Anthony Joshua is the embodiment of the modern boxer. He is powerful but dexterous, explosive yet graceful. While the standard model for an elite boxer's calendar is one of boom and bust (training like an animal in the build-up to a fight; gorging like one afterwards), Joshua remains in year-round, intimidating shape.
"I take more of a holistic view," he told MH. "It’s not just about the fight, it’s about living right. You might have little cheat meals now and again – everyone’s got a sweet tooth – but also it is nice to spend the majority of the time eating natural foods. It’s important to treat yourself right." And who'd dare argue?
The Greatest of Our Time
The heavyweight division is arguably more exciting than it has been in decades. After a gruelling day in pre-fight training camp, AJ spoke to Men's Health about the qualities that set him apart
Trail Running for Beginners
Ready to take your cardio off-road? We sent our writer to the wilds of Fuerteventura to race one of the world's best trail-runners up the side of a volcano. At least we gave him a head start…
Legal Ways to Boost Your Serotonin
The so-called happy hormone is your body's in-built mood-improving switch. This is how to raise your levels, whenever you want to – without indulging your more libertine impulses
Every Nutritional Query, Answered
Eating well is a maddening business. To help you sort fad from fact, we put our most pressing questions to a panel of experts, then condensed our conversations into one digestible dialogue
Male Mental Health: The Next Generation
The mental well-being of our children and teenagers is in crisis, with anxiety and depression at an all-time high. Can early intervention help today’s young men grow up better equipped to deal with life’s challenges? MH spent a week in a south London school to speak to those working to brighten futures
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Scarlett Wrench is the Senior Editor at Men’s Health UK.
With more than 12 years’ experience as a health and lifestyle editor, Scarlett has a keen interest in new science, emerging trends, mental well-being, and food and nutrition. For Men’s Health, she has carried out extensive research into areas such as wellness in the workplace, male body image, the paradoxes of modern masculinity, and mental health among school-age boys.
Her words have also appeared in Women’s Health, Runner’s World and The Sunday Times.