Your glutes are the strongest and largest muscle in your body. Developing your glutes isn't just about making your butt look good in tight pants (that is also an advantage!), but having strong glutes helps in building athletic performance and decreases your risk of injuries.

I've posted a few workouts this year which use minimal equipment. These workouts make it easier to exercise at home or when you are on holidays. Below is another such workout and all you need for this is one dumbbell.

Winter has definitely hit Canberra this last week and so I thought I would put together a workout to get you warm! A full body work-out you can do at the gym or inside the comfort of your own home (with minimal equipment - a kettlebell and a medicine ball).

I run a 12-week challenge a couple of times each year. Not some kind of fast track weight loss challenge, instead it is a program that focuses on good nutrition. Food is the one area that many people struggle with and in this program participants are guided through a framework of how to make food work for them, for life - to aid in weight loss, weight maintenance (even weight gain where needed), fitness and for strength.

Don't have much time? space? or equipment? Well, not to worry, that's no excuse not to exercise! Below is a simple and short workout that you can do in under 20 minutes, in your lounge room. All you need is a chair and a stop watch.

I've posted a few workout ideas over the years and this year I plan to do more, to help the people out there who need workout ideas, especially sessions you can do at home, with minimal equipment. The workout below will just require you to have two dumbbells. The ability to interchange the weights to suit the different exercises would be great, but not necessary if you don't have them available. If you feel like an exercise is a little too easy with the dumbbells you have, increase the repetitions you do. If the weight is too heavy, decrease the repetitions.

It can be hard to stay motivated with exercise over the winter months, when all you want to do is stay warm and cuddle your blankets inside. But just because it is freezing outside, doesn't mean you can't exercise in the comfort of your warm cosy house!

Injuries suck. Suck big time. They can be devastating to people who have an active lifestyle and/or are training for an event or sport.

The swiss ball is a great piece of equipment to incorporate into your training. From beginners to the advanced, from runners to powerlifters, I think everyone could benefit adding a couple of swiss ball exercises into their regime.

Push-ups are a great exercise, and can be done anywhere! Many of my female clients have goals of being able to do push-ups on their toes, and with the right technique, practice and perseverance, they all get there in the end!