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Don’t Hide Your Height!
From experience, I have found that a large majority of tall people have poor posture. When I’ve discussed this with a couple of clients it seems it is because they are very self aware of their height, and often slouch in some way to hide it. Well, I have one thing to say to that- […]
Read articleWorkout For Golfers
As the Open starts on Thursday the 16th of July, we’re in a golfing mood this week! When you’re training for golf, it’s about developing a full range of movement and improving flexibility, rotation, stability and core strength. With this in mind, we’ve developed a circuit style workout for golfers. Perform 12-15 reps of each exercise, […]
Read articleFeel Good Factor – Exercise And Self Esteem
It’s human nature to enjoy feeling good about ourselves. The constant search for self esteem is about gaining personal control of our behaviours and lifestyle, it’s about our mental well being and that feel good factor. So how are exercise and self esteem linked? Psychological Functioning There has been a number of pieces of research […]
Read articleMotive8 North Gym Jargon Buster
I once covered a training session for another Motive8 Personal Trainer. I had a session plan so I knew what exercises the clients needed to work through. One of these exercises was called “Humphrey Squat”. What?! I had never heard of it! I even searched the internet for a Humphrey squat – and funnily enough […]
Read article5 Essential Exercises to Manage Lower Back Pain
Whether you have lower back pain already or are keen to avoid getting back pain; there are a couple of simple rules to follow which could help you. We’ve touched on some of these rules in previous blogs – checking your posture, correct training or workout plans and so on. For me personally, the first […]
Read articleIf It’s Bad Posture, Why Does It Feel Comfortable?
Sitting with your legs crossed, positioning your phone between your shoulder and chin, resting your body weight on one leg…aren’t the majority of us guilty of at lease one of these things? Worst still, we have probably done them for a long time without even thinking about it, and as such the positions feel perfectly […]
Read articleKettlebell Workout For Runners And Walkers
It’s no secret – on the 22nd of June we launch the Northern Monk Runners in association with motive8 North. It’s only fair therefore, to look at workouts which could boost your running performance! We also have personal training clients preparing for Ultra Marathons, Charity Walks, and 10k Assault Courses – so this kettlebell workout […]
Read articleIs Stress Causing You To Gain Weight?
We all know that when we are under stress, healthy eating habits and our normal training regimes are hard to maintain. It almost goes without saying that when we become less active and stop being able to make time to prepare our healthy meals, our weight is likely to be affected and increase, or if […]
Read articleHow Many Carbs Should I Eat Each Day?
If you follow any fitness or diet related blog on any website, you will find details about all the different diets out there – high protein, calorie controlled, low fat, low carb and so on and so on. For the last couple of weeks we have endeavoured to help you make informed decisions about Calories, […]
Read articleHow Much Fat Should I Eat Each Day?
As with our “how many calories” blog we posted last week, this blog aims to answer the question of ‘How much fat should I eat each day?’ As with calories, how much fat you should eat per day will vary depending on what you read. And just like our calorie blog, your fat intake will also […]
Read articleHow Many Calories Should You Eat Each Day?
If you’re wondering how many calories should you eat each day we need to make sure it is specific to YOU. Let’s get this straight from the start – you need to ignore the many sites which tell you it’s 2500 calories for men and 2000 calories for women – if only it were that […]
Read articleSuns Out Guns Out! Bicep Workout
The winter is finally over. The sun keeps peeking through those clouds and we’re seeing short sleeves and vest tops sneaking in an appearance. If you’re going to join the Suns Out, Guns Out group and want to flex those muscles, training your biceps is a must, so enjoy this Bicep Workout from Personal Trainer, […]
Read articleWhat Are The Benefits Of Wearable Fitness Technology?
Whether you run with your Smart phone, use My Fitness Pal or other apps to record food and activity levels, or wear a heart rate monitor; around 18% of us are now wearing some sort of fitness technology. Whether it’s to track our sleep, number of steps, or number of calories we have consumed AND […]
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