In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Women's Health (UK)

• News you can use
  Want the latest health intel? We’ve combed the science journals so you don’t have to…
• Can HRT affect your nutrient needs?
  Hormone replacement therapy has attracted a lot of headlines. But one topic that’s recently gained traction among researchers is how it might affect our nutritional needs. So, should you be eating any differently while taking it?
• Why is bee pollen causing a buzz?
  Factions of the internet’s hive mind claim the supplement boosts recovery, endurance and even muscle mass. But are its benefits really the bee’s knees?
• Pull position
  Think balance, but with some added burn. This full-body move, aka the weighted bird-dog row, works those hard-to-target deep-core muscles that are crucial for lifting heavier, improving coordination and building all-around core stability
• What happens when… I’m behind on sleep
  A solid seven hours can be elusive. But understanding the impact of a restless night on your mind and body can help you fight back
• I leave the gym?
  Just because you’ve clocked off from training, it doesn’t mean your body has. So what’s really going on when it pulls this double shift?
• A jhana retreat
  A new style of meditation retreat promises to help you hit rarefied bliss states in just seven days. One curious meditator checks in
• Joining a hiking group to create connection
  Your For You page might be brimming with the benefits of walking, but can you build a village simply by putting one foot in front of the other?
• I was using my ADHD as an excuse – there’s a case for taking responsibility’
  From missing work deadlines to being late, one writer relied on her neurodivergence as an ‘out’ – until she realised it was taking a toll on herwellbeing
• ‘Shedding for the wedding? You might regret it – I do’
  More than 80% of brides feel pressure to drop a dress size for their wedding day. Lucy Klemt was one of them. This wedding season, the dietitian and PT weighs in on why she wishes she’d stepped away from the scales
• What’s the difference between retinol and retinal?
  Both powerful retinoids are game changers for your skincare regime, but has the upstart retinal really made the mighty retinol obsolete?
• PDRN skincare is trending. Is it worth the hype?
  As topical versions of the salmon-sperm injectable, polydeoxyribonucleotide treatments are gaining status. WH dives into the science
• Ask the fit squad
  Want to run further, lift heavier or nail a pull-up? We put your questions to the Women’s Health COLLECTIVE panel to help you make good on your goals
• Meet the squad
  The team share their favourite form of movement to de-stress
• JOIN WOMEN’S HEALTH COLLECTIVE
  Enjoy interactive training plans and workout videos designed to fit any goal, plus access to the number one rated fitness app, FIIT, with over 2,000 workout videos and 40 training plans to suit all levels, (worth up to £120 a year) when you join Women’s Health COLLECTIVE! You’ll also receive the print edition of Women’s Health delivered direct to your door and full access to the Women’s Health app. Join today for just £9.99 for three months.
• The soft power… …of Vicky Pattison
  Whether she’s crafting an impassioned Instagram caption, giving evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee or writing to health secretary Wes Streeting, Vicky Pattison has become a powerful ally to women who share her diagnosis of PMDD, and a mouthpiece for the harms of medical misogyny. Fronting our annual issue dedicated to the messy work of mental health maintenance, she gets honest about what’s going on for her, right now
• The evolution of Lizzo
  From rock bottom to rock solid, the reinvention of Lizzo has got many talking. Here, she tells the story of her transformation from the inside out
• Midlife fuel
  Specially developed by broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and chef Belles Berry, these quick, no-fuss meals are packed with foods shown to smooth the ups and downs of midlife hormonal dysregulation. In fact, they are winners for good hormone health, whatever your age or stage
• The art of the (meal) deal
  As many feel the dual pinch of being both time and cash poor, the lure of the drink-meal-snack combo reigns supreme. As the meal deal turns 40, we explore its history, its staying power and ask: can they ever really be healthy?
