Men's Fitness UK

Jumping on a treadmill is often a runner’s last resort. But when the weather’s not playing ball, sometimes the ‘dreadmill’ is the only way to clock your training miles. And while indoor sessions might come second best to fresh air and distracting vie

Put simply, an intolerance means you have difficulty digesting certain foods, or ingredients within food products. Although not usually serious, it can make you feel unwell and affect your day-today life if not managed properly. Symptoms usually star

£100, bobandbrad.com If your budgets are as tight as your post leg-day muscles, this five-speed mini massage gun packs a whole lot of pummelling power for £100. Designed by YouTube-famous physiotherapy duo Bob and Brad, on paper this compact percussi

The gym ball – often also known as the Swiss ball or exercise ball – may have had its heyday in 90s workout videos, but it shouldn’t be consigned to history just yet. Used right, gym balls are excellent tools for core training and mobility exercises,

Unless you want to risk discomfort or injury, you can’t really carry out prone yoga poses or more dynamic plyometric exercises on a hard gym or home floor. The best way to perfect your Pilates or hammer out your HIIT sessions in comfort and safety is

Christopher McDougall is one of the best-known amateur runners on the planet. In the English-speaking world, you might argue he is the best known. Author of the 2009 book Born to Run, which has now sold over three million copies, he has encouraged hu

‘You can’t outrun a bad diet,’ McDougall writes. ‘No matter how many miles you put in, you’ll continue to store body fat, as long as your eating causes your blood sugar to spike.’ He recommends a food regime called the Maffetone method, based on the

One sled push and sandbag lunge at a time, Hyrox, billed as the event for every body, is taking the fitness world by storm. There are a number of different categories you can enter – in countries around the world – with the generic workout being the

The task of picking your next pair of running shoes can be a daunting one. Depending on a number of factors, some shoes will work better, or worse, for you. To help you out, here are five things to consider before tapping that ‘buy’ button… How often

Exercising at altitude – usually over 2,500m (8,000ft) above sea level – creates useful adaptations to working muscles. These make runners more efficient at both sea level and altitude, by increasing the concentration of red blood cells, which helps

There are different schools of thought. However, the typical endurance body type, ectomorph, is, according to leading US nutritionist John Beradi and his team at Precision Nutrition, better able to metabolise carbohydrates and do well eating a diet t

Running a marathon, conquering a triathlon or cycling your way to sportive success are all hard things to do. The appeal of endurance sport lies in the unique challenge of testing your physiological and mental limits. But while there are many ways to

SOURCES: Adequate sources of vitamin D, usually found in eggs and oily fish, are simply not widely available in food – it’s the sun that provides us with the vitamin D we need for health. In the northern latitudes, however, the sun is only strong eno

Magnesium is a hard-working mineral. It contributes to bone density, is crucial to skeletal muscle and nervous system function, and acts as a cofactor for more than 300 reactions in the body by activating hundreds of enzymes. Magnesium naturally occu

I made the switch from the track to marathon because I needed a new challenge. I felt I’d accomplished all that I wanted on the track and started to think, What’s next? For the type of person I am, I need a challenge to motivate me and make me hungry

• Each workout consists of 6 exercises, performed in 5 continuous rounds. • Perform 12 reps of each exercise in the first round, 10 in the second, 8 in the third, 6 in the fourth and 4 in the final circuit. • Rest as little as possible between exerci

Steve Maxwell is an elite strength and conditioning coach, the founder of Maxwell SC and the first American to receive a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. Is gym training helping you stay free from sports injuries? It’s unlikely. A high percentage o

Iron deficiency symptoms include tiredness, shortness of breath, restless legs and an elevated heart rate. You may feel tired and lack motivation to train. Iron plays a key role in energy metabolism, immune function and providing oxygen to the workin