Women's Health

Women's Health readers strive to better their whole lives. And that's exactly why Women's Health reports on all the topics that interest them. In every issue you'll find topics on success strategies, nutrition, weight loss, health, fitness, special reports, sex & relationship, beauty breakthroughs, and style & fashion.

What would you tell your younger self if you had the chance to zip back in time?

Let’s Connect • A few of my favorite links and places in the WH universe.

Stronger, for Longer

Fit Flashback • We asked about your best memories and takeaways from WH over the years—and you delivered, via Instagram poll.

ADVISORY BOARD

Women's Health

Prime Conditioning • Metcon fitness is making a comeback—and new research reveals just how effective the workout method is for netting full-body results.

Engineer Your Sweat • Apply these rules of metcon to build your own banger.

The Burn & Build Circuit • You’ll work every major muscle group in this metcon workout from Kelly Bryant, CPT, a coach on the personal training app Future. Using one set of dumbbells (try 10 to 15 pounds), do each move for 30 seconds, then continue to the next. After you’ve done all exercises back-to-back, recover for 30 seconds. Then repeat the entire circuit twice more.

GLP-1s: A Performance Play? • The weight-loss and diabetes medications have sparked a heated conversation in the running community.

Creating Space for Calm and Clarity • Soccer star Sarah Gorden developed a game-changing routine that works on the pitch—and in daily life.

Generation Tweakment • More and more 20-somethings are dabbling in aesthetic procedures and even plastic surgery. But what happens when you turn back a clock that has barely started ticking? One 40-plus writer explores what’s going on below the surface—and engages in her own forms of experimentation.

How to Pick the Right Pro • Selecting the best doctor for the job significantly increases your chances of getting a good result—and your money’s worth. What to consider.

Smooth-Skin Science • Breakouts can leave behind marks that stick around long after the red bumps fade. Heal them fast with these pro tips.

Super Fruit • Dates are a sweet source of nutrients and a serious sleeper-hit ingredient for recipes.

Power Pair • Win weeknights with a lean protein coupled with fiber-filled beans and greens.

The IUD Pain Revolution • Women are demanding better, less painful options—and doctors and medical companies are finally, finally listening.

Better Breathing? • Mouth taping is sweeping social media. But before you seal up your lips, read what experts say.

This Is Your Brain on Change • Big moves and major decisions impact you on a molecular level. Here’s how to harness it all for smooth sailing.

Crushing Cars, Rebuilding My Life • How one woman discovered she could begin again… after annihilating everything in her path.

HILARY SWANK IS EXACTLY WHERE SHE WANTS TO BE • At 50, the actor has two Oscars and two kids—and she’s finally embracing life on her own terms, making time for what truly nurtures her (family, friends, movement, and meaningful roles).

20 Years of Strength + Sweat

Catching Up With the (First) Cover Star • What’s Kate French been up to since appearing on our inaugural cover? Oh, just some acting, modeling, mothering, and more.

Charting Our Own Strength Transformation • How were you sweating 10 years ago? What about 20? Heading to a Zumba class in yoga pants in pursuit of the so-called “bikini body”? Clipping on a Fitbit to count calories? Whatever you were doing then likely looks different from today. That’s certainly the case for us at WH.

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