All Entries in the "Fitness" Category
The Fit Girl Monthly Challenge – January
Ladies, we were so proud of your commitment during the 12 Week Challenge and knew that some of you were wanting to have a gentle nudge (read swift boot) to launch you into 2012. So in the spirit of setting challenges, we thought we should invite you to set some goals or habits that contribute [...]
Week 12 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Darlings the time has come for us to part in our final week of the Challenge! You have been marvellous and I commend you for sticking through it even when sometimes all you wanted to do was reach for a slice of cake! So now what? Are we going to just cast thee aside like [...]
When working out, isn’t working out
Don’t be down on yourself girl!
Week 11 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Only two weeks left ladies! Toot toot! So tell us, did you try any of those damn good cocktails from last week? Did you love them? Which was your favourite? So this week we’re gonna give you some hints and tips on your own party food that a) your guests won’t know that they too, [...]
Week 10 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Swashbuckling waistlines! We have reached double figures ladies, let’s hope with a little reduction in our figures if you catch my drift. So in case you thought that we might take it easy on you exercise wise, what with all of that partying you are partaking in, remember what we’re here for! We are giving [...]
Week 9 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Phew FGs, you have made it. You have done eight weeks and counting. We are so proud of you guys, so it’s time for us to give a little something back…we’re gon’ show you how to party FG style. Now before we start, we want you to do the same as we asked in week [...]
What do you want more of on Fit Girl?
Yes honies, what do you want to see more of on Fit Girl. We have already asked some of you and you have expressed more kit and more recipes, because every FG likes to shop and eat, right? So let us know what you want more of and we’ll bring it in the New Year. [...]
Week 8 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Holla! Rumour has it y’all found last week’s workout too easy. This can only mean one thing, you are ready for tougher action! Toot, toot! OK ladies, this is the final week of strict-ass dedication to virtuous food and drink, before we show you how to party from next week. So you have one more [...]
Week 7 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Can you believe that we are at week 7 FGs, I mean how time flies when you’re having fun. Well we like to think you’ve had a little fun on the strict road to booty fabulous! We are over the hump FGs. Woot! OK, we are now enetering the third week of strict and fabulous. [...]
Take it slow baby!
Ok so life is like a treadmill if you’re an FG, squeezing in cake (I mean life) the universe and everything. Your fingers go at 90mph squeezing in email, text and twitter responses, phew we are exhausted. Except, we’d really like you to not squeeze in the exercises in your gym session, yes we want [...]
Week 6 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
We are almost halfway through FGs, can you believe it! Five weeks of sweat and tears. Oh stop it, it hasn’t been that bad, you gals have destroyed the challenge! For week 6 we are gonna roll on through with the strict food and drink as thrust upon you last week…here’s a reminder in case [...]
You Asked: How do I deal with sciatic nerve pain?
Dear Fit Girl, I love working out but have recently been battling with really bad sciatic nerve pain down my left leg, the pain is about a four out of ten so at the moment it isn’t too bad but it still stops me from progressing in my workouts. Do you have any suggestions on [...]
Week 5 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
ARE YOU READY! We’ve hit the big four weeks, that spicy ham in the middle of your twelve week challenge sandwich (wheat-free obvs). We shall not beat around the bush, week 5 brings you the opportunity to go clean to get lean for four weeks. The festive season is not far away darlings, so let’s [...]
You Asked: Cycling is making my thighs bigger…
Dear Fit Girl I started cycling to work a month ago and am finding it’s a great way to fit exercise in to my day – I’m covering 22km a day in just over an hour (my best time to work is 33mins; my worst 37mins), and burning (according to my heart rate monitor) between [...]
Week 4 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Ladies we are nearly a third of the way through the challenge. We are so proud of you here at FGHQ, we couldn’t ask for a better group of challengers, so keep on keeping on! Alrighty, week 4 is the last week of ‘easing in’ shall we say, before we go hardcore for four weeks [...]
Week 3 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Ladies, you’ve made it to week 3! It’s been a tough road for some of you and some of you have sailed through. By now you should be starting to feel the benefits of having cut sugar and removing wheat from your diet. It’s caused you to have to get a little creative up in [...]
Mizuno pimped us out!
A day at the Royal Parks Half Marathon
Week 2 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Ladies, we can hardly believe the feedback we have had from week 1. Check out the comments on the Week 1 post to see how your fellow sistas found it. All of you are absolutely going for it on the sugar reduction front, we are thrilled with your commitment! Right then, now for week 2, [...]
Week 1 – The Fit Girl Twelve Week Challenge
Eep we’re here. OK, now we can tell you a little bit more about why we decided to do the twelve week challenge. Mainly just to give yourselves a damn chance! 12 weeks may seem like a long time but we can get a lot done in that time so get ready for the ride. [...]
But muscle weighs more than fat doesn’t it?
No sweety, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat, it’s just that it’s quite likely, if you’re resistance training, that you are burning fat and increasing muscle. So if you’re all like, oh no, the scales aren’t really shifting but my clothes are [...]
