When you start any fitness program you always need a target or goal. To achieve this marker or goal you should have a starting point whether this is your 1RM (1 rep max), 2km indoor rowing time or your one mile running pace these all are useful points that you can measure your progress against. Much like taking a measurement of your waist, using measurements of loads on the barbell or times of distances can work really well on recording your progress. These types of goals c

Barbells and body shape are an odd combination aren't they? Fortunately though they are a match made in heaven! Lots of people especially women seem to think - wrongly I might add - that if you start lifting weights they will start looking like the incredible hulk. This unfortunately is a common myth wheeled by the cardio kings of fitness, the real truth is that women need testosterone to bulk up and we haven't got enough in our bodies so without some nasty supplements yo

I am a huge advocate of lifting weights and feel I have reaped the benefits of these sorts of programs in the last few years. I have become stronger, my body shape has changed drastically and it’s even helped with my speed in my indoor rowing. For the individual who wants to change their body shape, get leaner, improve their strength, increase their bone strength and also help them move easier later in life once you start to slow down then lifting weights is what you should

We can’t exercise at the same intensity every session, we won’t see progress, we may burn ourselves out, injure ourselves or even de-motivate yourself. This is why a good fitness program will have a variety of intensities you have to work at throughout. For example if you worked at a high intensity every session on the rowing machine, your body would struggle to recover properly for your next session. Fast interval after fast interval the first week would feel ok but then y

Exercise and food sometimes don’t go hand-in-hand for some, as we all exercise for a whole number of reasons, with weight-loss being top of many people’s list. To achieve their targets they not only have to exercise, they also have to eat the correct food types and make sure that their body recovers properly ready for their next workout, to do this they need to re-fuel your body and not starve it. There are people who think that weightloss will come with a ton of exercise