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A PT Confirms: Adding Variety to Your Walks Is the Simplest Way to Boost Balance, Strength, and Fitness
Your guide to how to make it happen.
By Katie Sims
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These Are, Hands Down, the 12 Best Hydration Vests According to Runners Who Workout Most Days
Whether you're a casual runner or training for your next marathon.
By Sofia Piza
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Everyone's Talking About Posture Walking – So I Tried It for a Week and Honestly? I've Never Felt Taller
One small step for posture, one giant leap for lower back pain.
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou
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TikTok’s “Monthly Curriculum” Trend Promises To Transform Your Life in One Month – So, Does It Work?
Kick off Q4 with a new approach.
By Anna Bartter
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I Tried Infrared Barre, an Intense Workout Promising Full-Body Burn – but the Biggest Benefit Wasn't to Do With Fitness
Can you handle the heat? Infrared is the latest trend taking over the fitness space.
By Georgia Brown
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What to Read This International Day of the Girl
From barriers to breakthroughs, read how girls and women are rewriting the narrative.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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8 Forms of Mental Health Help That Promise to Calm Your Mind, Whatever You’re Currently Facing
This Mental Health Awareness Day, know you are never alone.
By Ally Head
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Move Over, Sit-ups - a World-Renowned PT Confirms These 4 Standing Exercises Are Unrivalled at Building Deep Core Muscle
You read that right.
By Katie Sims
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I Practiced Child's Pose Religiously for a Month — and It's Eased Hip and Spine Stiffness Like a Total Treat
Incoming: a love letter to this OG pose.
By Rebecca Shepherd
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I Used Astrocartography to Map Out My Next Holiday—Here’s What I Learned Following The Stars
Can the stars really tell you where you belong? A beginner’s guide to Astrocartography
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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TikTok’s "Great Lock-In" Trend Is 2025’s Answer to the Winter Arc. But Do We Need Another Glow-Up Challenge?
Is the answer really to lock in, or would we be better logging off?
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou
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Forget Gym Memberships - These Are Officially The Best Walking Pads For Transforming Your WFH Fitness
Tried and tested by Team MC UK.
By Ally Head
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As a Health Editor, I Regularly Ignore Viral Fitness Trends – but I’m Totally Sold on the Winter Arc Challenge
This one gets my seal of approval.
By Ally Head
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Tech Neck Bothering You? 5 Expert-Approved Posture Exercises to Ease Pain and Improve Mobility
Counteract the screen-time scrunch.
By Anna Bartter
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Joe Wicks is Waging a War Against Ultra Processed Foods – but Experts Warn It’s Not All Black and White
He's launched "the UK's most dangerous health bar" in a bid to educate on the ultra-processed foods flooding our systems.
By Ally Head
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It’s Getting Chilly Out: 14 Best Running Jackets You Can Buy, Tested by Fitness Experts
Fashionable and functional? Yes, please.
By Ally Head
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These Are Officially the Best Fitness Rings, According to Workout Experts Who Wear Them Every Day
Reliable *and* stylish.
By Amelia Yeomans
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Why Hermitage Bay Is Antigua’s Most Coveted Escape
A private cove, cinematic views and wellness woven into every day - Hermitage Bay is the boutique resort that sets the bar for Caribbean luxury.
By Dionne Brighton
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I’ve Been Using the Fold Reformer Pilates Machine At Home for 3 Months – and It's So Good, I Swear I'll Never Go Back
It’s been the best postpartum exercise decision *ever*.
By Penny Goldstone
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The Life of a Showgirl Is Far More Than Crystals and Feathers – How Burlesque Transformed My Confidence
And healed my relationship with my body.
By Jadie Troy-Pryde
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On the Hunt for the Best Running Shoes? I’m a Marathon Runner Who’s Tested Nearly 1000 Pairs – My Definitive Pick
For every distance, budget and gait.
By Ally Head
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I’m Hard to Please When It Comes to Activewear, but These 7 Chic Vuori Products Tick Every Single Box
If Harry Styles is a fan...
By Amelia Yeomans
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Afghan Women Are Vanishing in Taliban’s Blackout
What the Taliban’s internet blackout means for Afghan women left behind
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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We’re Notoriously Fussy Editors – Enter: Our Pick of the 19 Best Gym Leggings You Can Buy
We've tested thousands between us and these are, hands down, the best.
By Ally Head
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I Tried the DOSE Method, Which Promises To Supercharge Focus and Self-Belief, for a Month – and I’m a Total Convert
Simple ways to boost brain chemistry? It's a yes from me.
By Anna Bartter
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I’ve Been Testing This At-Home Reformer Pilates Machine for Three Months – I’m, in a Word, Obsessed
Yes, you can do Reformer Pilates at home.
By Anna Bartter
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Creatine Supplements Might Just Be the Missing Part of Your Wellness Routine – Top Experts Share Their 5 Favourite Brands
Here's why creatine needs to be on your radar.
By Amelia Yeomans