Women's Health Australia

Women’s Health Australia's mission is to help Aussie women feel happier and healthier (every single day!) with the ideal mix of fitness, food, nutrition, mindfulness, wellness, fitspo fashion and beauty, plus so much more.

Women's Health Australia

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NUTRITION

HEALTH

Squat & Snatch • The single-arm dumbbell snatch ignites nearly every major muscle group from head to toe – need we go on?

BEAUTY

Life in Bloom • World Para Surfing Champion Sam Bloom talks about what sport means to her, chasing a third title and what it was like to have her life given the Hollywood treatment

The Great Awakening • Thanks to trailblazers in women’s wellness and fitness, we are finally shouting about periods. Now, cycles at all ages and stages have become more comfortable – and empowering

The Sleep Doctor Will See You Now • A shuteye expert takes us behind the scenes for the latest bedtime strategies and mindset shifts to help maximise your Zs

Bed Buds • A few WH sleep picks

Crunch Time • From pistachios to cashews, here’s how you can fit nutrient-dense nuts into just about every meal

Go Nuts • Cook with them, bake with them – whatever you like. Three recipes to try…

Reset Your Caffeine Habit • If your solution to regular energy slumps is of the double-shot kind, we have important news. Cutting back on caffeine can provide its own lift – here’s how to reset your daily fix

Core Rehab • Diastasis recti is a shockingly common issue for women post-partum and beyond. But there are fixes – so allow the experts to help you reunite your abs (and make them stronger than ever) with this advice

Gauge the Gap

The Case for Exercise Adventures • Why not mix sightseeing with your run (and a baked treat at the finish line)? Presenting: a science-backed way to get more joy from your workout

Energising Workout • Tired of feeling tired? PT Corinne Naomi’s cracked the code to a workout that’ll leave you with more energy than when you started. Chances are you think the more tired you feel post-workout, the better, but Naomi touts a different approach. “My rule of thumb is to move the body through all planes, utilising moves that require skill, coordination and balance.” This full-body circuit designed by Naomi for WH, does just that and will leave you sweaty and energised.

Brain Gains • When you hear the phrase “sports psychology, ” you probably think of Ash Barty gearing up for a match point, or Sam Kerr zeroing in on a game-clinching goal. But performance science has much to offer all of us

Psych Yourself Up • Now for the fun part: enhancing your mental wellness via simple behaviours.

Jane Martino • The chair and co-founder of nonprofit meditation platform Smiling Mind has been named a Barbie Role Model for 2022. She joins the likes of Shonda Rhimes in a line-up of dolls, part of a campaign to show young girls that they can be anything. Here, Jane talks job satisfaction and lifting others up.

UN INTERRUPTED

How to Get What You Want from Work • After a pandemic that’s shaken our world to its core, do we want to pour everything we have into our careers, just because we can?

Baby Steps • For queer couples, the path to parenthood is littered with obstacles, many of which aren’t biological. Here, three women open up and share their realities of trying to conceive

The 101 on Sperm Donors • Rainbow Fertility, Australia’s first clinic dedicated to LGBTQIA+ fertility, supports people of all sexes, genders and sexualities to become parents. Here, national manager Jenn Taylor talks through the intricacies of using donated sperm.

Brighten Up • The quest for a radiant complexion at...