Nick Mitchell:  ”We are honoured today to share a guest article on “weight training for women” with you from Clare Rooney, a lady I first met almost four years ago on a training course in Ireland.  I was blown away by her knowledge back then, and she has only continued to expand and build on [...]

Natural Remedies for PMS Pre menstrual syndrome (PMS) is a very common and sometimes debilitating condition that affects around one third of women. Typical symptoms range from fatigue, irritability, depression, bloating, nausea, breast pain, mood swings and food cravings. There are four different subgroups of PMS categorized by anxiety, depression water retention and cravings.  Thankfully [...]

Female fat loss can be a frustrating business.  You’ve been attending the gym regularly, maybe even working with a personal trainer (Editor’s note – warning, not all personal trainers are created equally!) sticking to a strict fat loss meal plan and avoiding those nights out with the girls. Your tummy feels tighter, clothes feel looser [...]

Personal Training Questions with top London Personal Trainer, Nick Mitchell. (Please note that this question first appeared in the July 2009 edition of Marie Claire magazine) Question: Nick, what sort of breathing pattern do you recommend while doing sit-ups/crunches? Would you recommend blowing out heavily? How does this help? Answer: To make sit ups (any [...]

By Martyn Sklayne There is a widely held belief that if a woman performs weight training she will quickly morph into something resembling a member of a 70’s East German weight lifting champion. This belief, which is absolutely false holds back so many women from achieving the lean ‘hard body’ look that will draw admiration [...]

Deadlift for a dead sexy butt The deadlift is often given the title the ‘king of exercises” due to the huge amount of muscle groups it activates combined with the heavy load you can build up to lift on it. It’s realistic for almost any women to be able to progress to lifting over her [...]