2019-08-01_Men_s_Health_South_Africa

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14 MH.CO.ZA/ August 2019

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AUGUST

The number of

seconds men should

deep squat daily.

Spend at least 5 to 10 minutes

per day in a deep squat position. The purpose: (1) to get in some much-

needed mobility work for your tight and stiff ankles, knees, and hips;

(2) to help prevent lower-back pain; and (3) to naturally improve your

squat mechanics for the gym. EXERCISE MORE: MH.CO.ZA/FITNESS

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Tshepo Nyathi

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WORKOUTS

FITNESS

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QUESTION: I’ve started

HIIT workouts – how do I avoid

overtraining?

“The objective is progression,” says Ian

Pienaar, founder of Thrive Fitness, a new

Cape Town-based gym that offers HIIT

workouts. “You want to keep pushing your

body a little bit harder with each session; but

if you push your body too hard in the

beginning, you’re bound to fail,” he explains.

“If you have stress levels that are already high

because of work, adding more stress to your

body is going to cause it to shut down.”

TRAIN SMARTER: MH.CO.ZA/WORKOUTS

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Brandon Duxbury

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FOLLOW THESE HACKS FOR

A HEALTHY DINNER...

1. Don’t Skip It
   Forgoing dinner to cut your
   kilojoule intake causes a rise
   in cortisol – not only slowing
   your metabolism, but also
   disrupting your sleep.

• Psychomatic Medicine

2. It’s A Weighting Game
   Make dinner your largest
   meal, and you’ll find it easier to
   maintain muscle while dieting

• resulting in better overall
  body composition.

3. What To Avoid
   Microwave curry
   (it’s time to get Ma’s recipe)
   Kilojoule bombs
   (ahem... fried chicken)
   Blood pressure spikes
   (give the salt a miss!)
   Packaging with BPA
   (Read the labels)

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