Easy Being Green

Living sustainably can feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. But with a little help from these environmentally friendly fashion brands, at least you'll shoulder this burden in style. As you strive for change, here's how you can change up your look.

My Mushroom Problem

We need better therapies for depression and addiction. But are hallucinogens really the answer?

Diving to the Top

At 34, Alexey Molchanov has broken almost every freediving record there is and, in doing so, challenged assumptions about the limits of human endeavour. But after an unimaginable loss, he has also found escape within the ocean's depths. His story is a lesson in how to turn risk-taking into recovery-making.

Get a Grip on Wfh Fitness

Unless you've invested in new kit, you'll still be working out with what you had at home when the pandemic started. This challenge by Scott Britton makes use of anything you have to hand. No excuses...

THE MIGHTY RISE OF PEA PROTEIN

PULVERISED PEAS ARE IN EVERYTHING NOW-FROM PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS TO COOKIES TO ICE CREAM. HOW'D THIS LITTLE LEGUME GET SO MASSIVE?

THE EXCRUCIATING CRUSHING DAMACING POWER OF UNCERTAINTY

NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT BREEDS STRESS AND EXHAUSTION. BUT ALL THIS UNCERTAINTY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT-CAN ACTUALLY LEAVE YOU MORE RESILIENT. HERE'S HOW TO GET THERE.

The No-Plane, No-Problem Guide to a REAL GREEN GETAWAY

Whether your motivations to travel more sustainably are rooted in wanting to be a better person or avoid the holidayhalting, last-minutegrounding of your booked airfare, this is your guide to making a green getaway wherever you are in SA.

ROOT OUT YOUR RISK OF THE BIG C

AS WELL AS BANISHING THE MIDWINTER BLUES, HEADING TO THE WOODS COULD REDUCE YOUR RISK OF CANCER AND EXTEND YOUR LIFE. IT'S TIME TO BRANCH OUT.

PREPARE FOR BATTLE

Battle ropes are a simple-but-effective training tool that do double duty as a cardio killer and a muscle torcher. How's why you need to learn the ropes.

LIMITLESS

When pushing yourself is gig, a full-time there isn't an obstacle you can't crush. The proof: this guy right here. Personal trainer Bauke Hanekom shares the secret to unleashing your full potential, one brutal challenge at a time.

Great Scotch!

Scottish single-malts have longdeserved a spot on your top shelf. But with 134 scotch distilleries in Scotland, it's tough to know what's a scotch above the rest and what's a hard pass. This is the cask and crew that's at the peat of its strength.

New Rules for Success

These guys are exactly where you want to be. Here's how you can put their advice into action to net your own wins-in business, life and health.

Strong Investment

Weighted vests are your battle armour in the war against flab and ill health. Become stronger, leaner and fitter—just like the elite soldiers who started this military-inspired movement. It's for war.

Cut the Carb

Keto. Low-Carb. Banting. The simple—but challenging—act of cutting out carbs has taken on many forms over the past decade. While advocates for these various diets squabble over which moniker can hold dominion over this breadless, pasta-less realm, the reality is that cutting carbs is here to stay. But we're not leaving you stranded here alone, far from it. Author of End Your Carb Confusion Dr. Eric C. Westman, and chef Scott Parker, author of End Your Carb Confusion: The Cookbook, are here to help you cut through the bad science, bad dishes and bad advice to serve up the real deal in three phases.

Brothers in Arms

For brothers Jason and Rick smith, sibling rivalry isn't a petty squabble-it's an all-out war in a high-intensity sport. But the pair have found a way to leave the fight in the crossfit box and build an unbreakable bond.

Ahead of the Game

Sharks fullback Aphelele Fassi on how goal setting, unflinching ambition, and being humble will take you further.

A Sports Doctor's Guide to Healthy Joints

If your joints don't feel good, you don't feel good. That's because there are about 300 of these connection points in your body, and many of them depend on one another. Yes, genetics shape the strength of your cartilage (the stuff that cushions joints), but there's still plenty you can do to stabilise, fortify, and pain-proof your joints. Here's how Dr. Brett Toresdahl, 37, does it.

FEAST UPON AN ALL-THE-SEAFOOD STEW

EVERYONE'S GO-TO WINTER MEALS ARE SOUP AND BROTH. AND IT'S BEYOND BORING. SO WHY NOT TAKE THAT SAME POT AND FILL IT INSTEAD WITH A STEW SWIMMING WITH CHUNKS OF FISH AND SHELLFISH? SERVED WITH A RIB-STICKING SIDE DISH, THIS ITALIAN STEW (CALLED CIOPPINO) WILL DELIVER 30 GRAMS OF MUSCLE-BUILDING PROTEIN AND 10 GRAMS OF STOMACH-FILLING FIBRE.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Running

IF YOU STILL THINK THAT RUNNING ISN'T “YOUR THING" YOU JUST HAVEN'T FOUND YOUR TRIBE. TODAY, THE SPORT IS BROADER AND MORE VARIED THAN EVER, AND IT CAN HELP YOU CHASE DOWN FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH AND AGILITY THAT WILL BE AS USEFUL IN THE GYM AS ON THE TRACK. LACE UP.

Tech Styles

These high-performance pieces combine form, function and new tech to kick your activewear to the next level.

Other Side of the Coin

Revix CEO and crypto connoisseur Sean Sanders talks NFTS, blockchain, and rewriting the financial system.

Active Recovery for the Mind

Your muscles aren’t the only things that need time to rest. Your brain performs better with a little active recovery—but some forms of r&r are better than others.

A Lung Doctor's Guide to Healthy Lungs

Early in his medical training, pulmonologist Dr. Anand S. Iyer, 35, knew that strong lungs are critical to good health.

Hit Snooze and Still Own Your Morning

Four ways to set up your morning for all-day success... Without getting up any earlier.

18 Ways to Build Mental Strength... Without Being Told to “Man Up”

The key to an easier life isn’t thick skin or preternatural talent. It’s grit. But mental resilience isn’t merely a matter of suppressing your emotions. It’s about understanding them, and giving them their due. Whatever you’re up against, our experts are on hand to help you navigate life with patience and insight. Consider this a mental endurance programme—with feeling.

Join the Resistance

Portable. Cheap. Effective. Resistance bands aren’t just for rehab and warming up; they’re potent and versatile strength and power builders

Mind Over Matter

Cover guy Ryan Dugmore is proof that a bulletproof physique starts with an ironclad philosophy.

What Much-missed Form of Entertainment Could Increase Your Lifespan by a Decade?

The show must go on, even in a pandemic. In June 2020, the South Korean boy band BTS took to a revolving stage to perform in front of 756,600 fans—none of whom was actually there.

Gym of the Month: April Fitness (Updated)

This revamped space has all you need to get fighting fit right now—and in the future.

…I Give Up Drinking?

South Africans are increasingly putting down their glass for good. We explore the science of going teetotal.