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.

In Your Garage

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

The MH Ultimate Series: Seven Steps To Amazing Abs

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WASTED!

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