• Your summer dinner party, sorted
  Evenings dining with friends nourish your social biome as much as the one in your gut. And these Persian-inspired, plant-packed showstoppers from activist-turned-cookery writer Yasmin Khan are perfect for the job
• Why hydration may not be the health habit you think
  From microplastics in your mineral water to ‘forever chemicals’ in your bottle, rarely has there been so much collective concern about the quality of our hydration habits. It’s time to filter fact from fear
• TAKE YOUR RUNNING FURTHER WITH RUNNER’S WORLD CLUB
  Our new club has everything you need to take your running further in 2025. By becoming a Gold member, you’ll get access to our extensive new library of training plans – both in our app and via award-winning coaching platform Final Surge. You’ll also receive our monthly print edition direct to your door, invitations to community events and so much more!
• Has the workplace revolution been made redundant?
  Five years after the pandemic’s seismic shift in how and where we work, remote working is being scrapped and presenteeism is back. As living costs outpace salary rises, WH gives motivation and mental health an annual review
• How snarky online culture screws over your self-belief
  Scrolling forums and comment sections for amusingly mean takes is a modern reflex. But, take it from top neuroscientists, psychiatrists and long-time lurkers alike, the impact of the habit on you is no joke
• Stop snark self-sabotage
  When it’s time to detoxify your online scroll – and how to actually do it
• ‘I couldn’t combine directing with caring for my son – so I documented single motherhood’
  At 38, Victoria Mapplebeck found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable to combine motherhood with her job as a freelance film director, she walked away from her career and turned the camera on herself. Her documentary, Motherboard, is an unvarnished portrait of single motherhood. Here, she tells her story
• My session with the shame whisperer
  After a lifetime of avoiding conflict, author Marianne Power thought she’d never change – until a session with trauma therapist Annalie Howling set her free from her shame
• Is shame running your life?
  Signs to look out for, according to Howling:
• Why jump training is due a bounce back
  From future-proofing your bones to maximising muscle, the benefits of jump training abound – so why aren’t more women doing it? WH makes the case for taking a leap
• 10-minute jump-training workout
  HOW TO DO THE WORKOUT Perform each exercise for the prescribed number of reps and sets, taking 30 to 60 secs of rest between sets before moving on to the next move. If you’re new to jump training, start with just the two-feet jump exercises; if those feel comfortable and you’re pain-free, begin to add the higher-impact jumps after two to three weeks. Once you’ve nailed those, progress to include the unilateral jumps after another two to three weeks.
• ‘It feels like society is trying to erase me’
  Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that the term ‘woman’ in The Equality Act refers to biological sex. Here, trans campaigner and Married At First Sight star Ella Morgan describes the impact the ruling has had on trans identity and mental health
• Creatine
  The supplement that’s made gains in the fitness space is generating headlines for reasons unrelated to your PB. Is it time to take another look at creatine’s credentials?
• The effect of the ruling: the expert view
  Dr Aidan Kelly is a clinical psychologist and director at Gender Plus, a company that supports the wellbeing of transgender individuals
• ‘I was the first deaf woman to play rugby for England’
  As the Women’s Rugby World Cup arrives in the UK, Jodie Ounsley, 24, from Yorkshire, shares how she defied expectations – and why more women should give the sport a try
• Is your running PB costing your health?
  As hardcore recreational runners gather pace, more women are being diagnosed with health conditions previously reserved for the pros. WH meets them – and asks if marathon culture is running your body into the ground
• Easy ways to put rest before Red-S
  Preserve your pace and peak functioning
• ‘I turned my pain into power. Now I help others do the same’
  Liz Cromwell, a 51-year-old personal trainer and fitness instructor from Slough, shares how powerlifting gave her purpose after having a stillbirth
• How the outdoors came in
  The technical gear you first wore while earning your Duke of Edinburgh Award has had a glow up. As gorpcore enjoys another moment in the sun, wind and rain, WH reports on a trend with legs
• The sweat set
  From hot Pilates to infrared spin, the ‘burn’ is no longer optional. But are heated workouts a health breakthrough – or just a load of hot air? WH reports on the hottest trend in fitness
• Sweat smarter
  How to reap the rewards without the risks
• Got your back
  Standing tall, feeling strong - there’s a new tool for that. As the brand behind the cult massage gun turns its attention to spines, one back pain-battling WH editor gives it a go
• The kit list
  The shoulder season calls for luxe loungewear to chill out in and performance-led pieces to work up a sweat in style. Autumn athleisure, right this way
• Can anyone save my scalp?
