In this issue

In this issue of Men's Health: Get back in shape; 4 muscle-building smoothies; Arms & Abs - Add 10cm to your triceps, Shred a 6-pack in 7 steps, Hack your fat hormones; Reset your body (in five moves) and Level up in lockdown - Bust Stress, Save Time and Beat loneliness.

IRON CHEF

After his life was derailed by a serious illness, cover guy and chef Scott Parker didn’t just recover, he rebuilt his approach to life, food and getting ripped. Use his recipe to turn up the heat on your workouts and tap into true grit.

9 mins

Reset Your Body In Five Moves

Rewind months of lockdown indulgences and make good on your 2020 weight-loss resolutions with this short and very sharp hiit circuit. It’s an extremely strong start.

2 mins

The MH Ultimate Series: Seven Steps To Amazing Abs

The key to an impressive midsection: work smarter, not harder.

3 mins

How To Run When You Hate Running

If you slog through the same interminable kilometres week after week, if you go out too fast, if your high school coach used laps as punishment... of course you’re gonna hate running. But here’s the thing: running’s not about banging it out anymore. It’s still an incredibly efficient cardio workout that you don’t get with weights alone. Now, however, running itself isn’t really the point. It’s just what happens to be going on in the morning, with friends. Or at night, when the city’s yours and you may or may not be breaking some rules. It’s a game you play with yourself, a way to test yourself, a way to find yourself, a way to forget. You don’t really hate running. You hate the way you’ve been running. And we’ve got six cures for that.

7 mins

So You Wanna Hack Your Fat Hormones

In the weight-loss conversation, everyone talks, talks, talks about diet and exercise. Meanwhile, hormones can’t get a word in edgewise. Which maybe makes sense, since hormones aren’t something you’ve thought about since high school. But new science shows that not only are these complex chemicals worth paying attention to as you age, they may also play a key role in how you put on (or take off) weight. Granted, there are dozens of hormones, so we’ve created a crash course on how you can make ten of the big ones work better for you. That sounds complicated. (It’s not.) Here’s how to do it.

4 mins

In Your Garage

Calvin fisher deep dives into the motorsportderived gubbins that make your car go. And go well.

4 mins

MH UPGRADES: Make The Switch

When the pandemic hit SA, local businesses were given a brutal ultimatum: adapt or die. Here’s how these companies flipped the script to survive (and thrive) in the face of an unprecedented crisis.

8 mins

MH Mind: Grief Encounters

The coronavirus pandemic has caused an indescribable amount of grief. And to add insult to injury, it’s also gone and upended the ways we would usually have processed our feelings. So what do we do now? We asked experts to share their tips for navigating loss.

7 mins

The Making Of Maponyane

Whether it’s to his million-plus followers or the world’s biggest brands, Maps Maponyane is a household name. Did we mention he’s only 30? His formula for success: there is no formula. Be ready to work hard, keep pushing, and get better every damn day.

9 mins

WASTED!

THE BUSY MAN’S GUIDE TO NOT SQUANDERING WHAT MATTERS MOST: MONEY, FOOD, ENERGY, YOUR LIFE AND MAYBE EVEN THE PLANET.

8 mins

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Men's Health is South Africa's best-selling men's magazine. And no wonder: each page is packed with expert tips and easy-to-implement, actionable advice on everything the modern man needs to feel fitter, happier and healthier. Through its award-winning content and design, Men's Health improves every aspect of a man's life, from physical and mental health to food, style, sex, stress, gear, grooming, tech, relationships, wealth, career and beyond. It's an essential read for any guy who wants to live his best life right now. That's you, right?