Train Smarter, Not Harder

If winter weather has you stuck in a slump, focus on quality over quantity to keep your fitness ticking over

Brain And Brawn

Joe Phelan explores the growing body of evidence linking exercise to delayed cognitive decline

LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT

Fix your posture with this mobility flow from recovery app pliability

R.A.I.S.E. men up

A new campaign from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) aims to give a better understanding of male depression and highlight the benefits of therapy

TAKE IT OUTSIDE

Mind and Go Outdoors have teamed up to encourage more people to spend time in nature

TIME TO ADJUST

If space is at a premium, writes Leon Poultney, Primal Strength's Adjustable Kettlebell offers a decent spread of weights in a compact unit

"IT ONLY TOOK A ROUND OR TWO BEFORE THEY REALISED THEY'D BITTEN OFF MORE THAN THEY COULD CHEW IF THEY STARTED ON ME"

In this extract from his new book, My Autobiography, legendary Irish boxer Carl Frampton reflects on his journey into the sport

Friends IN HIGH PLACES

Dominic Bliss spends a day with Lochaber Mountain Rescue, whose volunteers are always on call to carry out life-saving work on and around Britain's highest peak

AT THE DOUBLE

This two-kettlebell circuit gives you a serious workout in double-quick time

STRIKE UP THE BAND

The following full-body resistance band workout utilises the controlled resistance of bands to maximise muscle gain, whatever your level of experience

GIVE ME STRENGTH

In an attempt to complete the 'hardest mountain ultramarathon in the world' while maintaining his hard-earned muscle mass, James Hudson set out to strike the perfect balance between tailored strength training and aerobic conditioning. Here's how he did it

"There are four categories I try to get records in: the first. The furthest, the fastest and the most"

Fresh off the back of his record-breaking, fatigue-defying feat of 105 ultra-endurance Iron-distance triathlons in 105 days, Sean Conway tells MF how he did it

Band Aid

Used correctly, resistance bands - simple, portable and thoroughly underrated bits of kit - can work wonders for your overall physique.

20 High-Protein Vegan Foods

Proving a plant-based diet should never be a protein-poor one

SQUAT STRETCHES

Achieve a deeper, pain-free squat with the Healthy Squat Pathway from pliability

BACK AT IT

Personal trainer and sports scientist Luke Worthington recommends the following back stretches to improve spinal flexibility and reduce discomfort

LEG DAY

Add lower-body strength and size with this six-move workout

ON THE UP

Hit your chest, delts, triceps and core with this upper-body blast

BODYWEIGHT BLUEPRINT

Build functional strength and conditioning any time, anywhere, with the best no-equipment bodyweight exercises

COOK UP A STORM

Dr Rupy's simple, full-flavoured recipes are designed to transform your health and revolutionise your everyday cooking

"Nobody will change your life for you if you're not ready to make a change yourself"

In association with Swiss performance brand On, new feature film The Right to Race documents distance runner and On athlete Dominic Lobalu's extraordinary journey

Gordon Buchanan – "The body has a remarkable ability to rise to the challenge"

Wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan reflects on a life of adventure, a need for nature and why exercise has become a non-negotiable

Camping Content

Why the secret to happiness could be nights under the stars

SAVE YOUR OWN NECK

Improve the health of your shoulders and neck with this mobility routine

6 of the best

A set of abs like corrugated titanium is the ultimate physical reward for those prepared to put the work in. And that means hitting your core from every angle. This section gives you six highly effective options, most of which you won't see being performed in the gym every day, but each of which will work your midsection muscles hard for the results you want and give you the edge over everyone else who wants abs of steel.

RICH FRONING

He won the CrossFit Games, one of the toughest tests of fitness, a staggering four times. Back in 2015, we spent a day with the man who dominated the sport to find out the secrets to his success

BUILD MUSCLE ON A PLANTBASED DIET

Nutritionist Laura Jennings outlines the core principles for building meat-free muscle

ON THE MIC

While macronutrients are more widely known, less heralded micronutrients play an equally important role in supporting overall health

MACRO MATTERS

Understand the role macronutrients play in supporting both optimum health and efficient recovery

SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFITS

Despite being one of the most heavily researched supplements on the planet, creatine is still surrounded by a lot of misinformation. Here, PT and all-round fitness expert Ben Carpenter tells you all you need to know...