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Exercise Combos for Greater Intensity
We’ve previously mentioned “finding time to exercise” and having “short but intense” workouts. Each week here at Motive8, we teach a couple of 30 min classes which really need to get that body engaged and working in a very short space of time. So this week I looked at combining two exercises into one move […]
Read articleTRX Suspension Training for Runners
The great thing about TRX Suspension Training (and the Human Trainer series of kit) is that it encourages a mixture of multiplanar body weight exercises which can improve strength, speed, balance and core stability. The TRX Suspension Training Kit itself can be used both indoors and outdoors as long as you simply find an anchor […]
Read articleAMRAP Workouts
Don’t be embarrassed if you’re wondering what AMRAP Workouts are. “As Many Rounds/Reps As Possible” isn’t a new concept for a workout, but has increased in popularity in recent years with the onset of Cross Fit and the rise of another popular acronym WOD (or Workout Of The Day to you and me!). The great […]
Read articleTabata Training is Back!
If you’ve read my other exercise blogs, you’ll know that I generally love all forms of interval training. I find it more motivating to know exactly how many seconds I have got on the clock to do as many reps as I can before I get to collapse in an exhausted heap! So now it’s […]
Read articleHow Good Is Your Posture?
When was the last time a parent said to you, or you as a parent said to a child “stand up straight” or “stop slouching”? When was the last time you took a good look in the mirror at the way you stand (and I don’t mean to work out whether you think that that […]
Read articleDoes HRT Cause Weight Gain?
It’s hard to know where to start with this! If I start to talk about Menopause, I’ll lose the boys. If I start to talk about middle age spread and everything slowing down after 40, I run the risk of insulting some people whilst at the same time losing the youngsters! So here’s the deal, […]
Read articleDid you know you can use Pyramid Training for HIIT?
Pyramid Training means different things for different people. For Body Builders, the phrase “Pyramid Training” means extreme muscle fatigue and will most certainly conjure up images of Arnie as he was renouned for using this technique to change up his training. For runners, it’s used as a type of sprint interval training. For others it […]
Read articleDo I Need Drinks With Electrolytes?
When I exercise properly, and I mean REALLY go for it; I end up being a nasty, sweaty, drenched mess. No word of a lie, when I used to teach 3 back to back classes I would just be surrounded by a pool of water at the end. You could wring out my clothes but […]
Read articleMOTIVE8 NORTH – BRADFORD 10K RACE & SHERBURN SPORTS RELIEF 6 MILE RACE REPORTS!
Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k On another glorious sunny Sunday morning in Yorkshire eight motive8 North clients and Jenny completed the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k. Despite the clocks going forwards by an hour and the run starting at 9am (so in reality it was 8am) everyone was in high spirits and geared up for a good […]
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