Posts in “Exercise”
What Meals Should I Eat To Gain Muscle?
Our personal training client often ask us what meals should I eat to gain muscle? Here are some great recipes for anyone who wants to build muscle. The amount of food needed to put on muscle weight is dependent on the your weight, height, training frequency and intensity etc so be sure to ensure you […]
Read articleFemale German Volume Training To Tone The Glutes
German Volume Training (GVT) sounds horrible…. and I’m not going to lie….it is however GVT gets great results! Unlike other resistance programs this protocol taxes the same muscle motor units over and over again. The result is a massive hypertrophy response to the target muscles. Most female personal training clients we train at motive8 North […]
Read articleWhat To Wear When Exercising Outdoors In Winter
There’s no denying it – along with the darker nights comes colder weather. For some, this change in temperature pushes their training regime into the gym; for others, their training stops completely. As a personal trainer, I don’t think that these winter months should stop you from being physically active and actually, they also don’t need […]
Read articleIs German Body Composition Training Good For Fat Loss?
When I first studied to be a Personal Trainer in Dublin many moons ago I remember studying a method of training called Peripheral Heart Flow (PHF), also known as Peripheral Heart Action (PHA) training and I loved it! I still use it now with my personal training clients as I find it very effective for […]
Read articleWhat Are The Best Vitamins and Minerals To Fight A Cold?
Lets be honest, there isn’t many over the counter drugs/ remedies that do much to fight a cold. The easiest solution is not get one in the first place! What are the best vitamins and minerals to fight a cold? Indeed, are there even vitamins and minerals which will fight a cold? What Is A Cold […]
Read articleHow To Set Realistic Goals
As personal trainers, clients often come to us wanting to make a change to their lives and are in a phase of uncertainty of how to get there. Setting goals will give you a vision of where you want to be and help to keep you motivated whilst you’re trying to get there – that’s […]
Read articleRunning Drills To Make You A Stronger, Faster Runner
Hello all of you runners out there! Hands up how many of you dedicate some time each week, at least three times ideally, to performing corrective exercises and running drills to make you a stronger, faster runner. As I thought, probably not enough of you ;o) And I’ll be honest it wasn’t until I started […]
Read articleWhich Sleep App Is The Best To Use?
You don’t need to be an expert to know that a good night sleep can set you up for the day ahead, anyone who has had a disturbed nights sleep can feel the effects the day or days after. However, what people underestimate is how insufficient sleep can play a massive part in work productivity, […]
Read articleGoal Setting… How To Achieve Your Fitness Goals
Something that is central to the work we do with personal training in Leeds is goal setting. Without goals it is impossible to achieve anything because there is no finish line, no test, no goal! It can be as simple as one more repetition of an exercise, or 2lbs of fat loss in the next […]
Read articleSimple Yoga Stretches For Runners
It’s probably fair to say that the majority of us neglect stretching. Yet flexibility is actually key to a lot of activities we undertake on a day to day basis, and can also help us avoid injuries. When I started doing Freestyle Fitness Yoga, I became a yoga convert. Here was something that you could […]
Read articleTo Run or Not To Run….
So, on Sunday morning I was faced with a decision which I really didn’t want to make…..to run or not to run?! For those of you who read my Day In The Life of A Personal Trainer Blog you will know that I set myself a target of running the Yorkshire Marathon this year and […]
Read articleThe 10 Week Christmas Workout for Men.
Want to look good in that Christmas Onesie?! As with the article I found on onsies, looking good for Christmas is not just a female thing. We know just from speaking to our personal training clients that the men amongst you equally want to look good in preparation for the festive season. And whilst I […]
Read articleHow To Get In Shape For That Little Black Dress -10 Week Workout
Every girl loves an opportunity to wear a little black dress and with Christmas only 10 weeks away here is a plan to get in shape for that little black dress and look fabulous at your Christmas Party this year! Here is a 10 week upper/lower body workout. Start off with a weight that you […]
Read articleBe A Christmas Cracker: Top 10 Tips To Drop Body Fat For Christmas
So Christmas is fast approaching, lots of social events, parties, gatherings, family ‘do’s’. The last thing anyone wants to hear is you’ve put on some weight since last year, or even worse people don’t recognise you because you’ve become so heavy! You’ve got about 70 days depending on when you read this to make some […]
Read articlePost Run Stretches
It is important after running to ensure that all your main running muscles are stretched to ensure you remain flexible and also to reduce any muscle soreness or tightness the next day. Make sure, after a full cardiovascular and mobility warm up, you stretch before speed work as the muscles need to be warm […]
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