5 Ways to Reduce Bloating
Bloating is a major inconvenience; if it’s not permanent (itself a real happiness killer) then it can come on, present itself at the most inconvenient time and give no indication of how long it’ll stay for. It’s horrible for any female’s confidence, and means we feel uncomfortable, unable to fit into certain clothes, and without […]
Lifting Heavy for Women: How to Avoid an Injury
Most women are aware that, when they lift weights, the situation is vastly different from when men do the same. For a variety of reasons; different body size and stature, bone strength, and internal biology, there are some things that men need to watch out for when they do heavy lifting, and similarly, women must […]
5 Tips Every Beginner Should Know When Starting Their Fitness Journey
The recent pandemic has led a lot of people to reassess their health and start working out and exercising. After all, we only live once and repeated forced isolation has meant many people are really feeling like they have led a sedentary lifestyle for the last two years. But there are some mistakes people make; […]
Injuries: Most Common Injuries for Women
With training comes a unique set of pitfalls depending on what the routine is. Weightlifting, running, aerobics and even yoga all come with injuries that can be sustained if you’re not doing it properly or are doing too much. To compound the problem, women, being built differently to men, need to be aware of the […]
How Female Fitness and Workouts Differ from Men’s
For anyone looking in from the outside, it may seem like ‘a workout is a workout’. We go to the gym, warm up, do some reps and then go home. But the routine hides quite a few differences in the way that men and women train. There are certain exercises that are geared more towards […]
How Many Days Women Should Work Out Per Week
There is much conjecture about how many days a week a female should look to work out. There are those that think a five to six day a week intense workout regime is the only way to see meaningful, lasting results, whilst others will argue that a few days a week is fine. Alternatively, another […]
How A Caloric Surplus Can Help You Gain Muscle
If you’ve ever heard of the term ‘bulking’, it’s something that essentially means one of two things; either they are ‘dirty bulking’, whereby they eat anything and everything in order to build up a massive caloric surplus (and thereby give themselves an absolute ton of carbs to work with and quickly gain mass) or they […]
Cardio: What Is It and How to Start
‘Cardio’ is a term often bounded about that many will reference without fully understanding. ‘Cardio’ in the true sense of the word simply means that it is related to the heart, but that can be used in a range of subjects; medicine, science, and, of course, in exercise and general health. But what actually is […]
Can Smoothies Be Unhealthy?
Incorporating smoothies into your diet not only gives your body all the vitamins, minerals and fiber it needs, but it also helps your digestion, as the foods are blended and therefore easier for your body to process. Additionally, blending a smoothie means that you use the whole fruit or vegetable and can therefore keep all […]
Vegetarian vs Raw Food
Is there a difference between vegetarian and raw food diets? A raw foodist is a vegetarian, but one who generally is not going to cook his vegetables or fruits. A vegetarian is someone who simply doesn’t eat meat, fish or poultry, but only consumes vegetables, pasta, and rice. A vegetarian might eat meatless spaghetti sauce […]
