Men's Health Australia

Men's Health is the go-to magazine for Australian men looking to improve all aspects of their lives, from fitness and health to relationships, career and nutrition. If you're looking for expert advice and tips on the best workouts, cooking a tasty, nutritious meal in 15 minutes, reducing stress levels or updating your wardrobe, you'll find it here, all written in Men's Health's intelligent and humorous tone.

Transform, Stay The Same

Men's Health Australia

THE BIG QUESTION

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ASK THE GIRLS IN THE OFFICE • Ask the MH girls the questions you can't ask anyone else. They're three women who speak their mind, so don't expect sugar-coated answers

LIFT YOUR ENDURANCE AT A SNIFF • A TACTIC OF THE WORLD'S BEST DISTANCE RUNNERS. NASAL BREATHING COULD TRANSFORM YOUR CARPIO PERFORMANCE. HERE'S HOW TO WIN BY A NOSE

V HOW TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH

FOR LASTING GAINS, JUST GIVE IT A REST • HOPPING OFF THE FITNESS WAGON NEEDN'T MEAN YOUR GOALS GET FLATTENED. REST ASSURED, A BREAK CAN BE A VERY GOOD THING

V EASY DOES IT

WALK AWAY FROM ILLNESS • TEMPTING AS IT IS TO COCOON YOURSELF INDOORS WHEN THE DAYS GROW BAKING HOT, A TRIP TO YOUR LOCAL WOODLANDS COULD GIVE YOUR BODY A LASTING BOOSTER SHOT

V PROTECT AND SERVE

HARD MAN, HARD LESSONS • While MATT NABLE is going from strength to strength as a creative force who explores manhood in all its ever-evolving complexity, don't think he's getting carried away with his success. Fifty years into a life punctuated by bouts of deep suffering, he's never had a firmer grasp on what matters – and what is just so much tosh >

SPIN THE PLATE FOR IRON ABS • Build a defined and stable core, plus strong, more mobile shoulders with the KNEELING HALF MOON. Grab a plate and brace for impact

TRAINING PLACES • CrossFit has become the world's largest fitness chain, but how does your local gym stack up?

FIBRE, WITHOUT THE VEGETABLES • At times in your life when fresh produce seems as far away as a holiday in Europe, it's tough to eat enough fibre. That's where supplements can help — if you know what kind to look for

FOUR SURPRISING SOURCES OF FIBRE

POWER UP YOUR PACKAGE! • The stronger-erection, better-sex, penis-optimisation training plan you need now

MY SOMEWHAT HORRIFYING (but not at all regrettable) VASECTOMY EXPERIENCE • And what you can learn from the usually routine procedure that men ate lining up for

INTO THE WESTERNVERSE! • From Yellowstone to Outer Range to 1923, the western is back! But living the Wild-West life mightn't mean you have to move there

SMART ADVICE from modern westerns

PLANNED BLISS • Don't beat yourself up if sex isn't erupting on your kitchen bench anymore. MH columnist OSHER GÜNSBERG wants you to revel in the power of an intimate scheme

SCALE UP YOUR BEST EFFORTS • Your weight says only so much. Track better metrics with pinpoint accuracy using these MH-approved smart scales. Better step on it

SUMMING THINGS UP • We used the following criteria to find the best tech for your healthand- fitness targets

THE WRITE STUFF • Rugby league great IAN ROBERTS has endured plenty of knocks during his time on and off the field. He represented Australia in 14 Tests and threw himself into five brutal State of Origin series while turning out for three clubs over a career spanning 13 years. He was also the first, and so far only, professional Australian rugby league player to come out as gay (in 1995), resulting in severe verbal and sometimes physical abuse. But few people know about his long-time struggle with illiteracy, which he says wielded some of the hardest blows of all

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LITERACY • Everyone can improve their command of English -and it needn't involve...