Posts in “Lifestyle”
Breakfast Baked Eggs Recipe
Most people know I LOVE eggs, as a vegetarian they are a great source of protein, especially post workout, and I will pretty much eat them with anything! I made this amazing breakfast baked eggs recipe at the weekend, it’s super easy….perfect for a lazy Sunday morning breakfast or brunch. Ingredients Per person: 2 x […]
Read articleDon’t Let Christmas Ruin Your Fitness Mojo
It happens every year. People start to cancel personal training sessions and classes due to Christmas dos, we hear people saying “ahhhh but it’s Christmas” or “I’ll start again in the New Year” or “it won’t make a difference now because it’s Christmas”……It’s nothing new, and without doubt is THE most irritating thing about December! Here’s […]
Read articleMy Secret Ingredients For Tasty Food – Part 1
Ahhhhh Winter…..the time for different kinds of stews, soups and chilli’s. But sometimes it’s hard to find the motivation to simply make yet another type of soup. So here’s the trick, I have a few secret ingredients up my sleeve to add a new lease of life to your food. Over the next couple of […]
Read articleDeck of Cards Circuit Training Workout
Circuit training is great isn’t it? It has so many benefits: Improves your cardiovascular fitness Amazing for fat burning and therefore weight loss Great for improving muscle tone and endurance It’s versatile It’s lots of fun You can do it by yourself or with friends! If you fancy adding a little twist to a circuit […]
Read articleJuicing – What’s In The Pulp?
This juice contains 1x beetroot, 4x apples, 4x carrots, 1/2x lemon and a bit of ginger. We’ve written a number of blogs regarding juicing but this one will be a little different. The problems with juice diets is that we are all told so many different things it’s hard to know what to believe. So rather […]
Read articleExercise After A Cardiac Event
Exercise is a main determinant of cardiac events. This means a massive misconception is that exercise is only good for preventing cardiac events, but, less commonly known is that after a cardiac event exercise can still be completed regularly. Not only that, but exercise plays a key role in the prevention of a secondary event from occurring. […]
Read articleI’m Pregnant – Now What?!?!
https://pixabay.com/en/pregnant-mother-body-pregnant-woman-1245703/ So here’s my caveat before I begin. We’re not doctors here at motive8. But we can give advice and recommendations based on our training and experiences. As most of us are pre and post natal qualified, we have trained and helped people from the start of their pregnancy, throughout the trimesters and after birth. […]
Read articleExercise – More Than Results
At motive8 we are super proud of the results we achieve with our clients but I’m often astounded by the other non-health related benefits which joining a gym, coming to classes or having pt sessions bring. I’m not talking about the mental health benefits, which are as beneficial as the physical benefits of exercise, but […]
Read articleWeak As I Am…..Overcoming Weakness
(image: https://pixabay.com/en/caricature-man-weak-effort-812270/) As personal trainers we hear this a lot – “my arms are so weak” , “am I the weakest client you’ve ever had?” and so on. As no one person is the same as the next, why would we be comparing ourselves to others – we shouldn’t be! And if you’re worried about your arms […]
Read article4 Week Block Training: To Improve Your Cycling Performance
Whilst block approaches to endurance training have shown positive results compared to traditional, and linear models very few individuals adopt this format of programming. Below is a 4 week program for cyclists to improve your cycling performance, specifically focusing on shifting their lactate curve, improve power output at 2mmol/L, and potentially improve your Vo2 max (dependent […]
Read articleWholefood Recipes
Ok, I’m going to be honest…..I didn’t do my weekly shop at the weekend. Yikes! What does that mean for my food for the next couple of days?!? Well, my cupboards contain a vast assortment of dried lentils, chana dal, quinoa, country soup mix, herbs and spices, and I reckon I have the odd stock cube, […]
Read articleIs Trampolining Really Good Exercise?
Most of you will know that I LOVE trying the more unusual types of exercise – aerial hoops and Pound as examples. So it’s only natural that I should give this trampolining thing a go! One of my clients returned from a break in Turkey talking non stop about rebounding (those mini trampolines) and what a good work […]
Read articleWhy Variation Is Key For Success
Session by session variation is key to you achieving your goals. Whilst there is a considerable body of research suggesting linear periodisation… i.e a gradual transition from high volume, low intensity to low volume, high intensity is effective, it may expose individuals to an increased injury risk, at least for more experienced individuals. Non-linear models […]
Read articleWhy We Love Porridge – The Benefits of Porridge
Some of you may remember those old porridge adverts where a certain brand of instant porridge would surround you with a warm fiery glow after eating it. And these adverts were always on TV in the winter months and featured kids in scarves. For some reason, cold dark mornings make me think of that and I […]
Read articleWhy Is Vitamin D Important?
If you want to improve your health, live longer, get stronger and keep your brain ticking over then ensuring you have the right amount of Vitamin D is the answer. The dark mornings and nights are certainly here which means less sunlight, so how do we get Vitamin D and why is Vitamin D important? […]
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