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News you can use • Want the latest health intel? We’ve read the research so you don’t have to
AI run coaching • The third running boom has seen millions lacing up theirtrainers – and looking to generative AI for incremental gains. But can a machine really understand human training needs – or are you risking your health?
I train for a marathon • Gearing up to take on 26.2 miles? This is what happens to your body and brain when you accept this sole-searching mission
‘Chronic illness shouldn’t mean isolation – I want my healing to be a party’ • Get sick, recover, get back out there: it’s the stereotypical cadence of healing – and a narrative that alienates those who live with chronic, incurable conditions. Here, writer Sophie Strand, who lives with genetic disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, offers a powerful, positive, refute
Ask the fit squad • Want to run further, lift heavier or nail a pull-up? We put your questions to the Women’s Health COLLECTIVE panel to help you make good on your goals
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Rita Ora’s NEW ERA • Since shooting to the top of the charts at 21, she’s established herself as one of the UK’s most successful solo artists – and a queen of periodic reinvention. The latest project Rita Ora has been pouring her energy into? Her health
Big hydration is here. But who is it serving? • Electrolytes are enjoying a rebrand, with the supplement once associated with toilet trouble being repositioned as a ‘clean girl’ elixir. But, hold the Stanley cup: WH hears from the experts for whom little packets of promise are leaving a sour taste
New season serves • Is your recipe repertoire feeling a little stale? Put a spring in your culinary step with three multitasking dishes from clinical nutritionist Dominique Ludwig’s new book, No-Nonsense Nutrition
‘Natural GLP-1’ boosters • Use of GLP-1 medications for weight management has skyrocketed in recent years – and now the supplement market wants in on the action. But when it comes to ‘natural GLP-1’ pills and patches, does the science stack up?
Can anyone help me unrot my brain? • From viral slang to AI slop, hours have been lost to silly, unchallenging feeds. One writer – prone to short-form, junk-content binges – consults experts in neuroscience, psychology and cognition for a brain-unrotting roadmap
Five fun ways to nourish your brain • These offline hobbies give your grey matter a boost without a single notification in sight
‘I thought a relationship could fix me – but decentring men has been my path to healing’ • When suicidal ideation forced model Charli Howard to grapple with the impact of years of trauma and sexual abuse, it forced a reckoning on everything from sexual self-objectification to the corrosive impact of misogyny on the mind
The Pilates Prince is coming to a studio near you • Once overwhelmingly dominated by women, Pilates has found a new audience. But as one reformer regular reports, not everyone is happy about it…
‘Running taught me to trust my body’ • For 57-year-old hair salon owner and Asics Frontrunner Hayley Woolnough, running unlocked a strength she...