Other Side of the Coin

Revix CEO and crypto connoisseur Sean Sanders talks NFTS, blockchain, and rewriting the financial system.

Active Recovery for the Mind

Your muscles aren’t the only things that need time to rest. Your brain performs better with a little active recovery—but some forms of r&r are better than others.

A Lung Doctor's Guide to Healthy Lungs

Early in his medical training, pulmonologist Dr. Anand S. Iyer, 35, knew that strong lungs are critical to good health.

Hit Snooze and Still Own Your Morning

Four ways to set up your morning for all-day success... Without getting up any earlier.

18 Ways to Build Mental Strength... Without Being Told to “Man Up”

The key to an easier life isn’t thick skin or preternatural talent. It’s grit. But mental resilience isn’t merely a matter of suppressing your emotions. It’s about understanding them, and giving them their due. Whatever you’re up against, our experts are on hand to help you navigate life with patience and insight. Consider this a mental endurance programme—with feeling.

Join the Resistance

Portable. Cheap. Effective. Resistance bands aren’t just for rehab and warming up; they’re potent and versatile strength and power builders

Mind Over Matter

Cover guy Ryan Dugmore is proof that a bulletproof physique starts with an ironclad philosophy.

What Much-missed Form of Entertainment Could Increase Your Lifespan by a Decade?

The show must go on, even in a pandemic. In June 2020, the South Korean boy band BTS took to a revolving stage to perform in front of 756,600 fans—none of whom was actually there.

Gym of the Month: April Fitness (Updated)

This revamped space has all you need to get fighting fit right now—and in the future.

…I Give Up Drinking?

South Africans are increasingly putting down their glass for good. We explore the science of going teetotal.

In Your Garage

Calvin fisher deep dives into the motorsportderived gubbins that make your car go. And go well.

The MH Ultimate Series: Seven Steps To Amazing Abs

The key to an impressive midsection: work smarter, not harder.

The Making Of Maponyane

Whether it’s to his million-plus followers or the world’s biggest brands, Maps Maponyane is a household name. Did we mention he’s only 30? His formula for success: there is no formula. Be ready to work hard, keep pushing, and get better every damn day.

MH Mind: Grief Encounters

The coronavirus pandemic has caused an indescribable amount of grief. And to add insult to injury, it’s also gone and upended the ways we would usually have processed our feelings. So what do we do now? We asked experts to share their tips for navigating loss.

So You Wanna Hack Your Fat Hormones

In the weight-loss conversation, everyone talks, talks, talks about diet and exercise. Meanwhile, hormones can’t get a word in edgewise. Which maybe makes sense, since hormones aren’t something you’ve thought about since high school. But new science shows that not only are these complex chemicals worth paying attention to as you age, they may also play a key role in how you put on (or take off) weight. Granted, there are dozens of hormones, so we’ve created a crash course on how you can make ten of the big ones work better for you. That sounds complicated. (It’s not.) Here’s how to do it.

Reset Your Body In Five Moves

Rewind months of lockdown indulgences and make good on your 2020 weight-loss resolutions with this short and very sharp hiit circuit. It’s an extremely strong start.

How To Run When You Hate Running

If you slog through the same interminable kilometres week after week, if you go out too fast, if your high school coach used laps as punishment... of course you’re gonna hate running. But here’s the thing: running’s not about banging it out anymore. It’s still an incredibly efficient cardio workout that you don’t get with weights alone. Now, however, running itself isn’t really the point. It’s just what happens to be going on in the morning, with friends. Or at night, when the city’s yours and you may or may not be breaking some rules. It’s a game you play with yourself, a way to test yourself, a way to find yourself, a way to forget. You don’t really hate running. You hate the way you’ve been running. And we’ve got six cures for that.

MH UPGRADES: Make The Switch

When the pandemic hit SA, local businesses were given a brutal ultimatum: adapt or die. Here’s how these companies flipped the script to survive (and thrive) in the face of an unprecedented crisis.

WASTED!

THE BUSY MAN’S GUIDE TO NOT SQUANDERING WHAT MATTERS MOST: MONEY, FOOD, ENERGY, YOUR LIFE AND MAYBE EVEN THE PLANET.

IRON CHEF

After his life was derailed by a serious illness, cover guy and chef Scott Parker didn’t just recover, he rebuilt his approach to life, food and getting ripped. Use his recipe to turn up the heat on your workouts and tap into true grit.

Wise Guys

Being fit at any age isn’t just about peak physical condition – it’s a state of mind. If you want a new perspective on life, look to those who have lived it well. Here, four global icons offer the kind of wisdom that only comes with experience.

Fit For Duty

At 44, Lee Phillips is in the best shape of his life. The firefighter is stronger, faster and fitter than when he first started saving lives twenty years ago and he has no plans of slowing down.

Guess Who's Back

Spoiler alert: it’s you. Come out of hibernation stronger than ever with these five golden rules for getting ripped, from the Hollywood trainer who transformed the devil himself.

Ask The Counsellor

Straight-up advice from a stand-up guy, every month.

Lift Yourself

Dealing with depression, anxiety and a back injury, connor mccann had the odds stacked against him. But, with the help of his friends, he found the courage to get stronger and shed 34kg along the way.

The Adventurist: The Home Disadvantage

This month, the stakes were a little different. Not only did we task an ardent muscle enthusiast with an ultra-duathlon, but by the government’s orders, all 107km had to be completed under lockdown rules. It’s anti-social distance training.

You Guys: Say Yes To No

Everyone gets rejected, but some guys are better at dealing with it than others. Lauren larson explains what to say when she’s just not that into you.

21 Ways To Go From Listless To Boundless

Plug into our exhaustive list of research that will short circuit tiredness and jumpstart body and mind. What 3pm slump?

Six Ways To Fix Your Money Mood

To conquer money stress, you have to change the way you think about money. Why is that so hard?

Cars For...Your Life

Whether you're in your 20s scoping out a flashy first set of wheels or cruising into a more responsible decade, calvin fisher reckons he has the right car for you.