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Get started: rowing

Women’s rowing is on the rise: no doubt you’ll be inspired by the GB women’s rowing team, which includes three-time Olympic silver medalist Katherine Granger – at the moment. Plus, back on home turf, the introduction of the Oxford vs Cambridge women’s boat race alongside the men’s a couple of years ago marked  a historic …

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How to improve your fitness mindset

Photo: iStock Words: Anna Berrill online pharmacy buy amitriptyline no insurance with best prices today in the USA Runner Lynsey Sharp had the words ‘Get out strong, commit’ written in black marker pen on the back of her hand when she won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Olympic cyclist Laura Kenny, formerly …

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A Time to Give

BY EMMA ROBERTS To describe the work our partners do for their communities as ‘important’ is an understatement. We partner with a range of organizations helping women, children, animals and the environment. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to highlight one of our largest partners: Look Good Feel Better. Look Good Feel …

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Ask Sporty Spice: Mel C reveals her top 5 workout tips

If you really, really want to get in shape for 2016, former Spice Girl and amateur triathlete Melanie Chisholm (aka Mel C) has a challenge for you. The star is backing Vertical Rush, the UK’s tallest, toughest stair-running challenge, which is taking place at Tower 42 in the City of London. Over 1,000 runners will …

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Spring Eyeshadow Looks: Don’t Be Afraid to Use Color!

BY JAMI FROSELL Spring is here and it’s time to put away our winter neutrals and break out some of that color! That can be intimidating for people like me who tend to steer clear of colorful eye shadow palettes. What colors do I choose? Where should they go? Generally speaking, I tend to go for …

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Class crashers: Flykick Strength

I have a confession to make: I’m a total boxing novice. As well as being pretty weedy, I’m not particularly coordinated and was always unsure whether I had the aggression in me to do well at the sport. That being said, I set myself a challenge and decided to try a kickboxing class at London’s …

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Half marathon running diary: hello, February

Determined to keep my New Year’s resolution this year, I committed myself to one I couldn’t get out of: in less than six weeks, I’ll be running my first half marathon distance race for Macmillan Cancer. My challenge of choice is Vitality North London half marathon on 12 March 2017, which finishes – Hunger Games …

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Undertones Unlocked: How to Match Foundation to Skin Tone

BY NECHELLE TURNER Imagine you’re on a hunt for the perfect foundation, lip color, or blush shade — and you find it! The texture, formula, and depth of color are all that you’d hope for, then you put it on, and everything goes completely out the window. The best-laid plans fall flat, the color is …

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Every woman’s at-home weight workout

The benefits of working with challenging weights are immense: you’ll shape and firm your body, and speed up your metabolism, so you burn extra calories long after your workout is over. You don’t need fancy equipment or even a gym membership, you can get a fantastic fat-torching workout at home with just a pair of …