Women's Fitness

The magazine for Women that want a Healthy and Fit Lifestyle

Women´s Fitness

Spring forward

Meet the team • Get to know the experts and contributors to Women’s Fitness…

ABOUT YOU • Share your views on any aspect of fitness and become part of the Women’s Fitness community

FIT BUZZ • This month’s hottest things to do, buy and try

‘BEING OUTDOORS GIVES ME HEADSPACE’ • TV presenter, actress, radio star and author, Laura Whitmore, needs little introduction. Women’s Fitness catches up with the Irish-born media personality to talk about her career, embracing body confidence and why she is such an advocate of outdoor exercise

THE ACTIVE GIRL’S GUIDE TO BETTER SLEEP • Struggle to drift off after a workout? Wonder if a different activity would help you sleep? Our experts reveal the best ways to boost your slumber

Natasha Jonas

Buddy up!

READY, SET, GO! • Need a fitness goal to whet your workout appetite? Check out the challenges below and give yourself something to aim for this year

3 ways with… DUMBBELLS • You don’t need much kit to get a full-body workout – a pair of dumbbells is enough! These top moves will build lean muscle tissue and burn body fat

ESCAPE THE GYM! • Reboot your body and free your mind by trading indoor workouts for outdoor action this spring, says Mary Comber

Spice it up

CLEAN UP YOUR DIET • Do you take the latest supplements or shakes but neglect the foundations of good nutrition? Nutritionist Christine Bailey explains why nailing the basics will lead to healthier outcomes and better weight management in the long term

EAT A RAINBOW • Getting a good fill of fruit and veg is a popular way to enhance your health. Here, registered nutritionist Jennifer Medhurst explains how to pack more nutrition into your daily diet

FUEL UP • Eat to support your goals with our pick of this month’s healthy food and fit fuel products

20 WAYS TO BURN BODY FAT • Fire up your fat burners with these tried-and-tested strategies

Damage control

BE YOUR OWN YOGA TEACHER • Self-practice is one of the best ways to deepen your yoga experience, but how do you go about designing your own sequences? We asked yoga expert Yesim Yuva

RELAX & RESTORE • Discover how to put the elements of a home practice together with this 20-minute sequence by Yesim Yuva

Beauty BAG • Katy Sunnassee rounds up the latest beauty buys for great skin, hair and nails this spring

DOES YOUR BODY NEED AN MOT? • World-renowned osteopath, performance coach and recovery specialist James Davies employs a 360-degree holistic approach to heal bodies and help clients perform at their best. In an extract from his new book Body, he explains the importance of regularly resetting with a Monthly Overhaul Treatment (MOT)

The White Stuff • Emma Lewis and family ditch the usual festivities and head for the snow

Ski-holiday essentials • All you need for fun in the snow

SPRING INTO SHAPE! • No time to exercise this month? Try this 10-minute, full-body workout to build total-body strength in double-quick time

RUSSIAN TWIST • Whittle your waist by strengthening your core, side abs and spine with this rotational exercise

2 DUMBBELLS, 1 WORKOUT, MAX RESULTS! • Build muscle and lose weight with this super-effective full-body workout

WATCH THIS SPACE • A GPS running watch will boost your training, but with more functions than ever before, there are quite a few things to consider. Here, we put five of the best to the test

Kristina Rihanoff • The dancer, yoga instructor and mum-of one talks about the importance of giving back to yourself