Women's Fitness

Train your heart

Scientists have found yet another reason why we shouldn’t shun strength training., found that participants aged 18-50 experienced the biggest changes when they trained twice a week for a minimum of eight weeks, with the positive effects remaining for 14 weeks after they completed their strength training programme.

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