Strength training is one of the best activities a woman (or anyone for that matter) can do for their body. These days it is pretty well known that strength training is the best form of exercise to help you lose weight and to build and sculpt the body that you want, but do you know of the many other health benefits?

Strength training reduces your risk of osteoporosis by placing stress on the bones which in turn causes an increase in bone density - if you want stronger bones, you have to give your body a reason to make them stronger.

You have joined the gym and your motivation to get in shape is high, you turn up on your first day, look at all of the different machines and free weights and all of a sudden your newfound motivation vanishes, you feel totally out of place and you have no idea where to even start.  so you just get on the treadmill and walk for an hour then leave feeling like you have achieved nothing.

You are not alone, I felt this way when I first joined a gym and I know so many others that have too.

In this article, I am going to explain how to put together an effective full body strength workout that will get you the results you are after and without having to spend hours in the gym.

I will always remember when I first started strength training.  It was about six months before my wedding. Like just about every bride to be,  I decided that I needed to get onto shape for the big day. Not that I was overweight by any means at all.  In fact, I was already in pretty good shape, I just wanted to 'tone up' a bit so I would look better in my wedding dress and photos.