Men's Health UK

Men's Health is the UK's best-selling quality men's magazine packed with expert tips and advice on everything today's man needs to feel fitter, healthier, and happier. Every month Men's Health delivers the inside track on the subjects that matter most to men. Naturally there's fitness, weight loss and general health plus the best advice on food, nutrition and meal plans. The award-winning Men's Health also delivers the very best in sex and relationships, gear, style, grooming, travel and wealth. Small steps, big results: It's an essential read for any man who wants to make his life better without turning his world upside down.

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EDITOR’S LETTER • LET’S FACE THE NEW FRONTIER OF FITNESS TOGETHER

SWEEP UP FOR STRONGER ABS • No gym? No problem. Keep your six-pack and shoulders in prime condition with the SIDE-SWEEPING PIKE

THE BEST EXERCISE YOU’RE NOT DOING

THE NUTRITION SNOB’S GUIDE TO HANGOVERS • With the evenings beginning to brighten, post-work pints are back in season. Thankfully, our excess antidotes will temper the sting

HANGOVER CURES: FACTOR FICTION • Swap old wives’ tales as your information source for science’s fast, effective cure to your morning-after woes

STRONG MEN AGE SLOWER • There’s more to your age than the date on your birth certificate – increased grip strength will ensure you’re only as old as your squeeze…

˃ HOW OLD ARE YOU REALLY? • Use this three-part test to assess if your body is older or younger than its years*

PLUG INTO A NEW PERSONAL BEST • Pump it up in the gym or on the field with our tried-and-tested edit of the best new earbuds for all your sweaty efforts. Hit play

˃ SOUNDS OF SUCCESS • Here are the criteria our MH Lab experts used to test and rate the earphones

…I TAKE A PRE-WORKOUT? • From pumping iron to tackling a 5K, dwindling energy works against you. Is a scoop of pre-gym powder the right antidote?

CAREER BUILDING • The founder of elite training space Farm Fitness, Tom Kemp knows that both at the gym and in business, you reap what you sow. Here’s how to cultivate greater success in all areas

GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK • From erg to mountain bike, treadmill to trail, there are myriad ways to tick off your cardio miles. But, in the race for greater fitness, which of these takes home the gold?

PERFORM AT YOUR PEAK • Put your legs and lungs to the test while enjoying superior views of the Peak District National Park. Sign up for a race or take your outdoor exploits off the beaten track

SKIP BREAKFAST TO STRESS LESS • Feeling scrambled by the stresses of bringing home the bacon? Luckily, science has cooked up a simple dietary plan that will leave you full of beans

FOOD FOR THOUGHT • There are other ways in which nutrition can affect your mood for the better

TICK TICK BOOM • You don’t need to be a gun-toting, battle-hardened man of war to wear a military watch. Ultimately, being fit for purpose is all about good design

COLD COMFORT • Tired of wincing your way to après-ski? Seek succour on the slopes by investing in boots designed with both comfort and performance in mind

I CYCLE TO WORK MOST DAYS NOW. HOW WORRIED SHOULD I BE ABOUT POLLUTION?

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DO I REALLY NEED DIFFERENT SHOES FOR WEIGHTLIFTING AND RUNNING?

ARE NEW ‘WELLNESS VAPES’ LEGIT OR ONE TO SWERVE?

MICROBE MANAGER • Plenty of faddy new diets claim to optimise your gut bacteria to boost energy, mood and more. But do they deliver?

TO BEAT BOOZE URGES, WORK UP A THIRST • Cutting back on alcohol can be a slog. But there might be a new way to swing the odds in your favour: get your sweat on

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