Posts in “Lifestyle”
How To Form The Exercise Habit
It can be very hard to get into the habit of exercising regularly, especially if you’re a busy individual. But let’s be serious if you really wanted to do it you would (in the words of a well known brand) just do it! You can train practically anywhere, you don’t need a gym, treadmill or even […]
Read articleI’m Not Getting Results, What Am I Doing Wrong?
As Personal Trainers we often here people say, I’m training hard but I’m not getting results, what am I doing wrong? Maybe they have hit a plateau with their goals…they might be half a stone from hitting their weight loss target or maybe they can’t get their running times down or they have stagnated in […]
Read articleHow to Eat Healthy On The Go
As Personal Trainers, we hear it a lot: how can you eat healthy when your car or office or classroom is like your second home? And as much as we’ve heard it, we’ve also said it before; rushing in and out of meetings, driving to and from clients, doing the school run and generally being […]
Read article6 Week 5k Training Plan For Beginners
Some of you may have entered the Race For Life or another 5k in the Summer and beginning to panic that you haven’t done much training. Well never fear, here is a 6 week 5k Training Plan for Beginners to help get you fit and in shape for the big day! The plan assumes that […]
Read articleThe Benefits Of Having A Nutritional Consultation
motive8 north offer a number of nutritional consultation packages to suit a number of needs. We want to offer individuals an opportunity to gain advice about how to improve their diet for their individual goal. I strongly believe everyone reading this could benefit from a nutritional consultation. Whether you have made an effort to reduce […]
Read articleWhy Haven’t You Had a Postural Assessment?
Is your knee playing up for no apparent reason? Do you have a little niggle in your shoulder that you can’t get rid of? Does your back ache after periods of sitting, standing or walking? Have you reached your maximum lift weight and can’t seem to push past it? Did you used to get told […]
Read articleSlow Cooked Greek Easter Lamb with Spring Vegetables
Enjoy this Easter Lamb Recipe this Easter Weekend (or any time of the year for that matter!) Slow Cooked Greek Easter Lamb with Warm Spring Vegetables Kcal 650 Protein 29g Carbs 38g Fats 43g Sat 6g Ingredients 1 garlic bulb, separated into cloves, half peeled and sliced, half unpeeled 8-10 fresh bay leaves 3 lemons, […]
Read articleHow To Stay Healthy At work And Resist The Treats
We know that busy lifestyles can make it hard to stay on track when it comes to eating properly. Last minute meetings, working lunches, surprise off site visits, unexpected late nights at the office, never ending conference calls and deadlines – they all affect our work life balance and it’s often the “life” part which […]
Read articleTop 5 Fat Loss Myths
There is an awful amount of terrible information floating around regarding nutrition. The nutrition industry is largely unregulated, with so many self proclaimed nutritionists, companies pushing their own “research”, and pyramid companies forcing products down your neck it can be hard to see through the ‘fog’. This has led to many fat loss myths coming […]
Read articleHow to Keep Your Children Healthy And Happy
The World Health Organization (WHO) regards childhood obesity, as one of the most serious global public health challenges for the 21st century. Obese children and adolescents are at an increased risk of developing various health problems, and are also more likely to become obese adults. Whilst the majority of our personal training clients are […]
Read articleNational Pie Week – Healthy Shepherd’s Pie!
Did you know that this week is National Pie Week, if you want to tuck into a pie but are worried about the calories and fat content, then you can breathe a sigh of relief. Here is a healthy Shepherd’s Pie for National Pie Week courtesy of Personal Trainer, Lucy Harrison. This healthy Shepherd’s Pie recipe […]
Read articleTop Tips To Running Your First 5k
It’s that time of year where the weather improves and many people will start to think about running a 5k or a 10k. Many of you reading this blog may never have run a 5k, you may fancy doing one but you’re a little scared or nervous about running your first 5k. There are probably […]
Read articleWhat Are The Benefits Of Group Personal Training
Last week I wrote a blog about how you could afford personal training, some of you may have read it thinking……”yeah, all good ideas but seriously I’m not going to give up going out once a week just so I can afford a personal trainer”. I would question this and say what price do you […]
Read articleHow Can I Afford A Personal Trainer?
Many of you reading this blog might already be personal training clients at one of our Leeds based personal training studios, many of you may have just discovered us on the internet and be interested in getting a personal trainer but be questioning how can I afford a personal trainer? I’ve been a personal trainer in […]
Read articleWhat Are The Benefits Of Yoga?
A recent newspaper article suggested that Yoga could change your life! Really? WOW! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE yoga, but whilst I’m not 100% sure that this life changing statement is strictly correct, I do think that Yoga is often misunderstood and stereotyped. It’s not just about sitting cross legged and meditating! So what […]
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