In my client registration forms, I always ask clients why they want to change their lifestyle. The main reason they always give me, is to lose weight and look good. Who doesn’t want to look good? Looking good is a good motivator but if it’s the only motivator you have for changing your lifestyle, […]
The Lies You’ve Been Told About Women, Weightlifting and Muscle Building.
Women and muscle building has become a controversial topic in the fitness industry. And one camp is becoming increasingly vocal with “their truth” “The extreme lift all you want nothing will happen to you camp” The problem with being in any camp is 3 fold. When you’re in a camp it closes your mind and […]
Who Defines Your ‘Femininity’? Your Coach, The Fitness Industry, Media or You?
When you ask the fitness industry what a woman’s body should like and how a woman should train,the answer you get depends on a lot of things; the persons fitness background – competitive body building or figure competition,modelling, training , values, belief and experience determines the answer you get. If you ask someone who’s been into heavy weight lifting for a long […]
An Open Letter To Skinny Girls Who Want To Gain Weight
This post is for naturally skinny girls. Being naturally slender is seen by other people as a blessing but most times for you, you see it as a burden. This should not be. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that it’s wrong to want more…….. More curves, to be more attractive, stronger and healthier. […]
Train Like A Woman; And Eat Like A Woman Too!
Because you are a woman and not a man. The kind of body women want and how they should train to get that look is a controversial topic. All the posts that ask women to train like men are mostly found in bodybuilding sites. And they have pictures of perfectly “over toned” women. The thing […]
How Should A Woman Train?
That would depend on your body type and goal. As hard as it may be to believe; it’s not every woman that wants to lose weight. Whatever you do from day 1 of your training program must depend on your body type and goal. What do you want? Do you want to lose weight? Do […]
7 Common Posture Mistake by Women And How To Correct Them
Although some of the reasons for bad posture like sitting down for a long time and “office chair hunch” seem occupational, for most women their posture problem is sometimes a result of just, well, being a woman. Maintaining a correct posture is a battle most women have been having with their body for […]