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20 Minute Full Body Workout
We recently posted a motivational monday picture which listed some of the excuses people come up with not to work out: I’m tired, it’s too cold, it’s too hot, its raining, it’s too late – you get the idea. In the time it takes to come up with those excuses, you could have done this […]
Read articleReasons Why I Love Life At Motive8 North
So, it is coming up to about a year since, I started working for motive8 North, well I originally started on work experience and then Jenny was mad enough to offer me job. It’s crazy to think it’s been that long; what a wonderful year I have had here at motive8 North. There are so […]
Read articleHoliday Hill Sprints Workout
I am back! Did you miss me? I know without having to ask that all my personal training clients and class members did for sure, after all I do know how to put the ‘fun’ in functional don’t I??? (feel free not to answer this!) You will all be surprised to know I didn’t exercise […]
Read articleCardio vs Resistance Workout
As our one day Motive8 Fitness Fiesta approaches, I can’t help but start to plan the classes already. It means that I can try them out in advance and iron out any timing problems, add progressions and modifications or rethink them altogether. So the Monday lunchtime class were guinea pigs for my first format – […]
Read articleKettlebell Tri Set Workout
In the back of my car is a bright purple jumper which has a “Kettlebell Kate” logo printed on it – a brilliant gift from the Motive8 team. To be honest, I haven’t worn it for a while, or actually used kettlebells for that matter. So that was my inspiration for this workout. The rounds […]
Read articleBlast That Core!
If you ask people in the gym at the moment what they’re working on, the most common answer is “Summer Body” so here’s a little interval (well 10 exercises) that can be added into your workout to blast that core. There are 10 exercises, each is performed for 45 seconds with 15 seconds rest in […]
Read articleOld School Kettlebell Circuit
I save all my personal training client programmes and all my class plans. Sometimes it’s good to look back over previous programmes and workouts. Not only does it help you realise the progression in your client’s training, it can also remind you of some great exercises that you now overlook and quite frankly, sometimes it’s good […]
Read article3 Short, Sharp Fitness Blasts
Summer is upon us and like myself, most people are loving the idea of taking advantage of the longer days, warmer weather and feeling fitter, stronger and generally more awesome! With this beautiful weather were experiencing you might want to keep you gym sessions short, sharp and to the point so here are a few […]
Read article5 Top Tips To Fit Exercise Around Work!
Exercise can often get pushed to the back burner when life gets hectic, whether it is work, socialising, family or just lack of motivation everyone (even myself) have been guilty of making excuses for not exercising. So the question is…..how can we fit exercise around our busy lives, work and families. So, without further ado, here are […]
Read articleAnytime Anywhere HIIT Workout
It’s no secret that my current favourite type of exercise is HIIT. If you read my “secret life” blog, you’ll know that I find cardio in any other form a slog, so short interval bursts are perfect – especially if you separate them with some resistance and core exercises too! I feel I went one […]
Read articleNo Kit, No Problem! Equipment Free Workout
I’ve recently started teaching a body weight conditioning class at one of our corporate sites. It’s a 30 minute blast of a class so I try to ensure that we target as much of the body as possible with the bare minimum kit i.e. if they’re lucky, I take mats! I obviously factor in a […]
Read articleWhy Do YOU Exercise?
I recently did a presentation about the effects of exercise on the body. The main purpose was to describe the physical effects i.e. your heart beating faster and therefore getting stronger, the effects of exercise on your bones and muscles and so on. But I opened the presentation with the question “why do you exercise” […]
Read articleThe 10 in 10 Workout
I have to admit, this is my current favourite HIIT Session – and it came about completely by chance. Most of you will know that I teach group exercise classes for motive8. As organised as I am, I plan every session. But on this one occasion my plan was in my cd case which I’d […]
Read articleHello Legs Workout
Picture: https://pixabay.com/en/feet-legs-foot-water-pool-swim-186238/ It’s no secret that my favourite muscle groups to work are legs and shoulders. Knowing that everyone will have a renewed fondness for the gym in the next few weeks, I focused on those two areas first and then threw in some core exercises for good measure (and for a bit of “active rest”) when […]
Read articleHoHoHo Christmas Workout
Last week some of my personal training clients and gym members had a good snigger at my expense because the muscle soreness I was experiencing made it very difficult to move. I’ve already exacted my revenge on some of those people – simply by putting them through the same workout. It’s only fair therefore, […]
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