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October 2022

Women's Fitness

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Women´s Fitness
WOMEN’S FITNESS MAGAZINE KELSEY MEDIA, THE GRANARY, DOWNS COURT, YALDING HILL, YALDING, KENT, ME18 6AL, UNITED KINGDOM EDITORIAL EDITOR: SARAH SELLENS SUB-EDITOR: EVE BOGGENPOEL ART EDITOR: XAVIER ROBLEDA ONLINE WRITER: LILY SMITH SOCIAL MEDIA & DIGI
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Take A Moment
If you’re reading Women’s Fitness, chances are you already know the importance of having a smart active recovery strategy – it decreases muscle soreness and stiffness, lowers the risk of a strain or injury, plus gives your brain a break from hard exe
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Meet The Team
Suzanne is a celebrity interviewer and lifestyle editor. She has written on fitness and wellbeing for over two decades and also specialises in reviewing beauty products. Eve is a yoga teacher, counsellor and author. Her work is grounded in a deep app
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About You
I wanted to write in to share a snippet of my journey over the past four months and how reading the magazine has guided me. It prompted me to invest in the right gym kit, trainers and, most importantly, a personal trainer. This has not only seen me l
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Fit Buzz
If you never know where your workouts will to take you, you need a pair of the new Lululemon Chargefeel Mid Workout Shoes, £138. Designed specifically for the female foot, these performance-first cross-training shoes feature dual-density cushioning a
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‘I’m Just A Girl Who Likes To Dance’
When the news was announced in September that one of Strictly ’s favourites was returning to present the new series’ companion show, fans erupted in a happy dance. For, almost a decade on from first joining the cast of Strictly, Janette Manrara is on
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Autumn Hiking
Feel comfortable and stylish wearing the latest hiking collection from BAM, including this moisture-wicking Thirlmere Merino Bamboo Headband, £15, worn with the super-soft Thermo Luxe Bamboo Zip-Neck Base Layer, £52, and durable Roborough Bamboo Carg
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‘HOW I BUILD MY BODY’ Shona McCallin MBE
English international field hockey player, Shona McCallin, plays as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. Since winning gold at the 2015 European Championships, she has competed in two Olympic Games, winning gold at the 2016 Rio Games and bronz
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Fitness
It strengthens bones and muscles, improves endurance, and ups energy levels, so it’s no wonder that so many of us enjoy a good walk. Indeed, new data from social platform Strava (strava.com) shows that hiking uploads have increased by more than 140 p
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Fun Ways To Get Fit
With physical activity guidelines recommending we do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity (that which raises your heart rate a little), cardiovascular exercise is hard to swerve. But if you’re not wowed by the repetitive nature of going for a r
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Stretch, Twist, Recover
Zahra has been a personal trainer and group exercise manager for the past 11 years, specialising in exercise-to-music and group cycling classes. Zahra believes in helping people stay fit and healthy: ‘It’s important to find the right type of exercise
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Choose A Side
Exercising one side of the body at a time may seem like a great way to drag out the length of your workout, but single-sided moves – also known as unilateral exercises – have a lot to offer. Studies show that these moves can help increase muscular ba
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Finish Your First Marathon
There is something magical about the marathon. I was 22 when I ran my first one – not London, but Luton. My mum drove me to the race, and we passed a sign on the motorway that read ‘Luton 26’. Those 26 miles (42K) seemed to take an age to cover in th
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Marathon Must-haves
Make an eye-catching finish wearing the official 2022 TCS London Marathon collection, The Race Range from New Balance (from £38, newbalance.co.uk). The NB Q Speed Utility Fitted Short, £45, NB London Edition Printed Impact Run Tank, £40, and Fresh Fo
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Wild At Heart
The heady days of summer may be over but, for parenting expert and outdoor lover Marina Fogle, it’s one of her favourite times of year to enjoy the great outdoors. When not recording her podcast The Parent Hood or teaching The Bump Class (the ante-na
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Nutrition
If you’re trying to reduce your food waste, you’ll be happy to know that there are many edible (and nutritious) parts of fruit and vegetables that you might be throwing away. Some good examples are potato and orange peels, herb stalks and cauliflower
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30 Ways To Eat Better
Exercising regularly and training with sufficient intensity is all well and good, but if your nutrition isn’t up to scratch, you won’t be getting the most bang for your buck from those workouts you’ve been slaving over. You know about protein, the i
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Post-workout Plates
We all know that what we eat in the hours after a tough workout counts, because a healthy balance of the right nutrients will give your body what it needs to replenish glycogen stores and rebuild muscle tissue damage, but what if it’s mealtime and yo
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Fuel Up
