Baked Spaghetti Squash with Marinara Sauce
Try this for a healthy, tantalizing meal.                                                                                                         More »
Vacation Workout
Stay in shape when you’re on the road with these fast, effective workouts                                                                                                         More »
Tabata Training
Download the bonus back workout                                                                                                         More »
THE NEW HERS!
Check out our new look magazine and website.                                                                                                         More »
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Bikini Ready Video
Video circuits to get you bikini ready in 4 weeks, to coincide with our Bikini Ready feature in the March/April issue of Hers!                          
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Video Beauty Tip: Smokey Eye
Curious how to achieve the perfect “Smokey Eye”? Here, Muscle & Fitness Hers Beauty Director Gillian Whitlock demonstrates the steps on Ms. Figure Olympia - and Hers cover model - Nicole Wilkins-Lee at a recent photo shoot.                          
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mar/apr 2010 - Table of Contents

12 Letters

17 The Pulse
  • Oddo’s Angle
  • Rowing vs. cycling
  • What’s new in gym footwear
  • Oatmeal vs. Cream of Wheat
  • Delicious chicken recipe
  • Day in the life: Erin Stern
38 Fit Factors By Nicole Wilkins Lee

40 Bikini-Ready in four weeks
Lose up to 15 pounds in one month with our crash course on sculpting a fit physique
52 The Vacation Workout
Stay in shape when you’re on the road with three fast, effective workouts
58 Tabata Time
Looking to burn fat, build muscle and get stronger? We’ve got your all-in-one solution: Tabata interval training
66 Real-World Meals
How to stay on track when eating out at some of America’s more popular - and potentially fattening - restaurants
70 Energy Boosters
We’ll help you avoid fatigue in and out of the gym
74 Camping Out
Monica Brant’s F.E.M. Camp is just one of the many hands-on experiences for the fitness-minded woman
80 Mindi Smith’s Fave 5 Triceps
The 2009 NPC Nationals overall figure winner shares her top triceps exercises
86 National Exposure
A crop of new names and faces emerges as the latest figure and bikini pros at the 2009 NPC Nationals
92 Twists & Turns

93 Calendar of Events
96 End Result

  • Bikini Ready in 4 Weeks
  • 232 Must Read Fitness Tips & Tricks
  • One Move to Sexy Shoulders