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EDITOR’S LETTER
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Men's Fitness UK
SUPER KEV • Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield MBE ran seven marathons in seven days to raise over £2.6 million for former teammate Rob Burrow and the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA)
15 MINUTES WITH… LUXURY REAL ESTATE AGENT AND SELLING SUNSET STAR JASON OPPENHEIM
NEWS
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HERE’S A THOUGHT:
MIND
BODY
10 MOST DANGEROUS SPORTS • Percentage who have been injured playing… (According to a Golf Support survey of 5,732 Brits)
THINK AGAIN • Alister Gray, life coach, mindset expert and founder of Mindful Talent, offers five ways to prevent negative thoughts from taking hold
ALEX BEATTIE
WORKOUT WISDOM • ALEX BEATTIE PREACHES PRECISION PLANNING
RAPID RESPONSES
PERFECT FIT IN THE RED • Meet the company bringing a unique form of therapy to mainstream fitness fans
WINTER WARMERS • Conquer the chill with these specialists in cold-weather performance
GLOVES
Food TECH • Keep your nutrition on track with these innovative products
ANIMAL INSTINCTS • FORGET CALORIE TRACKERS, MACROS AND DIET PLANS; IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET ON TOP OF YOUR NUTRITION, NATURE HAS THE ANSWERS
EAT LIKE AN ANIMAL • STEPHEN SIMPSON AND DAVID RAUBENHEIMER’S QUICK TIPS
COLD CASE • GAME-CHANGING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUGGESTS A DAILY DOSE OF COLD CAN UNLOCK AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS. HERE’S WHY YOU NEED TO GET OUTSIDE AND EMBRACE THE BIG CHILL
3 WAYS TO ADAPT TO THE COLD
MEET THE ICEMAN
FIT FOR LIFE • NEW RESEARCH IS SHOWING THAT THE REWARDS OF LONG-TERM REGULAR EXERCISE ARE BAKED INTO YOU AT A GENETIC LEVEL
7 WAYS TO HACK YOUR BIOLOGICAL AGE
FEAST OF REASON • ARE CHEAT MEALS A NECESSARY BREAK FROM A RESTRICTIVE DIET OR AN OBSTACLE THAT WILL ONLY DERAIL YOUR PROGRESS?
MEN V. FOOD • SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST NOTABLE IRON ADDICTS ARE KNOWN TO LOVE A CHEAT MEAL – HERE ARE A FEW STANDOUTS
DOS & DON’TS
BREAKING the Mould • RUGBY LEGEND, TRAILBLAZER, HIV CAMPAIGNER AND GAY SPORTING ICON GARETH THOMAS SPEAKS TO MF AHEAD OF SEASON TWO OF HIS PODCAST, SKIN DEEP
GET FIT IN THE KITCHEN FUEL WHAT’S COOKING? • Sort your sunflower from your coconut with our cooking oil breakdown
FUEL NUTRITION NEWS
NUTRITION 101 • WE ASKED SOME OF THE TOP NUTRITION EXPERTS IN THE COUNTRY TO CUT THROUGH THE CONFUSION AND DELIVER THEIR BEST ADVICE FOR EATING RIGHT WHEN MUSCLE, FITNESS AND GENERAL HEALTH ARE CONCERNED
5 RESISTANT STARCH FOODS
THE REDUCE DEFICIT • CHANCES ARE YOU HAVE THE SAME MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES AS MOST OF THE WESTERN WORLD. HERE’S HOW TO FIX THEM
RICE REFUELLING CAKES • Ditch energy gels and their gut-wrenching side-effects in favour of these natural, high-protein snacks from Skratch Labs
CONTROL PORTION • ALL YOU NEED TO REGULATE YOUR MACRONUTRIENTS IS A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS
CHEFS’ SPECIALS • Food specialists weigh in with their best time-saving, flavour-enhancing advice
EASY AS 1,2,3 • Fight the February blues with these well-balanced, protein-rich meals from Terri Ann Nunn’s 123 Diet Plan
SIX SCIENCE -PACK • All you need to know about your abs
PUSH AND PULL • Blitz your upper body with this classic formula for maximum muscle
GIANT SETS • Tackle this three-part...