by Women's Health | Mar 15, 2019 | Training
“I couldn’t breathe. My heart was racing. How did I get myself into this?” Let’s rewind a bit… The Scene: A hot, sunny December day with flowing vino, a reflection on the fitness events I’d done in 2018 and a sudden sense of...
by Women's Health | Mar 12, 2019 | Fitness, Workouts
Dance-inspired workouts. Aka exercises that don’t feel like workouts. Yes, they exist. We’re talking full-body burn, heart-pumping cardio and muscle-toning moves with dance-inducing music. Women’s Health recently teamed up with Planet Fitness, in...
by Women's Health | Mar 8, 2019 | Fitness
Crunches and situps are great for building a strong middle, but it’s easy to neglect your lower abs. While there’s no such thing as “spot training” to make those lower abs pop, it’s important to target all the muscles in your core—lower...
by Women's Health | Mar 7, 2019 | Fitness
Warming up before a workout can feel…well, boring. And if you’re short on time, forget about it. But doing a couple of low-key exercises before the main event can actually make a huge difference in your fitness performance. “Warming up prior to your...
by Women's Health | Mar 4, 2019 | Fitness
Battle ropes earned their badge-of-honour name for a reason: They’re your one-and-done hot-body weapon. In fact, working out with them for eight weeks improved athlete’s aerobic fitness and upper- and lower-body power more than sprints did, according to a...
