When it comes to running, fatigue and exhaustion are common complaints, even for the most experienced runners. Aerobic respiration aside, there are several reasons why you feel tired and need to take a breath after running a certain distance. Some of these factors include dehydration, weather conditions, and your physical fitness.

Whether you’re a nine-to-five office employee or a working mom with a busy schedule, you probably find it hard to spare time for daily exercise. All your body really wants after a long, tiring day is to go straight home and get some rest. And this all-too-familiar routine goes on for weeks and months.

When you strap on your shoes to hit the treadmill, you may not be looking forward to the gruelling hour of perspiration and panting that awaits. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You have cardio options that you’ve never even considered. And you may not have to push yourself as hard as you think.

Getting the best results from exercise can be difficult nowadays. Open any paper and you'll find a lot of hyped-up exercising tips claiming that you can actually lose weight in a very short period. But most likely these approaches are neither sustainable nor healthy for your body.

If you visualize women at the gym or working out what do you see in your mind's eye? Chances are you see a slim, fit, and toned woman who already looks in peak physical condition. Magazines are filled with pictures of celebrities working out with their personal trainers, just to lose a few pounds on their already size 0 frames for an award ceremony.

The link between cancer protection and exercise in women is being researched more and more and the results are fascinating. A recent study, about to be published in next month's International Journal of Cancer, reveals some potentially startling results about how working out can combat breast cancer in women.

Exercise improves women's quality of life and helps alleviate the symptoms of menopause. That's the finding of a newly published study, which backs up the idea that working out can be a wonderful benefit to women in balancing their hormones. There are other reasons why an effective fitness regime can be positive for menopausal women, whatever symptoms and level of discomfort each individual woman is dealing with.

Women engaged in the battle of the belly fat bulge will understand just how difficult this abdominal bulk is to budge. Of course, having some fat around the hips is natural for a woman, as emphasized by super size-zero celebrities with hip bones that jut out and concave rather than toned and flat stomachs.

The lifestyle of the modern woman has changed hugely from just a few generations ago. Better opportunities, greater financial freedom and more personal choice are all incredible positives which many women have benefitted from. Many women are much more interested in health and wellbeing too than simply losing weight, which has really inspired the female fitness industry to develop as well.

More leisure time, social events, family gatherings and definitely more food! It's not surprising that between the treats and the presents that many women find the holidays a stressful time when they battle weight gain and start New Year feeling as if they need an exercise and diet overhaul.