Women's Fitness


Finding somewhere that does women's only fitness can be difficult. We made the decision last year to provide our services in Glasgow to women only. It was a difficult decision to alienate such a large proportion of men but it was the right decision for us and we haven't looked back. So many women have come to us, relieved they have found somewhere they feel comfortable to workout.

Woman jumping in the air
Women in bathing suits running on beach
Woman stretching after workout
Women exercising with TRX

So, Why Only Women's Fitness?

Biology for a start, our bodies are different, men were designed to be hunters and lifters and women were designed to be nurturer's. This isn't a sexist remark, it's a fact and I'm not saying women can't do what men do, I'm saying there are factors to be considered.


Will weight training make a woman big and bulky? No, we don't have enough testosterone to make your muscled bigger, but we do have enough to make us stronger, leaner and give us some definition. If you ware worried about getting heavier or bigger, it's because you've increased your muscle and not decreased your fat. This is likely to happen within the first few months of training, but the fat WILL start to decrease.

Oestrogen is present in a woman's body and low levels (especially in menopause) can create havoc with weight gain. High levels of progesterone causes PMS - sore boobs, bloating, moods and period pain and HCG makes you feel sick through pregnancy, brilliant!

Physical Anatomy

Women have boobs (yes really) and they tend to get in the way of most traditional exercises, press ups? Upright Row? Plank? Either you have big ones or small ones and that says uneven playing field with two women side by side. Big boobs need stronger postural muscles and are likely to suffer from upper back pain.

Exercise lying on your front? Running or jogging? Boobs don't just get in the way, they can make exercise uncomfortable and, or impossible.

Women have much wider hips than men, so our feet placement is different, our feet are going to be wider depending on our hip width. Alignment and balance changes, think of lunges, split squats or when running. Stress is increased in the joints, mainly the knees but with good technique, applied to your body, shape and size (no the person next to you) this can be minimised.

Shorter legs and smaller hands cause problems with double kettlebell swings for example or holding dumbbells or bars. I fact a lot of exercise equipment is designed for men (and the exercise)

Body Fat

Women store more body fat than men, because we make babies. It's nature, don't fight it.

If you want a trainer who understands a woman's body? Hire a woman!

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