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WORKOUTS AND WELLBEING • My Protein recently asked its customers how sport and fitness affected their mental health – here are the standout stats

15 MINUTES WITH… SKECHERS AMBASSADOR JAMIE REDKNAPP

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WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU BOOST YOUR MENTAL WELLBEING

GET YOUR COAT • Style, function and weather-beating comfort combine in these winter warmers primed for everyday adventures

HOLISTIC HEALTH • Ground-breaking tech to help you unleash an all-round better you

BOUNCING BACK • Elite special forces operator JASON FOX on how to excel in the face of adversity and thrive when times are tough

Mind Over MUSCLE • Muscle dysmorphia is the disorder that causes a preoccupation with not being lean or muscular enough – to the detriment of all else. Men who are affected obsess over their body image and often fail to acknowledge the true shape they’re in

BIGOREXIA WARNING SIGNS

MANAGING MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA

BIG GAME PLAYERS • THE MAN V FAT FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS HELPING OVERWEIGHT MEN ACHIEVE MIRACULOUS BODY TRANSFORMATIONS, WITH SOME TORCHING UP TO 60KG. IS THIS THE WINNING WEIGHT-LOSS SYSTEM BIG GUYS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR?

FAT CHECK

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BUILD YOUR BEST BODY • WANT A FAST-TRACK TICKET TO DEMORALISATION? REACH FOR THE PERFECT BODY. WANT THE BEST ROUTE TO FITNESS SUCCESS? PERFECT THE BODY YOU’VE GOT…

TRAIN TO TYPE • ONCE YOU’VE IDENTIFIED YOUR SOMATOTYPE, TRY COACH ANDY PILIDES’S PERSONALISED PLANS

STRENGTH ON THE SPECTRUM • When Andrew Edwards started strength training, he discovered fitness could provide the detail, routine and healthy focus he needed. Here, in his own words, he explains how exercise has helped him compartmentalise his autism

LIVING WITH AUTISM

DOWN BUT NOT OUT • ‘COOL HAND’ LUKE CAMPBELL -BRITAIN’S MOST SUCCESSFUL AMATEUR BOXER AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST - OPENS UP ABOUT HIS STRUGGLES WITH GRIEF, AND A BEREAVEMENT SPECIALIST OFFERS HIS ADVICE ON PROCESSING THE EMOTIONS OF LOSS

5 STAGES OF GRIEF • LEARNING TO RECOGNISE AND ACCEPT THAT YOU MAY GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF ‘STAGES’ OF GRIEF IS HELPFUL IN COMING TO TERMS WITH IT

COPING STRATEGIES • Manage your grief with advice from Cruse Bereavement Care

SKELETON CREW • HOW DO YOU TRAIN FOR A WINTER OLYMPICS WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO SNOW OR ICE? IF YOU’RE GB BOBSLEIGH AND SKELETON, YOU RECRUIT MULTI-DISCIPLINE TALENT, MAXIMISE GYM TIME, UTILISE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND HOPE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER WHEN IT COUNTS...

SKELETON STATS

TRAIN LIKE THE PROS • BUILD LEG STRENGTH AND EXPLOSIVE POWER WITH THIS BBSA-APPROVED WORKOUT

MIND GAMES • EXPLORER ED STAFFORD HAS DISCOVERED A POWERFUL LINK BETWEEN ADVENTURE AND MENTAL HEALTH. HE TELLS M F WHAT SURVIVAL AND SOLITUDE CAN TEACH US ABOUT STRESS AND SUCCESS

LIFE OF ADVENTURE

MASTER YOUR MIND • ED STAFFORD’S ADVICE FOR KEEPING ON TOP OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

FOOD RESCUE • Provide a home for unwanted fruit and veg with Oddbox, the subscription service that cuts down on food waste by delivering fresh produce direct to your door

FUEL NUTRITION NEWS

ONE-POT WONDERS • Traditional one-pot meals offer some of the best nutritional value around, and as well as being simple to cook they are easily upgraded to make a...