Men's Fitness UK

Men's Fitness is for men who want to get more out of their lives and celebrates an upbeat, optimistic, pro-active lifestyle. Men's Fitness recognizes that mental and emotional fitness is vital to balanced living and aims to offer active and aspirational men - entertainment, information and inspiration.

Men’s Fitness

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PICKLE POWER • Elite sports teams are backing brine as a natural recovery aid

HIIT THE FAST LANE

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

THRIFTY NUTRITION

BREATHE EASY • Taking control of your breath is one of the best health investments you can make. PT, yoga and breathwork teacher Charlie Binder explains how

FITNESS GOALS • Teddy Sheringham’s playbook for staying in shape in your fifties

“THERE ARE A LOT OF KNOCKOUTS, PUNCTURED LUNGS AND BROKEN RIBS… I’M SURE I’LL GET THOSE AT SOME POINT” • Cliff diver Aidan Heslop speaks to MF as he battles it out for the Red Bull World Series

GET FIT FOR LIFE AND SAVE UP TO £19* ON YOUR FIRST 6 ISSUES

BAGS OF STYLE • The Troubadour Orbis Duffle is a high-end bag that’ll be the envy of the gym locker room

BUDGET BEATS • Apple’s new low-price buds punch well above their price tag

SOUR NOTES • These open-ear headphones promise AI coaching, heart rate tracking and music storage, but unfortunately they fail to deliver on most fronts

FLEX APPEAL • Vivobarefoot’s latest minimalist shoe is more flexible than ever, but it’s the natural stability that impresses most

DRESS TO IMPRESS • In the latest campaign from Charles Tyrwhitt, rugby player Marcus Smith and cricketer Joe Root are taking the lead and stepping up their off-duty game with some sharp summer outfits. From tailored linen to comfy chinos and lightweight blazers, summer just got stylish

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE • As Adam Peaty gears up for his attempt to claim a third back-to-back Olympic title this summer, Sam Rider tries to survive his weekly gym routine

Monday WORKOUT 1 • In the pool, Peaty clocks up to 55,000 metres in a typical training week. Out of it, his workouts are designed to develop explosive power, to accelerate through the water, and muscular endurance, to cling on for the finish line. “It’s never about how much can you lift, it’s how fast can you lift it – and how long can you maintain that speed and velocity,” he says.

Tuesday WORKOUT 2 • Peaty’s workouts are notably back and posterior-chain heavy – with some variation of pull-ups featuring in all three. Why? Because swimming is predominantly a pulling motion, which requires “a lot of muscular endurance”. If pull-ups are your kryptonite, perform these assisted, ideally standing – rather than kneeling – on a band looped over the bar.

Wednesday WORKOUT 3 • Peaty credits his monstrous lung capacity to teenage years spent sprinting up and down hills around his hometown. “Aerobically I know I’m extremely fit and probably will be as long as I train,” he says. To keep his anaerobic energy system firing, he’ll throw himself head first into this hour-long HIIT circuit once or twice per week. Take a deep breath – it’s a rollercoaster.

THE MONT BLANC MONSTER • The Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) is among the most challenging and prestigious trail running events in the world. Typically held annually in the last week of August, it circumnavigates the iconic Mont Blanc massif. Covering approximately 106 miles, with a gruelling elevation gain of around 32,800 feet, the race demands exceptional endurance, technical skill, and mental fortitude – as Dominic Bliss witnessed for himself at last year’s event…

RACE TIMES • UTMB through the years

BY THE NUMBERS

ON THE UP • Key stats from the eight different UTMB...