In this issue

The best gyms in SA to build major muscle. Break out of your holiday rut, and head to randfriendly
Thailand. How to eat well: every question you ever had, answered.

The School of Hard Gains

You’ve heard the story plenty times before: skinny lad, picked on at school simply because of how small he is. The bigger boys target him, and label him “wimp”.

3 mins

FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE

Toyota Fortuner 4×4 Challenge: This is what it took to win the main prize – a Toyota Fortuner 2.4 GD-6 4x4 6AT!

3 mins

Electric Avenue

IF CHARGING YOUR CAR REALLY IS AS SIMPLE AS CHARGING ANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD DEVICE, WHY ARE WE SOUTH AFRICANS SO RELUCTANT TO GIVE IT A TRY? KELLEIGH KOREVAAR CLIMBED INTO THE FOUR PETROLGUZZLING CONCERNS ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND TOOK THEM FOR A TEST DRIVE.

7 mins

SEA CHANGE

FROM BACKPACKS MADE FROM UPCYCLED YACHT SAILS TO DUFFELS WOVEN FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS, MIKE SCHLEBACH AND JASPER EALES ARE CHANGING THE GROUND RULES FOR “GREEN” FASHION. HERE’S HOW THEY TURNED THEIR PASSION FOR THE OUTDOORS AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT INTO A CREATIVE BUSINESS WITH GLOBAL APPEAL.

7 mins

“Thank You” Is Good for You

LEARN TO BE MORE GRATEFUL. DAN HARRIS SAYS YOUR BRAIN WILL THANK YOU FOR IT.

6 mins

A New Year's Guide to Daily(ish) Meditation

ONE MINUTE. MOST DAYS. BIG RESULTS.

5 mins

Break Away

Our rand isn’t getting any stronger; and luxury holidays are becoming steeper by the day. But there’s an iconic escape that’s been a no-brainer for students and backpackers for decades: Thailand. What if we said the green haven isn’t just for the barefooted, but for the high-end explorer too?

8 mins

Every Question You Ever Had About Really Eating Well (Answered in 12 Minutes)

Nutrition is a maddening business. Foods are in one day, compost the next; vitamins that cured ills last week are promptly debunked. We all want to eat better, but who has the time to sift fact from fad? Rest easy, because this is your easily digestible, bite-sized guide to doing precisely that.

10+ mins

BLACK MIRROR

What starts as an idea to ‘add a little muscle’ can turn into a twisted fixation on getting huge. Here’s how to stop your pursuit of a brawnier body from running – and ruining – your life.

10+ mins

Seven Ways To Age Proof Your Brain

ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ARE ON THE RISE – BUT THEY’RE NOT THE INEVITABLE TERMINUS THEY ONCE WERE. RESEARCH SHOWS THERE ARE PRACTICAL WAYS TO BOOST YOUR BRAIN POWER TODAY AND SAFEGUARD YOUR LONG -TERM MENTAL FACULTIES. STAY SMART, PEOPLE.

10 mins

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