by Mens Health | Oct 16, 2025 | Running
With the Cape Town Marathon taking place this weekend, many runners are looking for an extra edge on race day. One of the most effective ways to unlock better performance is by improving your VO2 max. It is a key measurement that determines how efficiently your body...
by Mens Health | Oct 14, 2025 | Running
A record-breaking endurance ace who holds the fastest known time on the Great Himalaya Trail, Red Bull athlete Ryan Sandes has also won all four of the 4 Deserts events, a feat that places him among the world’s elite ultrarunners. Born in Cape Town on 10 March 1982,...
by Mens Health | Oct 10, 2025 | Nutrition
Keto converts have long espoused the endless benefits of following the diet. In fairness, this high-fat, low-carb diet has been shown to help lose weight, according to studies. And the range of other benefits, including improving your insulin sensitivity by...
by Mens Health | Oct 10, 2025 | Style
Fitness isn’t only about how far you run or how hard you train. It’s also about how well you recover between sessions. And when it comes to recovery, few brands understand the human foot better than Birkenstock. Since 1774, Birkenstock has been crafting...
by Kelleigh Korevaar | Oct 6, 2025 | Fitness
How many pushups can you do in a row? Two? Ten? Fifteen? Forty? One Hundred? Well, if you can do 40 pushups in a row, you could have a 96% lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than those who can do less than 10 pushups, according to a 2019 JAMA Network Open...