Looking to spice up your meals? Reach for MOJU x Eaten Alive (S)Hot sauce (£4.95, mojudrinks.com). Perfect for dipping and drizzling, the sauce combines drink brand MOJU’s iconic ginger shot with fermented food brand Eaten Alive’s fermented chilli ma
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Wellbeing
Are you sitting down? You might want to stand up, as new research published in the journal Jama Cardiology adds to the bank of data that shows prolonged sitting can be hazardous to our health. Indeed, the 11-year international study of 100,000 people
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8 Natural Ways To Prevent Injury
One of the best ways to prevent injury is through strength-building exercises. A review of studies published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine looked at more than 7,500 participants, and found strength-training programmes reduced sports injur
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Core Principles
Looking for strong and healthy abs? The benefits go far beyond a six-pack. Indeed, training your abdominal muscles helps improve your posture, enhance your balance and reduce the risk of lower back pain. Toned abs help boost your sporting performance
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Internal And External Obliques
Take a deeper dive into these important abdominal muscles. Anatomy: External obliques, the largest and the most superficial of the side abdominal muscles. They begin on your lower eight ribs and run diagonally to your front hip (iliac crest). Interna
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Scentered Mindful Escape Meditation Set
£25; scentered.me Stop, inhale and reset with this beautiful meditation set. Simply dab pulse points and temples with the oud, frankincense and sandalwood balm, then light one of the 20-minute-burning candles, place in the brass holder and lose (or
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Beauty Bag
£37; clockfacebeauty.com If dry legs are an issue as the weather gets colder, hydrate them with jasmine oil and mango butter – just two of the ingredients in this new wonder product. Founded by a scientist whose skin suffered during menopause, this
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Take To The Water
If your main association with seaweed is a squelchy green plant to avoid stepping on at the beach, it’s time to think again. That tangled green mess has a wealth of benefits, ranging from lowering stress to easing skin conditions such as eczema and p
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Try It Yourself
WF writer Mary Comber tried a Voya Detox Seaweed Bath (£60) in The Copper Tub at the Old Dairy Retreat, Oxfordshire (theolddairyretreat.co.uk). ‘As I sunk into the warm bath filled with Voya’s organic, fucus serratus seaweed, I was amazed how soft an
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Music To Your Ears
You’re probably familiar with sound baths, meditative spaces where practitioners play a range of instruments from chimes and crystal bowls to gongs, didgeridoos and more to help bring your mind and body into harmony. But what happens if you’re keen t
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What’s The Scoop?
Healthier skin, hardy nails and joints, stronger bones… it seems that everyone is talking about the benefits of collagen and it sounds great, especially if you’re prone to injury issues, but is it all just hype or does it live up to expectations? Co
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Slim Your Legs
Adding weights to your workout provides a great extra challenge, and ankle weights are a compact, portable and versatile option. They conveniently strap around your ankles to create more resistance without you needing to worry about having to hold, p
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The Reverse Fly
Hands up if you sit at a desk for the majority of the day. Hands up again if you feel hunched and generally slouched when you finally get up. We thought so, and this is why Jack Claxton, Level 3 personal trainer and personal training ambassador at Da
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Rev-up Your Recovery
Rest and recovery are an important part of any exercise programme, but let’s face it, there’s not always the time for a lengthy stretch session. If you often find yourself foregoing foam rolling because you’ve got to rush off somewhere, you need a wa
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Gym-bag Buys
Keep these muscle-soothing bodycare products in your gym bag for speedy after-workout relief ESPA Muscle Rescue Balm (£30, espaskincare.com) A warming treat for hardworking muscles, with peppermint, eucalyptus and clove bud. Nelsons Arnicare Arni
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Total Body Blitz
Pilates is a form of exercise that concentrates on strengthening the body, with an emphasis on core strength, posture, balance and flexibility. High-intensity interval training (HIIT), on the other hand, is a form of exercise that raises the heart ra
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Find Your Fit
• ‘Boobs can change size with weight and hormone fluctuations, and life events such as pregnancy and menopause, so get measured if you haven’t had a bra fitting in six months. Brands can have discrepancies across sizing, so book an in-store or virtua
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Sports Bras For Fuller Busts
If you’ve got big boobs like me (a 36G) and you love to exercise, you’ll know how hard it is to find a D+ sports bra that is comfortable to wear and supports your assets. But I’m here to tell you the struggle is officially over! While big boob linger
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Catching Up With… HELEN GLOVER
What’s the ‘In Bioglan Balance’ campaign about? ‘It’s all about finding balance in our busy lives, which fits well with where I am in life now. When I was a full-time athlete – and only a full-time athlete – I didn’t have balance. But having to jug