GETTING IN SHAPE IS MUCH LIKE BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP, WITH ALL THE HIGHS AND LOWS THAT GO WITH IT. JUST AS BEING IN LOVE CAN BE TRYING AT TIMES, SO CAN YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR EXERCISE REGIME. SO HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO STOP THE FIZZ GOING OUT OF YOUR FITNESS RELATIONSHIP THIS VALENTINE’S DAY The years I have spent in the gym under a bar have helped me learn that there are principles…

MANY OF US ARE GEARING UP FOR AN ACTION-PACKED SKI HOLIDAY AT THIS TIME, BUT EVEN THE FITTEST GYM FANATICS MAY NOT BE WORKING THE RIGHT MUSCLES FOR THE SLOPES. SO FOLLOW THESE TIPS FOR LOTS OF FUN AND SAFETY ON THE PISTE. It’s that time of the year when people start counting down the days to their adrenaline-filled ski holiday.  But people tend to forget that skiing is a sport, not merely a holiday,…

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT PUMPING IRON WILL TURN YOU INTO A FEMALE RAMBO, THEN THINK AGAIN — WELL-PLANNED WEIGHT TRAINING CAN HAVE MANY BENEFITS FOR WOMEN One of the biggest myths in fitness is that you should perform all-aerobic training for fat loss.  Women tend to have the perception that you should avoid weight training because upon lifting a dumbbell, you will become big and bulky. This belief has been reinforced over the years by…

Increasing levels in obesity have seen an expanding number of fitness crazes enter the health industry.  Since the fall of the Eastern Bloc, a number of training methods have been unearthed from behind the iron curtain. One such craze that entered the fitness industry is the kettlebell revolution. Formerly used by Russian strongmen and wrestlers known as a Girevoy, it is similar in appearance to a large metal football with a handle. Kettlebells come in…