Posts in “Exercise”
Exercise and Injury Adaptations
Exercise Adaptations for Injuries Despite Summer slowly slipping away from us it is nice to see people still braving the unpredictable weather and hitting the tarmac, along with other activities. This, however, often results in a lot of people picking up injuries, such as muscles strains. The standard initial management applies to the injury where […]
Read article2 Common Exercise Myths
Everyone, regardless if they work in fitness or not, have their opinions about what you should or shouldn’t do in the gym. You know the kind of thing we mean – doing sit ups every day will get you a six pack, if you stop exercising your muscle will turn into fat, you need to […]
Read articleImproving Your 5k Time – Fartlek Training
Fartlek training is great for improving your 5k time, but what is Fartlek training? Fartlek is the Scandinavian word for ‘speed play’, it is a technique used improve speed and pace by adding small bursts of faster running but at varied paces into your normal run. How does Fartlek work A lot of runners get […]
Read articleBiomechanics of Running Part 2
Biomechanics of Running Part 2 The first part of this blog series identified key points during the phases of running in relation to the joint positions and mechanics and highlighted some common faults. This second blog looks at the muscle actions of the major muscles and which phases they contribute to. Muscle Activity Quadriceps: The […]
Read articleImproving Your Speed
As a personal trainer I enjoy training individuals for a variety of goals but nothing compares to helping someone improve their speed! There is something about training for speed that makes training so much fun. Whether you’re a runner, a rugby or hockey player, a footballer or you simply want to be fast here is a programme designed […]
Read articleHow Often Should I Exercise?
Training frequency is often one of the most overlooked elements of a training program. It’s a little known fact that different elements of fitness deteriorate at different rates, and therefore require increased or decreased frequencies of training to improve or maintain. For example, why complete four aerobic conditioning sessions per week when we can achieve […]
Read articleBiomechanics of Running Part 1
Biomechanics of Running Part 1 Joint Mechanics The first part of this blog series identifies key points during the phases of running in relation to the joint positions and mechanics and highlights some common faults. The second blog will look at the muscle actions during each phase of running. Running Phases Stance Phase Initial Contact […]
Read articleThe Benefits Of Beetroot Juice – Is Beetroot All That?
Recently I’ve seen a sweeping number of individuals juicing beetroot, it certainly looks impressive. The question though is what are the benefits of beetroot juice? Is beetroot all that? Answering this is a little more complex than certain mainstream magazines would have you believe. Anciently beetroots were used in medicine for fevers, skin problems and […]
Read articleOutdoor HIIT Workout
Now is the perfect time to be exercising outdoors. The sun is out, it’s nice and warm, and everyone is wearing sunglasses so you don’t need to worry about your white legs! In Leeds we are lucky enough to have easy access to the canal and a large number of parks that we can use […]
Read articleEnergy Systems and Fat Loss
Fat loss can be achieved if you know how your body uses energy and how to exploit it! This is were intervals come in! Many cardio machines in the gym will tell you to work at lower heart rate’s in order to burn fat, but as we all know, the current focus is on High […]
Read articleHow Does Sports Taping Work?
Sports Taping We are seeing more and more athletes sporting various forms of tape on various areas of the body. There are several different types of tape that are used in the world of sport and exercise all aimed at achieving different things. Generally tape can be effective via many mechanisms. However, one important thing […]
Read articleSwimmers Strength Workout
Strength Training for Swimmers To effectively train in the gym you need to consider what movements you are looking to improve in your sport and try and replicate these movement patterns in your workouts. The personal training team at motive8 North have put together a swimmers strength workout, but before you workout let’s have a brief simple look […]
Read articleHow Do I Gain Muscle?
Gaining muscle is a hard process which requires excellent programming in the gym, and equally as important, excellent dedication to eating the correct foods and in the right amounts. Many of our personal training clients will often ask ‘How do I gain muscle?, how easy is it to put on 1lb of muscle? First things first, gaining […]
Read articleCool Downs – The How and Why!
How many of you finish a workout, immediately get in the shower or grab your kit and go home? As with a warm up being important and often missed, so too is the cool down. During our workout we get our heart beating faster, get our blood pumping around our bodies, get hot and sweaty […]
Read articlePlyometrics and Rehabilitation
Plyometrics’ Place in Rehabilitation! The traditional interpretation of plyometrics is that they are explosive exercises that involve a stretch-shortening cycle of the muscles. This phenomena utilises the reactive ability of the muscles. Repeated bouts of jumping, or reactive drop jumps are examples of traditional plyometric exercises. The muscles go through a phase of stretch before […]
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