail a pull-up? Each month, we put your questions to the Women’s Health Collective panel – seven of the finest fitness brains – to help you make good on your goals

Meet the squad • The team share the workout mantra they swear by

THE ABUNDANCE OF ALEX SCOTT • As she approached a milestone birthday, the broadcaster reflects on social mobility, letting love in and why - for this next chapter - hers is an evolving, expansive vision of success

Is the future of fasting female? • From endometriosis to Alzheimer’s, the time-restricted eating conversation is skewing towards female health. But evidence also suggests fasting affects women differently. WH chews over the science

Three ways to future-proof your brain power • …that won’t leave you hungry

Smart women prep snacks • Good nutrition is about more than what’s on your dinner plate. Set yourself up for all-day success with these smart solutions to your between-meal cravings. Snacks, but make them healthy

Surveillance culture is here. But who is it serving? • From monitoring messages to tracking our loved ones, surveillance culture is a way of life. As experts question the impact that being watched has on our wellbeing, WH logs on to the debate

Watch and learn • If tech is leaving you tense, there are steps you can take to reclaim some control

GREAT REASONS TO GET THE DIGITAL EDITION

The health case for living playfully • Contrary to convention, play isn’t the preserve of the under-12s, or at least it shouldn’t be. As research and expert opinion suggests fun and games increase our sense of health and vitality, WH makes the case for getting stuck in

3 ways to play this week • Simple techniques to start incorporating more play into your everyday

‘I thought my body issues were over when I lost 6st – but then things got dark’ • For a hard-working nurse in her mid-twenties who’d long struggled with her weight, losing 6st through healthy eating and regular exercise felt like a triumphant end point. But the next decade – from birth trauma to the development of a little-known eating disorder – proved it was anything but

Complex weight loss and mental health: the expert view • Rebecca Sparkes is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist specialising in disordered eating (rebeccasparkes.com)

Four weeks to strong with Saima Husain • If you think upper-body exercises are the preserve of jacked blokes banging out bent-over...