Posts in “Exercise”
Motivating Yourself From Within
Exercise Psychology – Motivating Yourself from Within Psychology of exercise and physical activity can include vast amounts of concepts, theories and strategies. These may be future topics to cover in other blogs however I thought that covering our ability to develop our motivation and where it originates would help with both those struggling with motivation […]
Read articleStrength Training Session For Rugby
The type of position you play in rugby will ultimately determine the exact specifics of any workout, wingers need to focus more on speed strength elements in their training, where as props would focus on developing absolute strength and power. However, there are some staples all rugby players need in their training diet. Based on […]
Read articleIs Periodising Your Workouts Important?
I’ll let you all in on a little secret, the reason Motive8 North personal training clients are so successful is because as a company we invest a significant amount of time in periodising clients training programs. This doesn’t mean we simply change the program frequently, rather we build programs over long periods of time that […]
Read articleControl Your Cycling Pain!
This article will discuss injury prevention and management for cyclists whilst providing understanding of how the muscular system works during cycling. Phases of Cycling To learn how to modify things to reduce pain or prevent injury during cycling we need to understand which muscles are working and at which points during our pedal strokes they […]
Read articleGetting In Shape For The Beach
As the saying goes there is no time like the present, and as Spring is in full flow many people will be thinking about getting in shape for the beach and their holidays. Although remember a healthy body is for life not just for Summer, so use this time to get into a healthy eating […]
Read articleBeach Body Workout
Easter has passed, and this normally marks the time of year when everyone starts thinking about their holidays, so we thought we would give you a great beach body workout to kickstart ‘Mission Beach Body!’ We all know that there isn’t one single magic “once-a-week” workout which will get you that beach body you’re after. […]
Read articleHow To Form The Exercise Habit
It can be very hard to get into the habit of exercising regularly, especially if you’re a busy individual. But let’s be serious if you really wanted to do it you would (in the words of a well known brand) just do it! You can train practically anywhere, you don’t need a gym, treadmill or even […]
Read article6 Week 5k Training Plan For Beginners
Some of you may have entered the Race For Life or another 5k in the Summer and beginning to panic that you haven’t done much training. Well never fear, here is a 6 week 5k Training Plan for Beginners to help get you fit and in shape for the big day! The plan assumes that […]
Read articleHow To Improve Your Running Performance
Ten years ago if you had asked any runners how much strength training they included in their weekly regime, we could bet that it would be the minority. However, times are changing and many runners (and other endurance athletes for that matter) are realising how important it is to include strength training in their programme. […]
Read articleFat Burning Body Weight Workout
As Easter approaches, many of you may have time off with your family and be panicking about not being able to fit in a workout. Here is a fat burning body weight you can do any time, any place, any where! Get your friends, family and kids to join in too! Remember to start with […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Stories – Guy Weston (Fitter, Stronger, Faster!)
As personal trainers, we don’t just measure a client’s success by their weight loss/gain, body fat reduction or their amazing six pack abs. It’s important to know that not all clients want these things. Regardless of what the end goal is, targets are set and achieving those targets through blood, sweat, loss of colour in […]
Read article5 Easy Ways To Fit Exercise Into Your Day
It can be hard sometimes to fit exercise into your day, everyone has busy lives. It’s easy to keep putting it off…..I’ll go tomorrow, I’ll go next week, I’ll start next monday. Ultimately if you want to improve your health, lose some fat or gain of muscle, you’re going to have to fit exercise into […]
Read articleUpper Body Workout – Strength And Power
When people talk about developing power they usually focus on their lower body and plyometric training. However the upper body can also be trained to develop strength and power. This upper body workout looks at developing both strength and power. Post-tetanic potentiation or PTP works on the principle that a more powerful muscular response can […]
Read articleCalories In Easter Eggs… Surely One Won’t Hurt?
With Easter approaching it’s safe to say Easter eggs and chocolate treats are lining the shelves of all supermarkets, corner shops and petrol stations. For many people they see it as a time to treat themselves to an easter egg or two…..“it’s Easter after all” and if you have kids it’s often hard to resist […]
Read articleImproving Your Running Speed
I believe that becoming faster at running and improving your running speed is harder than improving your endurance to be able to run for longer. I don’t mean this from a physical point of view as we all have the capacity to get faster. I mean from a psychological point of view, let’s be honest, […]
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