Posts in “Exercise”
What Are The Benefits Of Strength Training vs Cardio?
Whether it’s weight loss, fat loss or body conditioning and tone, we know that exercise will play an important part in achieving our goals. We also know that there will need to be some sort of resistance training and an element of cardio. The American College of Sports Medicine’s 2015 Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends, […]
Read articleHow To Choose A Personal Trainer
Last week we blogged about the Top Fitness Trends for 2015, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. Interestingly enough, number 3 was ‘ Educated, certified, and experienced fitness professionals’. Rather than this just be about fitness professionals holding the relevant qualifications, more so, it was about colleges and universities offering fitness related qualifications either […]
Read articleWhat Is The Best Way To Recover Between Workouts
One of the most common questions we are asked as personal trainers is, “what is the best way to recover between workouts”. There is definitely no straight forward answer to this as it all depends on the type of training you’ve done, the phase of training, the intensity, the protocol you’re working on and your […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Story – Rachel Greenwood
Per Personal Training Success Story – Rachel’s Journey – Part 1 In June 2014 I promised my new client Rachel that she would be below 15 stone by January 2015. In return I asked if she would share her weight loss experience to, hopefully, help and inspire others. Well, all I can say is she […]
Read articleCouples Workout Routine
So, is the saying true….couples who train together stay together? Just in case it is, and because love is in the air this Valentine’s week we have put a couple’s workout routine together for you to try! So, courtesy of the personal training team at motive8 North here is a body weight workout which you can do […]
Read articleWhat Are The Benefits of HIIT Training?
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is essentially any workout that alternates between short intense bursts of activity and periods of rest or lower activity. There are many kinds of interval training you could choose from – Fartlek, Tabata, Circuits, and Expletives to name a few; and contrary to popular belief, HIIT can be performed both with […]
Read articleThis Girl Can
Have you seen the ‘This Girl Can’ ad campaign by Sports England, I’ll be honest I haven’t seen it yet but I happened to read about the campaign in the weekend papers. As I understand it, the This Girl Can campaign, is about inspiring ‘real’ women to become more active. Sport England are still hugely aware that […]
Read articleBody Weight Workout
This week Chris has written a blog about the pros and cons of body weight training. According to the American College of Sports & Medicine body weight training is the number one trend for 2015, so we thought we would treat you to a body weight workout! The aims of this workout are to: * […]
Read articleWhat Are The Benefits Of Body Weight Training?
In the fitness industry there are camps, clicks and groups dedicated to every form of training. I’ve had the privilege (?) of meeting many of these interesting creatures. I’ve been told you should that dance is the best for sculpting legs, you should hoola hoop to drop body fat, yoga classes are the cure for […]
Read articleAre You Sitting Correctly?
When was the last time you got up out of your chair, or shifted your weight into a different seated position? Do you prefer your feet flat on the floor, legs crossed in front or behind, or are you someone who likes to wrap their feet around their chair or table legs? Which ever of […]
Read articleBenefits Of A Bootcamp Fitness Class
The benefits of coming to a Bootcamp Fitness Class run by motive8 north are numerous. Here are some of the reasons you should be attending these bootcamps: 1. Great Results In Minimum Time: If you’re pushed for time and can’t afford to spend 4 hours a week in the gym, coming to these 1 hour […]
Read articleMeals And Tips To Build Muscle
Here are some meals and tips to build muscle. The meals are great if you’re looking to build muscle and our nutritional tips will help to maximise your muscle gain. Tips: Eat enough protein. You should be eating 1.6-1.8g per kg of body weight of protein per day Eat high-quality protein and fat at […]
Read articleImproving Employee Health And Wellbeing
I’m not sure whether it’s anything to do with it being the month of January…New Year, New You and all that jazz, but in the past couple of weeks we have seen more enquiries from companies who want to improve employee health and wellbeing. Whilst you could argue that it’s up to the individual to […]
Read article14 Week London Marathon Training Plan. 4 Hour Target!
If you’re an intermediate runner, breaking the 4 hour mark can sound a little daunting, using this 14 week London Marathon Training Plan will be provide an excellent framework to help you challenge that time. There are a few assumptions if your going to want to follow this plan. You can commit to running 30-40 […]
Read articleHave You Kept Your New Year’s Resolutions?
Be honest. Have you kept your New Year’s resolutions? If you haven’t, you won’t be alone! It’s inevitable that lot of people will make and break resolutions before the end of January. The problem is that we over commit without really preparing for the changes and events that the resolutions are going to require. We […]
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