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Audacious Action Alexa • Few trainers have the skills, experience and education of STRONG Australia Head Trainer and Livin (@livinorg) mental health speaker and ambassador Alexa Towersey. Even fewer have her resilience – from dealing with her father’s alcohol abuse as a child and then quitting the booze herself in her teenage years, to suffering a horrific injury that left her unable to walk let alone train, our cover model knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges. Get ready to be inspired.
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SIP IN Style • There’s no denying we’re a hot country, especially this time of year. Hydrate the right way with these high-fashion, environmentally friendly bottles and reach those daily water quotas.
Lipstick & Leggings • Stuck in a (hair)style rut? That’s about to change. Shine, volume, body, bounce – hair we come.
STRONG CAMP: BOUNCE BACK BETTER • Did you take a break from training over Christmas and the New Year, and then struggle to get back into your routine in January? If so, you’re not alone, and it doesn’t mean that 12 months of hard work goes straight out of the gym window. Thanks to the magic of muscle memory, you can get back to where you started – and quickly.
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FEEL FUNCTIONAL, CREATE CURVES • Our cover model Alexa Towersey is known as the ‘model whisperer’ for a reason – she knows how to create body shapes to die for. What’s less known is that she’s also a stickler for form, and one of the most knowledgeable trainers in the country when it comes to ensuring movement patterns that help you stay fit and healthy, and lifting even heavier. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this full body workout that kicks both your aesthetic and performance goals.
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READY, SET, BANDED • Kathleen Apodaca is a certified Trainer, Group Instructor and creator of the ‘Turn Up Tone Up’ workouts that will soon be taking the United States by storm. Thanks to over a decade of industry experience, she also knows a thing or two about creating workouts that you can do anywhere and that hurt like no other. All you need for this bodyweight beauty is a resistant band and a dollop of grit.
NO PAIN, NO GAIN? • Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a side effect of pushing through a tough workout, but does it mean you’re any closer to your fitness goals? We asked experts to weigh in on the subject of DOMS – from why we get it, to how we treat it, and whether our pursuit of pain is really worth the agony.
NICE RECOVERY!
The Booze Question • Recent headlines about alcohol might have you convinced that drinking and an active lifestyle don’t mix. So, is there such a thing as a happy hour for women who work out? The answer might surprise you.
Happy Hour 411 • Going out for drinks? Follow these tips to reduce the impact that alcohol may have on your healthy lifestyle and fitness goals.
MYTH BUSTER: SEED CYCLING • Can downing a couple of teaspoons of flax seeds at just the right moment help balance your hormones and dampen PMS? We asked the experts.
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