‘Strength Training’ sounded a little intimidating to me before I started my training. Heavy weights were supposed to be a man’s thing, but then that all changed for me when I watched the 2016 Rio Olympic Games - specifically the Women's Weightlifting (58kg category). I was in awe of each and every ...

Stress affects all of us. Whether it's a work deadline, wondering how you’re going to get the kids to sports or other practice or worrying if you'll have enough time in the day to get everything done. In fact, 70% of us experience stress everyday. The question is: “How do I become less stressed?” ...

When we are sick, it may seem like everything in our lives is weighed down. We have to adjust things we do on a daily basis, such as working, running errands, or socializing to best help us recover. Regardless of the level of sickness, exercise in some way is still probably something you can ...

Goal setting is a popular psychological technique used to enhance performance and success, increase motivation, and to monitor progress. It can be applied to all aspects of life including professional, sporting, and personal settings. S.M.A.R.T.E.R is an anagram for the framework of goal setting to ...

Weight training at home is much more than just about losing weight and gaining muscle. For years, we have believed in the myth that you should do weight training only if you want to lose or gain weight. However, now it's time to broaden our horizons regarding weight training. Not only does it help ...

Your core is a lot more important than you probably give it credit for, yet it's abs-olutely (sorry, couldn't resist that) key in virtually every movement your physical body performs. It helps give you a solid posture, so you can for example, handle increasing amounts of weight in the gym, it helps ...

Have you been wondering about CDB oil? Can it be an effective element in your fitness programme? Many people don't know that there are some pretty incredible supplements available nowadays, and it can take quite a bit of research to unearth the good ones. No worries though, we've got you covered. ...

Do you open Instagram -like every day- and find yourself scrolling through images of perfect fitness females eating fanciful (yet non consequential) things like 'Argentinian Peanut Butter Pancakes'? Does it 'press your buttons' and make you feel guilty enough to feel inferior? Well, this is for ...

If you’re vegan I’m sure you’ve heard it a thousand times before, ‘Where do you get your protein?’. Vegan lifestyles are becoming more and more common and you can certainly get great results from weightlifting whilst following a vegan diet. Do you think these five women get enough protein from a ...

Although weightlifting has always been considered a masculine sport, there’s no questioning that women who lift are definitely becoming more prevalent all over the globe. Less women are scared of becoming ‘bulky’ from lifting (because it's not that easy to build real muscle, contrary to what some ...