Strength training builds healthy lean muscle and creates an increase in metabolic rate that persists throughout the day. Muscle tissue is naturally active, while stored body fat contributes little to your metabolic rate. Furthermore, when you exercise your muscles with strength training or weight resistance exercises, not only will you burn calories during the exercise period, you will also burn an even greater number of calories for hours afterward as your muscles re-build and recuperate. Strength training benefits women over ...

A training programme targeted at the modern woman convinces Bryony Gordon to lace up her trainers and head for the park If ever there was someone who understands how difficult it is for modern women to get fit and stay that way, that person is Georgie Thompson. And lunge: Bryony opted for the 'Bridget' programme. Springing down on to her knees for 20 effortless press-ups in the middle of Hyde Park, she admits that the previous night, after a training ...

Do you pass by the magazine stands in the store and envy the bodies of the cover models? More and more women today are coveting this body type; strong and muscular while still being feminine. Gone are the days where strong women are seen as too masculine and unattractive. The female fitness body is here to stay. Now, curves are back so long as they are created with muscle mass and have a softer appearance. Hot celebrities such as Jessica ...