Driven by metrics, fuelled by AI and never far from a ‘hmm, really?’ TikTok trend, wellness has never been more complex. Or innovative. Or exciting. Guided by expert intel, we place our bets on the newness you’ll be trying, tracking and tuning into this year

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Thinking of joining a gym? How about one specifically for your vagina?! That’s just one of the new technological wonders available to improve pelvic floor health, along with a swathe of new treatments, home devices and tests all designed to help us feel healthier inside and out. Editor-in-Chief Katy Sunnassee looks at what’s going to be big on the women’s wellness scene for 2026.

MY LIFE IN HEALTH

This month Sean Murphy, Ultimate Performance personal trainer, shines a light on how to HIIT train during midlife

Gone are the days when a shower, shit and shave sufficed as a self-care regimen. In our age of heightened visuals, the pressure to save face is driving a boom in men’s aesthetic ‘tweakments’. One writer investigates the rise – and goes under the needle himself