Having been training with the Bulgarian Bag for around three years now, one of my favourite things about it is the fact you can easily combine strength and cardio to create a highly effective metabolic workout.

One of the greatest benefits of training on the TRX is its ability to force the athlete to strengthen the extremely important, yet oft en under conditioned, stabilising muscles. Th is full-body workout has been designed to not only increase strength, but to achieve maximal metabolic disruption to improve body composition.

For decades, women’s fitness goals were primarily based on losing fat and toning up. Now, more and more women are striving to become fitter, stronger and faster, with the knowledge that a slim, sculpted body is a muchappreciated side effect.

In golf, compared to the professional men’s game, women’s golf tees are moved metres forward, the rough is cut shorter, and the golf courses toured are much easier. In tennis, the women hit the ball with a little less pace while volleying and they charge the net a bit less. The games are still enjoyable, but it’s a different game to the one played at the highest male level.