Four weeks to pull-up mastery

Before starting on a new exercise regime, it is good to find out what your fitness baseline is, to ensure you’re not going to push yourself too hard, too soon. See how many of these simple moves you c

OK, it’s crunch time. Are you converted? Are you now a lifter for life? As you progress with strength training, increasing reps, sets or weights is essential for continued growth, but when and how you

We talked briefly about form yesterday, but we’re going into it in more detail today as it’s fundamental to every single strength move and stretch that you do when training. It’s essential for making

This month, our expert Annie Deadman reveals how there’s still time to shape up and feel great this summer

Day 29? Wait, what now? How did that happen? It’s time to look back at the past month and pat yourself on the back. Hopefully you’ve loved your first month of training and are already motivated to pus

These workouts combine the muscle-building benefits of drop sets with the fat-blasting bonus of circuit training. The aim is to complete all the rounds of the circuit as quickly as possible. Each workout starts with a high number of reps, which is reduced every round. That means your work decreases as your fatigue levels increase, so you shouldn’t reach failure on any exercise.