Busy or not, here’s how to squeeze in a workout

We’re all busy. And this means that everyone has a good excuse to blow off exercise. Yet somehow, some of the most productive people out there appear to effortlessly accomplish everything: taking care of their kids, and having a successful career and healthy marriage, all while managing to stay slim and look great in the process.

How to create a fitness routine you stick with

Do you struggle to create a regular exercise routine? Have you failed at it time and time again, only to end up taking the walk of shame to the fridge where you’ll soon drown your sorrows in a tub of ice cream? It doesn’t have to be this way. It is possible to get over the hump that prevents you from developing an exercise routine that sticks.

Here’s why you should be walking more

Walking has never had the same level of trendiness or excitement about it as other exercise methods. Who would want to walk when they can run, swim, practice yoga, dance zumba? It is written off as a dull, functional exercise that only warrants being considered if you’re going to do it anyway.

Womens’ cardio is about to get easier

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.

Common misconceptions about female fitness

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.

5 exercise mistakes you’re probably making

In a society where the media addresses health issues on a daily basis, people are paying increasing attention to their eating and exercising routines. Regular exercise for a better life and health has become a growing trend. But the truth is, some people could train for months without achieving any satisfactory results.

Fitness is for real women!

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.

Get up and move!

Sedentary jobs are on the rise, even if remote working is too, with more jobs fixed to technology and computers than ever before. However, what's great for business might not be good for us, as a recent review study suggests, with the amount of time spent sitting down linked to increased risk in serious health issues.

Ease the menopause with exercise!

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.

Pain is no exercise gain!

Do you really believe that if there's no pain there's no gain when it comes to exercise? What's true is that really challenging yourself with a workout that's going to test you to the limit can be incredibly rewarding. However, pain can lead to injury, whether from overstretching yourself or from overtraining.