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How to Avoid Winter Comfort Food
Isn’t it strange how dark mornings and dark nights affect not only our mood, but also what we chose to eat? It seems that we too get a sense of hibernation and not only do we want to stay indoors with the heating on, but we also automatically reach for high carb, high calorie and […]
Read articleCan Processed Foods Be Healthy?
Sometimes the wonderful world of the internet is hard to take seriously when you’re reading about ways that processed foods are “killing people” whilst at the same time being bombarded by advertisements for low calorie prepared meals which cook in 3 minutes in your microwave! Our food spectrum ranges from 0=“as nature intended” or unprocessed […]
Read articleMotive8 Running Club!
The Abbey Dash is fast approaching. Whilst the 16th of November may seem like a long way away, if you start training at the start of September you only have 10 weeks to get ready for the race! Following the success of our last Motive8 Running Club, we’re starting another one on Thursday the 11th […]
Read article10k Running Plan for Beginners
On the 11th of September, we start our Motive8 Running club at our Fitness Studio at Saxton. Starting it on this date gives participants 10 weeks to get ready for the Abbey Dash 10k; but a lot of people leave it to last minute to decide to enter a race and as such we don’t […]
Read articleHow I Train – Kate’s Training Plan
Because I teach fitness classes as well as being a personal trainer, I receive a lot of feedback from people who think I do loads of exercise so I don’t need to train. To some extent it’s true, there are classes that I teach which I physically do – Pump and Spin being two examples. […]
Read articleWhen And When Not To Use High Reps
Today there are still people that we talk to who use low weight loads and high repetitions as they believe it means that you’ll burn fat and get “toned” without bulking up. Whilst we now understand that to get “toned” we need to first reduce the body fat which surrounds our muscles, and then create […]
Read articleBelly Fat Facts!
We call it by so many names: “Puppy Fat”, “Middle Age Spread”, “Spare Tire” – but for the majority of you, it won’t matter what you call it, you just want to get rid of it. The problem is, we still see people ending their workouts with 10-15 minutes of sit ups and crunches; there […]
Read articleSuspension Training and Kettlebells
Don’t worry – not using them both at the same time! That would be something though wouldn’t it! This week I’ve had the awesome pleasure of covering Lucy’s fab HIIT class on Monday, which is then followed by my own Kettlebell class. I spent some of sunny Monday planning the sessions. I remembered that a […]
Read articleTop Tips For Exercise and Depression
About two thirds of adults will at some point experience depression symptoms of sufficient severity to influence their daily activities. Depression is the fourth leading cause of disability and disease worldwide. It is likely that we all either know someone suffering from depression or have suffered from depression ourselves. It is also likely that we […]
Read articleHow To Train When Recovering From Injury
If you love exercise and sport and gain an injury; it can be the most frustratingly depressing takes-longer-than-you-think recovery process. The vicious circle that is your paranoia surrounding aggrevating the injury combined with every part of you needing to keep excercising, can zap that motivation and will to live right out of you. Whether you […]
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