In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Women's Health US

• Checking In with…
  Taylor Beebe (@taylorannebb15), trainer, fitness expert, and alum of WH/MH’s Strength in Diversity initiative. Taylor recently competed in the International Drug-Free Association Powerlifting World Championships in Seoul in the masters (40–49) division. Here, she answers some pressing questions about the memorable experience.
• Pilates People
  As the method grows glitzier and more gatekept, a wave of women are fighting to reclaim the reformer for the rest of us.
• Your First Flow
  Unconvinced that pilates is for you? Let this beginner mat sequence (designed by Pilates Homeroom owner Lori Crosthwait to wake up your spine and build core strength) get you moving. Aim for five reps of each exercise.
• The DIY Set List
  No more staring into the weight room abyss! Here’s exactly how to build an effective strength plan with confidence.
• How to Structure Your Week
  Strategic splits allow you to train harder and recover better. Choose the approach that fits your goals and schedule.
• THE EXERCISE EQUATION
  Before you dive in, be sure to warm up properly. Do some light cardio (walking, biking, rowing) for 5 minutes to get moving, and then prep your joints with 3 mobility moves (2–3 rounds of 30 seconds each). Effective exercises: world’s greatest stretch, cat-cow, squat-to-stand, and plank walkouts. Then follow this formula.
• Comeback, Loading
  College basketball star Chloe Kitts shares her road map for injury recovery.
• Big Winner Energy
  Women’s Health editors swiped, slathered, and smoothed on more than 2,500 of the latest products to find these 44 absolute bangers. Let’s make your routine anything but routine.
• Born to Sleep Less
  Meet the snooze outliers challenging everything we’ve been told about our time under the sheets—and the experts furiously studying them to help us all stay healthy longer.
• Optimize Your Slumber
  Use insights from short sleepers to snooze better.
• The Functional Lab Test Fixation
  How many biomarkers do you really need to check to be healthy?
• All the Flavor.
  None of the Hangover.
• Breakfast or Brain Food? Both!
  These recipes feature ingredients that’ll keep you on it in the short term—and work to protect your brain in the long term too.
• Rethinking Body Image
  In 2026, the body conversation is shifting fast with GLP-1s on the scene, AI filters everywhere, and social media scrolls (and comparisons) that seem endless. Relearning a positive body image at this point isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s critical maintenance for mental health. Like strength training, it takes repetition: noticing old narratives, challenging them, and practicing new ones until they stick. Here, Rachel Goldman, PhD, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at New York University, walks you through how to train your brain in an excerpt from her new book, When Life Happens.
• Turn Boredom into Brilliance
  Practicing strategic stillness may be the greatest creativity hack of all time.
• finding her light
  After working her way through grief, body dysmorphia, and a host of health issues, actor Eiza González is recentering her life around what sustains her. First up? Three major film projects. (Yes, you're seeing her everywhere right now.)
• game changers
  When girls play sports, they do more than compete. They learn how to lead.
• Sam Rapoport
  Football gave her everything. Now the serial disrupter wants to give that back to women who love to play the game.
• Kim Ng
  After rising from intern to GM, the executive makes her latest move: creating a clear path for the future stars of softball.
• Maria Taylor
  The television host has found her calling telling the untold (and oft-overlooked) tales of trailblazers in sports.
• From WNBA Champion to Industry Builder
  SWIN CASH, president of the Women’s Sports Foundation, shares life lessons from the court.
• Constance Schwartz-Morini
  The management powerhouse is focused on storytelling, changing lives through deals, and creating a company culture where everyone thrives.
• Justine Siegal
  Every time someone told the baseball pioneer not to play, she decided to play even harder.
• easy on the eyes
  Are ophthalmologist-tested makeup formulas the solution for sensitivity? One editor investigates what the term means—and how these products may help you stay safe and healthy.
• Grief, Grit & Guinness Records
  There’s no such thing as “TOO OLD” to STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT—and it’s NEVER too late to net (serious) STRENGTH GAINS. These women are PROOF.
• Why Wellness Went Carnivore
  GOODBYE, GREEN JUICE. HELLO, ORGAN MEAT SMOOTHIES. AND WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT US
• finisher
  Pop and R&B icon Mya is back with an album, Retrospect—a fitting title for an industry vet who’s learned a lot.