by Mens Health | Mar 5, 2018 | Fitness
If you feel sharp pain in your heel, you may have plantar fasciitis, an overuse injury common among runners, says Dr. Michael Skovdal Rathleff, of Denmark’s Aalborg University. To treat the ailment, the common advice was to stretch the painful tendon and rethink what...
by Mens Health | Oct 18, 2017 | Gear-Tech
Here’s the thing about running: if you’re not hurting, chances are, you’re doing it wrong. Pain is a part of life for serious runners, and if you are covering some serious distance you are bound to have a few niggles here and there. Not all of them...
by Mens Health | Oct 11, 2017 | Style & Grooming
Even if you’re in no shape to talk about your evening, your face says it all. Whatever the cause – beers over a braai with the guys, an all-nighter knocking back shots of who knows what – don’t let bleary eyes, dry mouth and puffy skin ruin your morning. Put your best...
by Mens Health | Oct 3, 2016 | Fitness
Hack your body with our be all end all guide to muscle growth. There’s no way around it: to gain muscle, you have to pay the iron price and sweat buckets. (and rethink your grocery list.) The ultimate cost (in time, especially) depends on what you know. In our...
by Mens Health | May 5, 2016 | Fitness
We’ve all been told that protein and carbohydrates are a ‘must-have’ for endurance athletes after a tough workout—but why? New research explains the performance-boosting power behind your post-run shake. In the study, men who consumed a protein-carb drink after an...