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Strength often looks different from how we expect it to.

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...