  A wave of new launches promises to soothe, strengthen and salvage an area that has long been overlooked. For writer Amy Grier, the timing couldn’t be better
• Is your manicure harming your health?
  A recurring appointment for gel, shellac or BIAB has become a non-negotiable for women in the market for some polish. But as health professionals speak up about safety concerns, is it time you gave your manicure the finger?
• Is the future of therapy faceless?
  From unpacking our problems to ChatGPT to finding solace in Reddit forums, we’re increasingly seeking help through a screen. But is this a crucial step towards democratising mental health support – or a symptom of a society obsessed with a ‘quick fix’?
• COULD A SPA MAKE YOU A BETTER BOSS?
  The C-suite are no longer going to spas to relax, but to up their game in the boardroom. WH’s editor-in-chief Claire Sanderson spent a week following in the spa-slipper-clad footsteps of high-powered leaders, to see if health metrics have a role in howwell you do at work
• The promise and profit margins of ambivalence inc.
  From tests that predict your fertility window to coaches promising to mentor you through the mother of all decisions, the market for hand-holding women through the parenthood question is no longer in its infancy. Faced with a life-changing call, WH asks if the business of offspring evaluation is long overdue – or capitalising on women’s body clocks?
• Use your intelligence
  From inputting the right questions to building boundaries, the experts reveal how to navigate the shortfalls in artificial intelligence by deploying your own
• The dark side of balletcore
  From fashion weeks to your ‘For You’ page, balletcore is taking centre stage. But for WH’s fashion features editor, there’s a more sinister side to the look – one that signals a change to the way we feel about our bodies in 2025
• How bodies became everyone’s business
  The arrival of weight loss jabs has popped the #BodyPositivity bubble. With her formerly rock-solid confidence about her own physique beginning to falter as those around her shrink, WH’s beauty editor, Perdita Nouril, weighs up how GLP-1s are changing the conversation – and what we all see in the mirror
• The Perimenopause play book
  Three decades since a Canadian endocrinologist popularised a word for the transitional period between the onset of symptoms and your final period, the term has infiltrated the menopause conversation. But the facts remain as foggy as a frontal lobe deprived of oestrogen. As Perimenopause Awareness Month collides with the return to school, consider this a lesson in how to navigate this life stage
• The quiet rise of the midlife psychonauts
  The use of psychedelics has been subtly shifting from hardcore festival-goers and curious tech bros towards a demographic closer to home. As science decodes the drugs’ therapeutic powers, WH meets the women taking an illicit trip to navigate the ups and downs of their middle decades
• How young is too young for hormone therapy?
  Contrary to popular belief, you probably can (and should) be taking it sooner than you think
• The make it happen manual
  The key for getting your heart’s desires out of your journal or 3pm daydreams into flesh-and-blood reality? Harnessing the latest insights from psychology and neuroscience to get your brain on board with change. Here’s how…
• This is your brain on goals
  As a neuroscientist specialising in motivation and behavioural change, Elliot Berkman, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, knows a thing or two about what’s happening in your brain as you work towards that promotion or PB
• Cool summer
  With record-breaking heatwaves rendering parts of the Med too hot to handle, women in the know are heading for cooler climes. Winter wellness, meet summer
• The art of finding your path
  Sometimes you don’t know where or how to go about finding or setting a meaningful goal, let alone actually doing it. That’s where a new research-informed approach comes in…
• Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt
  As the Red Roses prepare for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, their scrum-half shares her health habits
• Nicola Adams
  Wellness wisdom from the two-time Olympic-gold-winning boxer turned actor