The Plyometric Lunge
How to do it Your starting position is the same as a traditional lunge. Bend with one foot in front and the other parallel to the floor. Lower your back knee to point to the floor. Keep your back...
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Banish Back Pain
Tylenol may be the best over-the-counter medicine for back pain, according to a study review from the Cochrane Collaboration. After analyzing research on more than 11,000 people, the scientists...
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Boost Your Net Gains
Five essential skills for dominating the court. Focus your serve To add speed and accuracy, lob the ball high over your forward toe so that your service arm extends fully. Stretching 6 inches upward...
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From Crush to Contact
You see her every day – here’s how to take it to the next level. She’s the eye-catcher in your peripheral vision, the one you’d like to turn into a focal point. But how do you move beyond a polite...
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The Plank
How to do it Get in the same position as you would a push up. Your elbows are bent and your forearms are supporting your weight. Keep your body in a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles....
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The Full-Fat Prostate Protector
Drinking whole milk may help you dodge prostate cancer, claim researchers at the University of Hawaii. After they tracked the diets of 82,000 men for 8 years, they found that the men who drank whole...
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Better Red Than Dead
Looks like bacteria can’t handle their alcohol. Lab tests by researchers at the University of Missouri at Columbia show that red wine may be a potent weapon against foodborne bugs like Salmonella and...
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Stick It To Stress
When you find yourself feeling overwhelmed at work, reach for the Wrigley’s: Chewing gum can help tame your tension, report Australian researchers. People who chewed gum while taking math and memory...
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I Get Cramp
Discover what kicks off those agonizing spasms on the field – and how to defeat them. 1. Think when you drink No better way to shake off that hangover than a kick-around in the morning? Maybe. No...
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Moving Advice
It may not seem manly, but wearing a pedometer can make you more active. British researchers discovered that men who wore pedometers and logged their daily steps in journals boosted their activity...
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Spicy Lime Tilapia
You’ll need 1 Tbsp olive oil ½ tsp red-pepper flakes 2 cups lightly packed baby spinach 12 asparagus tips 2 tilapia fillets (3 to 4 oz each) 2 scallions, sliced 2 lime quarters Salt and pepper How...
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The Right Motivation
Thinking about the benefits of exercise isn’t as motivational as thinking about specific actions that would make exercise more doable, says a new study in the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral...
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Incline Dumbbell Chest Press
What it does Works your upper chest and the front part of your deltoid muscles, adding width to your upper body when viewed from the front. As a bonus, it also hits your triceps. How to do it Set an...
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Chin Up
What it does Works your lats through a full range of motion while also hitting your biceps. Well-developed lats are, by design, V-shaped—wide in the middle of your back and tapering down to blend...
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Toe Tap
Lie on your back with your hands behind your ears, knees over your hips, and lower legs parallel to the floor. Press your lower back against the floor and crunch forward until your shoulders are off...
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Date Upgrade
Here’s how to make the predictable date an unforgettable adventure. Words by Sarah Miller. You’re creative! Talented! Full of ideas! In fact, you’re a bottomless pit of innovation, curiosity, and...
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Boost Your Lungs
4 ways to charge up your fitness and health. Work to the max “Stronger lungs mean more stamina and physical sharpness,” says Peter Melanson, strength and conditioning coach for the US Olympic team....
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Stroke her ego, stoke her fire
Confidence is an aphrodisiac Where do women get their sexual self-assurance? Seventy-five percent of the 1,300 women we asked say their boyfriends or husbands are the main sources. And the most...
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12 STEP KUNG FU
The fifth of this six-part Kung Fu basics helps you parry and strike your opponent in rapid succession. The key in these moves lies in the fluidity from which you transition from move 9 to move 10. By...
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Store-Bought Health
Keep colds at bay and lead a healthier and more productive life. Lest we start sounding like a health commercial, here are some clever items which will help you stay sniffle-free. By Kenneth Tan...
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THE BIG BREAKFAST
Eat fat in the morning and you’ll be thinner by the day’s end, say researchers at Sam Houston State University in Texas. Compared with the study participants who ate a light breakfast, those who...
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Walk The Aisle
A to the point guide to help men take the auto-pilot route down grocery aisles. By Brenda James Take the fishy business out of buying seafood with some great advice from KL’s top chefs: Dhillon Ng,...
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Juliana Evans
A TV host, a model and an actress, Juliana Evans is no stranger in the Malaysian show-biz industry. Talented, successful, down-to-earth and desperately pretty, there’s no reason for us not to feature...
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Patricia K’s Top DJ Tips
What a girl! She has 3 jobs. On weekdays, she’s the DJ for Capital FM radio, playing you tunes that you don’t normally hear on regular radio. Friday nights, you’ll probably be able to catch her...
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Pita 2.0
Pita chips can be quite boring. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Make it more exciting. It doesn’t take very long, trust us. Smoky lime pita chips Slice two large whole-grain pitas into...
