Men's Fitness UK

Men's Fitness is for men who want to get more out of their lives and celebrates an upbeat, optimistic, pro-active lifestyle. Men's Fitness recognizes that mental and emotional fitness is vital to balanced living and aims to offer active and aspirational men - entertainment, information and inspiration.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Men's Fitness

WEEKEND WARRIORS • A new study suggests time-pressed modern men can bag major health gains even if they cram all their training into the weekend

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SMELL YOU LATER

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IMPROVE YOUR STRIDE LENGTH • Lewis Moses, advisor for INCUS Performance, reveals how to boost your running stride for maximum efficiency

FATHERLY DUTY

EAT WITH YOUR EYES

FOOD RAGE

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? • A mythical ‘exercise pill’ could soon become a reality, thanks to new research by American researchers

“HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF AGAINST SKIN CANCER?”

METABOLIC TESTING • How this game-changing protocol has the power to transform your fitness

FEEL THE FORCE

DUMBBELL BUYER’S GUIDE • Looking to upgrade your home gym set-up? The humble dumbbell should be your first port of call, but with so many to choose from we’ve narrowed down our favourite options

QUICK KICKS • These light and fast running shoes are your best bet for putting in Kudos-worthy performances over any distance up to 5k

MOTIVATION STATIONS • Stuck in an exercise-related slump? Here’s your guide to boosting fading fitness mojo

GOT A NEED FOR SPEED? • Imagine a shoe that wanted you to run stronger. A shoe that gave you something back. Scott Sports cut its teeth with carbon in the road biking world, and now it’s transferred it to your racing flats. After ten years of development, Scott Sports has built its fastest road running shoe yet. Knowing the hard-earned energy you put in, the Speed Carbon RC is here to give you more of it back.

GO FULL CIRCLE • James Davies is an internationally renowned osteopath, performance coach and recovery specialist. Here’s his roadmap for achieving full-body, 360-degree health, fitness and wellbeing

ON THE UP • When Rotimi Odukoya got bored of the gym he built his own innercity bouldering community. Here he explains how indoor climbing can take your own strength to new heights

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G FORCE • Cyclist Geraint Thomas discusses his incredible transformation from powerful indoor track champion to ultra-endurance Tour de France winner – featuring brutal training days, cutting-edge sports science and finding comfort in discomfort

CARB CYCLI NG • Aitor Viribay, lead performance nutritionist at Ineos Grenadiers, reveals the huge difference between Geraint Thomas’ training and race-day nutrition plans

TIME TO GET FRUITY • Whitworths’ range of dried fruit is perfect for any time of day

RUN WITH IT • Style meets performance with Represent’s 247 Run range

BOWLED OVER • Swap your insulin-spiking bread and butter for this high-protein blueberry smoothie bowl

BLUE BOLT • Blueberries are a nutrient powerhouse, rich in bioactive compounds known to benefit both health and performance. And a recent study has shown that blueberry supplementation can not only increase treadmill performance and VO2 max, but also decrease levels of inflammation, indicating improved recovery. 4

COUNTING CALORIES • Whether you want to bulk up or slim down, calories are crucial, and using an app like MyFitnessPal is the obvious way to track how many you’re consuming. Here’s how to get it right

CHASING THE STIGMA

BURN BABY BURN

PRO TIPS • Training your proprioception will make you a sharper, faster and more durable athlete – here’s how

TRAINING ADHERENCE • If you feel...