Strengthening your knowledge base around your training

The Reality of Exercising when Pregnant - my experience

I had no expectation about what training in pregnancy would be like. I’d read the research and guidelines and it was clear exercise...

The Benefits of Exercise for Mental Health

Exercise has many many physical benefits but the mental positives are huge too. Whether you use long steady cardio sessions to process...

Are you addicted to exercise?

I am all for exercise! There is nothing better at treating and preventing so many health problems and it has always been a key part of my...

How do you know if you're hypermobile?

Following on from my yoga vs. Pilates article where I described how if you are hypermobile or 'too bendy' yoga might not be the best...

Yoga vs. Pilates

It's an age old debate in the fitness industry about which is the superior form of exercise. They have similar themes so how do you know...

Strength training as you get older

We all know we'll get weaker as we get older but does it have to be that way? Evidence is pretty overwhelming for exercise at any age but...

Why aren't you lifting heavy weights?

Are you actively stopping yourself from getting stronger? It still doesn't appear to come naturally for women to include heavy weight...

Strength training when pregnant - is it safe?

Does this picture make you take a sharp intake of breath? As with anything pregnancy related there are thousands of opinions and...

What should you do with back pain?

It is a fact that 60-70% of us will experience back pain throughout our lives. It is the 2nd most common reason for time off work behind...

Is your training in sync with your cycle?

It is commonly known that women’s hormones fluctuate throughout the month during the menstrual cycle. These hormones are partly...

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