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THE ONE AND ONLY

Burn and build with this full-body single-kettlebell routine

Check Yourself

Try this mindful meditation technique to ease stress, anxiety and physical pain

Train Smarter, Not Harder

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

"How I lost fat and gained 10Kg of muscle in 3 months"

After sciatica-related weight gain, Ciro Vassallo decided to transform his physique and learn to feel good again

Brain And Brawn

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

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

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

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

"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

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

LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT

Fix your posture with this mobility flow from recovery app pliability

TAKE IT OUTSIDE

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

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

Hitting The Snooze Button May Boost Brain Function

Good news for snoozers: new research reveals that if you snooze, you don't lose

Band Aid

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

"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

COOK UP A STORM

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

BODYWEIGHT BLUEPRINT

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

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

ON THE UP

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

LEG DAY

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

20 High-Protein Vegan Foods

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

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

"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

UNLOCK YOUR GOLFING POWER

Mark Townsend gets a behind-the-scenes look at the physical prep that underpins elite golf

MACRO MATTERS

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

FITNESS MYTH: YOU NEED PROTEIN IMMEDIATELY POST-WORKOUT

If your goal is to build muscle, you may have heard of the ‘anabolic window’ that occurs after your workout. Some people believe that the period after your workout is so crucial for ingesting nutrients that what you consume then is even more important than what you eat for the rest of the day.

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.