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Top Tips For Coping With DOMS

I completed my first solo Hyrox on Sunday. On Monday I was semi smug as nothing really hurt, ‘hey my training has really paid off’ I thought. Then Tuesday came and – boom – everything other than my fingers and toes hurt. Not just movement hurt, but even putting my leggings on over my muscles […]

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Getting Started With Exercise

Wednesday 20th September was National Fitness Day, a day to celebrate the both the physical and mental benefits of being healthy and active. However, what if you’re currently not doing any exercise or physical activity? How do you get started with being more active? Getting started with exercise can seem daunting…..step inside a gym and […]

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Run The Abbey Dash – 8 Weeks To Go

At the time of writing this there are around 8 weeks to go until the Leeds Abbey Dash, if you live in Leeds you’ve probably heard of this annual 10k run. It’s a key event in many runners’ diaries. You may be sat reading this thinking I’d love to do the Abbey Dash, but…..I’ve never […]

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Tips For Training In The Heat

With scorching temperatures and high humidity, training in the heat can be hard! The body has to work harder because the conditions are tougher. Combine this with your body’s core temperature increasing, putting you at risk of heat exhaustion – we know it can be tempting to hit the beer gardens instead of doing a […]

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Accessory Moves and Why They Are Important.

With the start of our first ever Women’s Only Strength Workshop in March, we have been posting a lot on social media about exercises to build stronger squats, or better deadlifts and so on. These are what we call “accessory moves”, and this blog explains what we mean by this, and why they are important. […]

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Move More, Sit Less

Did you know that pre-covid, adults were sitting on average 9 hours a day? Would it surprise you if we said that post-pandemic, adults were now sitting on average 12 hours a day!? Hybrid working has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages! Here are our top tips for people working from home to […]

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What is Tapering and why do we do it?

Let’s start by looking at the definition of tapering. Verb: Diminish or reduce in thickness towards the end. Noun: A gradual narrowing. Whether ‘taper’ is described as a verb or a noun, the fact is that it means ‘reduction happens towards the end.’ It won’t surprise you then that tapering in sports involves decreasing training in […]

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Glute Workout for Runners

Your gluteus maximus is the largest, most powerful muscle to work against gravity. It is the main muscle responsible for keeping our torso upright in an erect position. It’s the chief muscle that aids in walking up stairs. Not only is the gluteus maximus involved in high-power and speed sports such as running, it’s also […]

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Workout for Shot Put

Explosive Power. Technique. Balance. Timing.  Those are the four attributes that – when perfected – demonstrates the perfect shot put! But nobody is born with the ability to produce the perfect shot put because nobody is born with those four attributes. They’re not passed down through genetics, they’re enhanced through workouts and training; perfected with […]

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Techniques for Tyre Flips

Good afternoon my beautiful audience. With the start of our Functional Fitness Classes, comes a series of blogs which go through the different techniques we use. Today – as you can see from the heading – I will be explaining the different techniques for tyre flipping and just like everything, some may find one technique […]

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Help to avoid a stitch!

Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a stitch whilst walking quicker than your usual pace! Some studies say that a stitch comes from a build-up of lactic acid. Others that a stitch is caused by eating and drinking too quickly before exercise. More recently, studies suggest a stitch is caused by irritation of the […]

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Workout of the week- Core Burn

Here we are again, another workout for the week. Its been decent weather recently (a bit nippy at times). Hot enough to burn calories just standing there on certain days. So we are going to bring continuance of the burn with this workout – a core burn! This is a time trial workout. The faster, […]

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Motive8 Games

And it’s the tale of the take; the story of the titans; the moment of truth, this is MOTIVE8 GAMES! When it’s the 21st September 2022, its National Fitness day! A day we acknowledge and challenge our own fitness – Nationally. A day we get to compete and meet new people. A day we have […]

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Charity Coastal Ramble

Motive8 are taking part in Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity’s ‘North Yorkshire Coastal Ramble ‘– a 21.5 mile walk from Scarborough to Whitby on the 10th September. From coast to coast, beach to beach, views to views, sand to sand…….Ladies and Gentleman… Let’s get ready to RAMBLE! Once you’ve signed up and have committed to the […]

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8 Week Programme for the Abbey Dash 10K

Here at motive8 we recognise the importance for runners to cross train. With this in mind, motive8 will be delivering an 8 week programme specifically aimed at runners. The bonus is that it is timed perfectly to get people ready for the Abbey Dash! This programme is not here to make you run (you’ll have […]

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