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Day On A Plate – Making Food With The Family
This weekend I was back home with my family and that means eating together. My mum has always loved getting us together and cooking. From a very early age I can remember puling up a kitchen chair to the worktop and helping her prepare dinner, nowadays its often a group effort to get food prepared […]
Read articleAthletics World Championships – What’s On This Weekend
Athletics World Championships If you have watched any of the athletics over the past week you will agree that we have seen some fantastic performances with 2 fantastic gold medal performances from Jessica Ennis- Hill in the Heptathlon and Mo Farah in the 10,000m Sunday was an incredible day for Usain Bolt winning gold […]
Read articleHealthy Food Shopping On A Budget
Most people like to save money but when it comes to eating healthy you shouldn’t sacrifice the quality of your food for price. Here are some tips for healthy food shopping on a budget, to help you save money on your food, but not compromise your fitness goals. Cheaper cuts of meat If you’re prepared […]
Read articleFat Mass vs Lean Mass – what the scales say!
Ahhh the age old debate – do we really trust what we see on the scales? But let’s face it, weight is just a number – it doesn’t tell us anything about our body composition. What is fat mass vs lean mass? Does is matter if our weight goes up and down ? We can lose weight […]
Read articleHealthy Weekend – Walking At The Cow And Calf, Ilkley
With summer sadly coming to an end I hope we have a few more good weeks of weather before we have to prepare for the countdown to winter . Getting out and about and taking in some fresh air is always beneficial for the mind and spirit. Situated about 30 minutes from Leeds is the […]
Read articleOffice Stretches To Do At Your Desk
With our posture seminar making it’s debut next week (there are still spaces left on the 20th!), I started to think about why people would come to a seminar about posture, and what it is that they would want to know. For a lot of people it’s about checking their existing posture and knowing how […]
Read articleThe Benefits Of Beetroot Juice – Is Beetroot All That?
Recently I’ve seen a sweeping number of individuals juicing beetroot, it certainly looks impressive. The question though is what are the benefits of beetroot juice? Is beetroot all that? Answering this is a little more complex than certain mainstream magazines would have you believe. Anciently beetroots were used in medicine for fevers, skin problems and […]
Read articleHealthy Weekend – Motive8 Rounders & Roller Skating
Motive8 Rounders Happy Friday everyone! If you’re looking for something local to do this weekend and get some exercise then why not join the motive8 gang at Roundhay Park for a game of rounders. We are hoping for some good weather so we can get some fresh air and enjoy a big team game and […]
Read articleDay On A Plate – Lazy Sundays & Hectic Mondays
So my Sunday certainly would not have won any prizes for the most exciting day however i did mange to sand and put the first layer of paint on my back door and paint my kitchen and dining room skirting boards something I have been trying to get round to doing for about 5 months! […]
Read articleWhat Is BMI?
BMI or Body Mass Index is used by health professionals as an indicator or screening tool to assess any potential weight problems in a person. It is designed to classify whether someone is a healthy weight for their height. But is BMI the best way to classify whether someone is a ‘healthy’ weight? Under 18.5 […]
Read articleHealthy Weekend – A Dip in the Pool!
World Swimming Championships The FINA World Swimming Championships is currently being held in Russia and runs until Saturday 8th August. Britain are already causing a splash with James Guy winning the 200m freestyle gold, beating Olympic silver medallist Sun Yang of China by six hundredths of a second. Also fellow Briton Adam Peaty set a […]
Read articleCarb Free Cauliflower Pizza
For many people pizza is the number one cheat meal. However, as pizza isn’t the healthiest option out there it’s not something that, as personal trainers, we actively encourage our clients to eat! With the rage for finding ‘carb-free’ options of food, we thought we would give you a carb free cauliflower pizza. It might sound […]
Read articleCool Downs – The How and Why!
How many of you finish a workout, immediately get in the shower or grab your kit and go home? As with a warm up being important and often missed, so too is the cool down. During our workout we get our heart beating faster, get our blood pumping around our bodies, get hot and sweaty […]
Read articleMotive8 North Winners – July 2015
It’s been a fantastic month in the motive8 North gyms with everyone working hard and focusing on their training. Here are this month’s motive8 North winners who have stood out working hard to achieve their fitness goals. Motive8 Personal Training Client of the Month – Karen Boyle (Do It In 12) Well Done Karen a motive8 […]
Read articleMy Day On A Plate – Preparing Your Lunch
A lot of people fall down with their nutrition due to lack of planning and preparing their meals and the number one meal often forgotten about is lunch. After a long day at work you’re thinking about cooking dinner and sitting down to relax with the intention of getting up early and sorting lunch in […]
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