The Last Word: John Barnes

How is training as a professional footballer different these days? The most significant difference is that now the training is tailored to suit each individual player. When I used to play everyone just did the same thing. I remember doing distance running as one whole group, so you had Neil Ruddock and Steve McManaman running…

14 things you should never say to a woman

Women claim communication is the key, but there are some things that are best left never said… “Calm down” Oh they hate this one. Boy do they get angry when you rationally ask them to stop over-reacting. But what they hear when you say this is that the way they are feeling is not important…

Cereal Offenders

Why it’s the most misleading meal of the day It’s a confusing world. We’re told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many of the breakfast cereals are hugely unhealthy, despite claims to the contrary. Once upon a time, cereal boxes proudly gave you a novelty gift – now they surreptitiously…

Design Classic

Long before the Air Force 1 and Nike Airs dominated the trainers market there was a pair of running shoes that were kings of the street for Nike – The Waffle. Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman created the first pair by pouring rubber into his wife’s waffle iron, thus creating the basis for the pattern on…

Quantum Physique

Men’s Fitness meets Daniel Craig to talk about the physical demands of preparing to play the world’s most famous spy, why he does as many stunts as possible and how the next film will start with four girls in bikinis. There’s a shortage of real action heroes right now. Whereas once cowboys, soldiers and ‘real…

Staying alive

Survivorman host Les Stroud offers some tips on how to survive in the harshest of conditions. People in Dubai love to go camping. If someone should find themselves stranded in the desert out here (and there’s a lot of it) what would your advice be? Remain calm, that’s the first step. Travel during the early…