Undoubtedly, women of all shapes and sizes benefit from strength training. For the safest, most effective program, you should seek the advice of a certified fitness professional. Also, there are many books on the subject. I highly recommend “A Woman’s Book Of Strength”, by Karen Andes, for the most up-to-date, correct information for women.

Rather than using the term ‘weight training’, as it sounds like you need to be a weight lifter to do this, I prefer to use the term ‘Strength training’. Have you ever heard people say that it’s only for men or you have to be training for a sport to do strength training? A common [...]

Festive Season time in New Zealand means Summer time! Are you ready for it? The most common excuse used to avoid any exercise today and especially during the festive season is “I have NO TIME!!” Maybe that’s why they call it the Silly Season because all the research is now showing that this excuse is [...]