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Front Runner
Shaving as much as 80 seconds off your 10K time with these workouts. Attention all runners. Are you trying your best to shave off seconds from your time, but to no avail? Adding strength and...
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Your Guide to Talking Dirty
A new University of Dayton study analysed married couples’ use of dirty words and its correlation to happiness and closeness. How does your sexual glossary stack up? CLINICAL Copulate, cunnilingus,...
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Caramelised Onion Dip
Who says you need a packet of soup mix? Actual caramelised onions lend savoury depth to this dip, while protein-filled Greek yoghurt adds creaminess. Contains less than 200 calories per 1/3 cup...
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Keep It Off
Know your limit. To stay slim, set an upper weight limit and use it as a cue to take action. British researchers found that successful dieters typically have an “allowable” weight range (with a...
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Double Your Muscle
More reps, more muscle. Do we want more muscle for free? There is a technique in muscle-building called ‘the doubles’ where you do 2 moves over 3 sets in succession without rest. When you do this,...
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Stout Cheese Dip
The winning slam-dunk dip. It has beer. It has cheese. And it’s still not a belly buster. Simple to make, tastes good and excellent for your health – 1/3 cup is less than 200 calories. We can all now...
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Disarm Your Anxiety
Like most illnesses, stress is defined by its symptoms: Relieve the fatigue, headaches, tight muscles, and the rest of the physical fallout and you’ll find it exponentially easier to take the tension...
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License to Grill
Essential elements of grill protocol. Don’t be in a rush. When grilling, it takes great care and preparation in order to get the perfect grilling conditions. Here are some pointers from the pitmaster...
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Guards up!
Three stretches to prevent injury. By Jeff Csatari, author of Your Best Body at 40 Safeguard your back, preserve your delts and unlock your pecs with these moves. Swiss-ball Lat Stretch Kneel on...
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Front Squat – Simplified
Overcome these three obstacles to performing this move right—and build powerful legs. Your lower back rounds forward. Fix: Squat with your arms straight and the bar on the fronts of your shoulders....
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2-in-1 Training Plan
Transform your body with one workout. This workout from Bill Hartman, C.S.C.S., can be performed two ways. To speed fat loss, do 6 reps of each exercise. Finish as many sets as you can in 15 minutes,...
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Toxic Trouble
Here’s how to get help for someone who has ingested a poisonous substance. Treat all cases of poisoning seriously, and the affected person should be taken to the Accidents & Emergency Department...
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Toe The Line
When going barefoot don’t let these unsightly problems keep you in shoes. 1. Hammertoe The middle joint of one or more toes bends due to an imbalance between the muscles and tendons that hold it...
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Garlic Goofs
The potency of garlic comes from volatile sulfurous compounds in the bulb. Steer clear of undue intensity by avoiding these common flubs. Too cooked Garlic’s pungent flavor mellows as it cooks and...
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Vino For Victory
1. Cabernet Impress your date “Declare it will have hints of mint, pepper and occasionally cedar wood notes,” says wine expert Matthew Jukes (expertwine.com). Health benefits Cabernet grapes are packed...
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Train Now, Triumph Later
Enough with the same workout. Your sports training should be targeted. These routines will help you play better and fire up your metabolism, says their designer, Jason Karp, Ph.D., an exercise...
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Unlock Your Weight Loss Potential
Forget the diet and sack the PT. Hidden about your body is an armoury of pound shredders that will help you lose weight faster and easier. We’ve located six of them, so you can unlock their secrets....
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Dater Management
Imagine… how much more simple dating would be if every woman could easily be categorised into one of five personality types. Well imagine no more. A new report from market research giant Mintel has...
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Use A Box To Squat Safer
Banish knee pain: Doing box squats may teach you proper squatting form, say scientists in the UK Compared with traditional squats, box squats allowed a group of lifters to keep their shins more...
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Make The Best Chicken Wings
Fried wings give you a grease hangover. Try these baked ones, adapted by Bobby Flay from his latest cookbook, Bobby Flay’s Throwdown! Pick your wings wisely Buy drumettes—the meaty halves of the...
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Get In The Zone
To achieve optimum fat loss, train with your heart rate between your minTR and maxTR. Here’s how: Calculate your maximum heart rate 220 – [your age] = MHR Calculate your resting heart rate Beats...
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Rocket Fuel
The ground-breaking ANDI (Aggregate Nutrient Density Index) rating system, established by US nutrition specialist Dr Joel Fuhrman, scores each food out of 1,000, based on their nutritional firepower....
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Is Your Core Weak?
Even if you don’t have an ounce of fat, you could be soft in the middle. Try this test of core strength, courtesy of Gray Cook PT, author of Movement: Functional Movement Systems. How to do it: Ask a...
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Make Your Own Medicine Ball
Turn an old basketball into an awesome piece of workout gear. Here are the steps: 1. Use a pair of needle-nose pliers to remove the rubber plug from the basketball. Set the plug aside. 2. Insert a...
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