Posts in “Exercise”
Plyometrics 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 […]
Read articleBody Weight Circuit – The 50 Rep Circuit!
Here is a body weight circuit that be performed anywhere from your home, garden, hotel room or even the beach leaving you no excuse not to get your session in. Exercises Press Ups Mountain Climbers Crunches Star Jumps Squats Your aim is to do 250 exercises and complete 3 sets of 250 exercises. Ideally you […]
Read articleWhen Is It a Good Time To Use Isolation Exercises?
Last week we discussed the merits of both compound and isolation exercises, and also their shortcomings. When it comes towards goal oriented training plans it is important to remember that neither is “better” than the other, rather there is a time and a place for each, and this depends on goals, time constraints, the health […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Story – Stefanie Oliver
Having only been part of Motive8 North for a short space of time I am yet to have the impressive back catalogue of clients that the other trainers have. I do however have some amazing clients who are on their way to achieving great things when it comes to their goals. One of these clients […]
Read articleKate – My Top 10 Workout Tracks
Wow – this is a hard blog to write! Like most people, I have a massive range of music that I like, so narrowing it down to 10 is hard! From old school Indie tracks from the likes of the Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets and Pulp to Prodigy, Cappella and Pendulum; from Nirvana, Iron Maiden and Guns and Roses to […]
Read articleWarming Up – The How and the Why!
I guarantee that if there is a part of an exercise plan most people miss or choose not to do it is the warm up. Warming up is often seen as a waste of time, and not necessary, but it can be vitally important and can often be the one thing standing between you and […]
Read articleThe Ultimate Total Body Workout
If you’ve got around 30 minutes to get a fat loss session in, what is the most effective program? What is the ultimate total body workout?! Well here are my thoughts on the matter. We are going to use compound movements for the majority of the session, manipulate tempo to elicit a greater hormonal response, […]
Read articleCompound vs Isolation Exercises
The fitness industry is rife with camps of individuals singing from one book or another, google ‘compound vs isolation exercises’ and you’ll get somewhere in the region of 46,000 results and a whole manor of opinions. In reality, asking the question are isolation or compound exercises superior is like asking, should I go left or […]
Read articleGolf Rehab Exercises
Get Into The Swing… Golf involves the fluid motion and synchronicity of several joints and muscles. There is a lot of rotation and twisting that goes through the hips and lower back as well as a swing of the shoulders and arms. This makes it a web of things that can become an injury issue, […]
Read articleYour Very Own Golf Open Weekend
With the Golf Open on the television and a dry weekend weather prediction why not get in the spirit and have your very own Golf Open competition. If you are a keen golfer then dust off your clubs and get down for a round of golf at your local course and if you’re new […]
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 articleChoosing The Right Trainers
Although there are lots of running and sports shops offering gait analysis, very few seem to offer good advice. During this blog I’ll help guide you through choosing the right trainers for the job, and focus on the best trainer for different activities. Choosing The Right Trainers for Weightlifting If you spend your days weightlifting […]
Read articleThe Benefits of Exercise for Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis with 8.75 million people in the UK have sought treatment for osteoarthritis: 33% of people aged 45 years and over Women are more likely than men to have sought treatment. 49% of women and 42% of men of those aged 75 years and over. Figure 1 – […]
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 articleThe Caffeine Boost – Ergogenic Effects of Caffeine
Caffeine Boost: Fact or Fiction? For decades the discussion around the ergogenic effects of caffeine (performance enhancing) have been back and forth. The actual effects of caffeine on the body and exercise performance are still in limbo and the arguments continue. The Effects of Caffeine Several theories exist for the mechanism by which caffeine may […]
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