All Entries Tagged With: "Fitness"
Fit Girl Gadgets: iexerci.se
Ladies, if you need a little help shifting the delf from your shelf then we have the perfect little cyber support for you. Welcome iexerci.se!!!! This fab little site, counts everything you need to get that ounce off your bounce!! We’re talking food analysis broken down into protein, carb, and fat content…now you know we [...]
Be in control of your work effort with RPE
Ladies, have you ever noticed that sometimes you do a workout and feel great!! And other times you are struggling to get through it! Struggling through a workout can mean a few different things – you may just be plain tired; you might be a little under the weather; you may not have eaten enough; [...]
How to deal with exercises you hate, that you know are good for you…
What is it? Squats? Lunges? Burpees? Press ups? Personally if I never had to squat again it would be too soon! So I always do them on Mondays, y’know, to get the damn things out of they way! Would I stop doing them, just cos I don’t like them? Hell no!! Squats keep my butt [...]
Thinking about running a marathon?
It’s likely that you have been an innocent spectator at a marathon before and now feel it necessary to see if you can go the distance! Well done, you have officially topped the absolutely crazy list! Just kidding! Training for and running a marathon challenges you both physically and mentally in ways you never expected. [...]
Ouch my tushy hurts from working out!!
A literal pain in the butt!! Welcome to world of DOMS ladies – delayed onset muscle soreness! It’s the whip that cracks the day after, the day after!! You wake up the day after a workout and feel pretty good, and then the next day BAM…you can’t walk!!! For the weak-minded, it is enough to [...]
We caught up with Alesha Dixon to talk fitness…
We managed to nab five minutes with Alesha Dixon, the stunning judge on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and the face for LA Fitness. Whether its shimmying across the dance floor strictly-style or busting some sassy dance moves for her latest vid, we knew she’d have a thing or two to say about fitness. Here’s what [...]
Fit for Brains
You read Fit Girl so you’re obviously pretty smart, and you’re also pretty fit. We already knew that our readers were both body fabulous with brains to boot. However in case anyone didn’t believe the superiority of FG readers, a new study has shown that a sound body means a sound mind! A Swedish study [...]
The Four Minute Workout
Yes you read right Fit Girls, I haven’t gone mad, there is actually a workout that can be done in four minutes that will have you dragging your heels and begging for mercy. Welcome the tabata. The tabata protocol was developed by Izumi Tabata at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. [...]
I’m feeling ill, should I train?
Well, it depends ladies. There’s certainly a lot more sniffle around in December, but knowing whether to train or not depends on exactly how you’re feeling. The general rule of thumb is, that if it’s from the neck up with no fever, then light exercise will do you no harm. However, if you have any [...]
Smart girls don’t take risks…
You’re here, you read Fit Girl, we know you got brains, so we just wanna make sure that you don’t go a little crazy and do silly things. We’re talking training outside on your own in the dark! Now ladies, a few cardinal rules: 1. Run with a friend ideally, two is safer than one. [...]
Toning My Tush Beautcamp Style
Hmm what went through my head before attending my first Beautcamp Pilates class this weekend…does one need to Beaut before one goes? Toenails pedified – check, pins de-fuzzed – check, hair styled – a pony and a headband had to suffice. Yes the title Beautcamp does conjure up images of lots of preened totty working [...]
Utterly inspired by Parisian Street Dancers
It was a Bank Holiday here in the UK, and my forever itchy feet took me to Paris via the Eurostar. Love, love, love. Hop on a train in Central London, and arrive in the heart of Paris a couple of hours later. Delicious! Might it be noted, that one can get very carried away [...]
If exercise makes you fat, I will literally eat my own shorts!
And wash them down with a litre of cola!
VIDEO: Dynamic Warm Up
Ditch the cardio warm up and try this bad boy!
Doing sit ups ‘til the cows come home, won’t give you a flat stomach…
Sorry to tell ya Fit Girls…
VIDEO: 3 Simple Moves for the Legs & Butt
Our first video, how exciting!!!! One almost feels the need to pop open a bottle of champagne – cheers!!
Beach Fitness Tricks
Welcome to working-out beach style!
From None to Run in 5 weeks…
If running brings back chilled memories of school cross-country, we have a little programme to build you up into running for a solid twenty minutes without a ditch in sight. Lace up ladies, you don’t want to get left behind… This programme should be done 2-3 times per week – Week 1: 4 minutes walk, [...]
Having Trouble Squeezing it all in?
And we don’t mean squeezing your butt into your jeans, we mean finding the time to exercise. So we thought we would whip up a little article for you if ever you find yourself with a hectic schedule ahead and barely any time to sneeze let alone squeeze. So let’s say you had planned a [...]
