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2017 46 THE KITE RUNNER MEET KITESURFER MICHELLE HAYWARD: THOUGH SHE BE BUT LITTLE, SHE S FIERCE AF. September COVER PHOTOGRAPH: MATTHIAS VRIENS-MCGRATH PHOTOGRAPH: PAUL SAMUELS; HAIR AND MAKE-UP: SJANI GROBBELAAR/SUPERNOVA CREATIVE MANAGEMENT; CLOTHING BY MAAJI 4 WOMEN S HEALTH / September 2017 / WomensHealthSA.co.za
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September 2017 116 RAWLICIOUS. STYLE & BEAUTY 38 Dare To Bare All the potions you need for the smoothest, softest skin 40 Girl Power Mix n match make-up for women who break the mould 44 Foot Candy Step out in comfort and style 100 110 34 ON OUR COVER 68 92 116 80 FITNESS 52 It Takes Two This partner workout is the most fun you ll ever have in a sweat sesh HEALTH 50 Is The Gym Making You Ugly? Could be. Use these tips to get the perks, not the problems 56 Branch Out If you go down to the woods... You re in for a whack of health benefits 58 Your Body On... Attending A Wedding Crier? Here s why 59 Train Your Brain The secret to keeping your mind strong? Building your body FOOD NOW 64 Tickled Pink Salmon for days: buy once, keep on feasting WEIGHT LOSS 68 You Lose, You Win Special How three readers lost the weight and kept it off years later SEX & LOVE 72 Is Afterplay The New Foreplay? What happens post-o could say a lot about your relationship... 74 WTF... Is The NuvaRing? Say hello to the fuss-free contraceptive you ve never heard of 130 What Men Think Five juicy questions for DJ duo The Chainsmokers 92 CRÈME DE LA CRÈME. FEATURES 34 The Naked Truth Hot mama Sofía Vergara takes it off at 45! 76 How My Body Changed... And How It Changed Me What it feels like to be naked after a double mastectomy 80 Baring It All Find out what SA women really think about their bodies 86 WH s Modern Guide To Spa Etiquette Should you tip? Should you strip? We have the answers... 92 All-Star Beauty Introducing: the best beauty hacks and products of 2017 100 30 Days To Fit A complete meal and exercise plan to get you back in shape in a month 110 Food For Thought Feel like you re losing your mind? It could be brain diabetes... 116 Nude Food Fill a plate with raw, fresh food that s delicious and totally uncomplicated 122 Spring Into Action Celebrate the change of season with seven athleisure must-haves 8 Letter From The Editor 10 Meet The Team 100 RED-HOT FITNESS. IN EVERY ISSUE 12 Tell WH 14 Ask Anything 18 Guy Next Door 20 WH Social 23 DISCUSS! CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: MICKY HOYLE; KRISTIN-LEE MOOLMAN; RIANA VOGEL
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ROCK THY BODY Just go ahead and roll your eyes loudly at the first person who dares to tell you that summer bodies are made in winter. I promise it won t be me. If there s one thing I ve learnt as chief cheerleader of this fit squad, it s that everybody boasts a summer body so long as you feel it in your bones... And that s what this issue is all about a celebration of body confidence in all its multi-faceted glory. We started conceptualising the idea of a global naked issue close on a year ago, seeing it as an opportunity to celebrate women, yes, but also to calibrate how we feel about our naked selves. As a global collective of 20 editions, we conducted a survey, asking you everything we thought there would be to know about how you feel in the buff. The results of which appear from page 80 and they make for superinteresting reading, although nerdy disclaimer I do love a stat more than most. While, as South African women, most of us feel pretty damn confident about ourselves, naked or otherwise (kudos!) we rated the lowest in the entire bloody world when it came to rocking what yo mamma gave you in a bikini. Yes, naked, we re hella comfortable, but throw us into the public glare in nothing but a cossie and we re running for the nearest kaftan. With this in mind, we thought the fastest way to getting your groove back would be to hit you with a month of progressive fitness. As I write this, we re still in the throes of our staff fitness challenge, buuut I d totally sign up for 30 days of fitness if I wasn t actually supposed to be committed to three months of #WHGetsFit. And you can too it involves stretches of cardio, some bodyweight training, an easy-to-stick-to meal plan and key! results. Despite a heap of new leggings my way of tricking my brain into exercising when I m not really in the mood I am failing my staff challenge dismally this year. If it s any consolation (and it is for me), our cover star, Sofia Vergara another global first is as miffed at the idea of having to exercise regularly as the rest of us... She told us that she loathes knowing her PT session is coming up almost as much as she hates it when it s over because she knows she needs to do it again the next day. Sound familiar? At least you know you re not alone. That said, she is 45, smoking hot and married to Werewolf Joe, so it s probably worth tearing out the entire section of 30 Days To Fit, page 100, and getting cracking! DANIELLE WEAKLEY Editor @DanielleWeakley @danweakley Join us for the September Sit-Up Challenge! That s 50 situps a day, for every day of the month (you can divide them up throughout the day). Grab a friend and stay motivated! And tag #WHSitupChallenge on social. What the team did this month... DO TAKE THE GAME OF THRONES WORKOUT CHALLENGE, LIKE @WANITA.NICOL AND @MICHELLE_ OCTOBER. FIND IT ON OUR SITE. MAKE @AMY_HOPPY S DAIRY- FREE PESTO. BOIL MACADAMIA NUTS FOR 30 MINS. BLEND WITH LEMON, GARLIC, CHILLI, OLIVE OIL, BASIL AND SEASONING. BE LIKE @LEIGHCHAMPANISKING AND WORK OUT EVEN WHEN YOU RE ON HOLIDAY, LIKE SHE DID IN GREECE. VISIT OUR SITE FOR 15-MINUTE EXERCISE VIDEOS. GO ON TO TWITTER AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR FAVE SHADE OF LIPSTICK IS! WE ALL DONNED OUR BEST FOR #LIPSTICKDAY! PHOTOGRAPHS: SEAN LAURÉNZ 8 WOMEN S HEALTH / September 2017 / WomensHealthSA.co.za
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