Posts in “Exercise”
How To Find The Right Fitness Class For You.
I’m a firm believer that there are Group Exercise Classes for everyone, it’s just that we’re not always brave enough to try them! As an Instructor I know that you will think that I’m biased on this subject, but every year I go to fitness events so that I can be a participant – just […]
Read articleWhat Type of Exercise Is Right For Me?
As a personal trainer I often get asked the question what type of exercise is right for me? I respond with ‘What do you want to achieve from your exercise?’ Everyone is different and as a personal trainer and group exercise class instructor I meet all different types of individuals who all exercise for different […]
Read articleHow To Drink Alcohol and Reduce Potential Abdominal Weight Gain
Now let me start this by getting it clear that I don’t advise you to drink alcohol full stop, it’s more trouble than its worth! However, with that in mind I know the festive season is upon us and in our culture drinking alcohol is the hobby of choice at Christmas. So having a few […]
Read articleThe Calorie Price Of Christmas
Ok, so the Festive Season is coming up and boy can we tell! The number of personal training sessions we are delivering has gone through the roof and the gym at Marshalls Court is busier than ever!! Who said dark nights and cold mornings made people not want to exercise….not at motive8, our personal training […]
Read articleHow to Enjoy Christmas Without Destroying Your Diet
It’s that time of year again, the days are getting colder and you’re wearing ridiculous amounts of layers to keep warm. It’s the run up to Christmas so that means party time where everyone throws aside their usual boring work clothes and wants to look fabulous in their smartest suit or their new fantastic dress. […]
Read articleWhat’s Your Motivation? Thoughts of a Personal Trainer
Many people think that as a personal trainer we are motivated all of the time to exercise and eat healthy. But…guess what….we are human…and that isn’t always the case. There are times when it’s cold outside and we don’t want to go and do our hill sprints in the park, or we’ve had a long […]
Read articleThe Stigma Behind Female Weight Training. Lifting Heavy Weight Will Not Automatically Make You A Female Body Builder
The myths about female weight training and female bodybuilding do not ever seem to go away. So many people I talk to think that if women lift heavy weights they will get the physique of a muscular female bodybuilder . The purpose of this blog is to explain the numerous physical and mental benefits of females lifting […]
Read articleGym Motivation: Top 5 Emotional Cues To Help You Never Quit
I’m often asked ‘How do you become one of those motivated and dedicated people in the gym?’ After all, 99.9% of the time when you skip a workout or stop doing a programme it is because you were feeling lazy. Every individual will be motivated in different ways to keep on training; you need to […]
Read articleCan Vitamin D Help You Reach Your Goals?
If you want to be healthier, live longer, get stronger and have a brain that performs like a brand new computer its simple make sure you take in adequate amounts of Vitamin D each day. Vitamin D is created in the body following exposure to sun or through your diet. Research has shown that people […]
Read articleVitamin C and D To Fight Winter Illness
It’s that time of year again dark mornings and dark nights. Yes it’s not a great feeling waking up to darkness and returning home when it is so dark you can’t find your house keys. However just because it’s winter should not mean that you are riddled with sniffs, sneezes and tickly coughs or get […]
Read articleHow To Get A Six Pack Abdominals
It will take dedication, time and commitment to get a six-pack. Essentially you need to reduce your body fat to around the 10% marker and build muscle. You can do every exercise under the sun to hit the stomach muscles, however if you’re covering them under a layer of fat they will never show! […]
Read articleHow To Be Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed
As the mornings are drowned in darkness and the days struggle to see sunlight we all have that occasional feeling were we look in the mirror and see baggy eyes and tired out skin. The cold weather can dry out our skin and make us tired. This blog is going to look into how to […]
Read article5 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight
Weight gain or a lack of weight loss can be complex, as we’re all unique human beings it can be very difficult to pin down one simple cause why we aren’t losing weight! While 95% of our clients that follow the motive8 Healthy Eating Programme achieve amazing results, there are always a few that inadvertently […]
Read articleDaily Vitamins – Are they needed?
It is common practice for a lot of people to take some form of vitamin and mineral supplementation on a daily basis with a view to improving their overall health and wellbeing. But is this extra investment necessary in order to live a healthy life. Vitamins and minerals, like proteins, fats and carbohydrates, are essential […]
Read articleSimple Steps To Help DOMS
“There is no such thing as overtraining only under-recovery” To get stronger, leaner and faster you must apply a stress to the body and then recover from that stress in a never-ending cyclical pattern. If we can improve recovery between workouts we can speed the cycle up allowing us to complete a greater volume of […]
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