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My New Year Resolutions – Jenny Cromack
So this week the personal training team at motive8 North in Leeds thought we would blog about our own New Year resolutions. I’m a little bit like Chris in the fact that I don’t tend to set specific New Year resolutions as I tend to just set goals throughout the year. It’s not that I’m […]
Read articleMy New Year Resolutions-Chris Baird
Its that time of year again and like most I like to goal set and set new year resolutions for the following year. In 2014 I set myself the goal of developing my squat strength and like I do with my personal training clients I mapped out my training set goals and met those goals. […]
Read articleHow To Stay Motivated To Exercise In Winter
I’m not sure about you but I think we are not having it too bad weather wise this Winter. Yes it’s a bit wet and rainy but it’s not been too cold (yet). It’s this time of year when the horrible weather makes us want to stay inside an hibernate. Whether you’re someone who normally […]
Read articleExercise With Children
So it’s the start of the school holidays, the kids are at home. Aaargh!!! How are you going to fit your training sessions in with the kids around? Well never fear, here are some ideas of how you can exercise with children this Christmas (and other times of the year too!) Before we start looking at this, […]
Read articleWhat Does A Vegan Eat At Christmas?
I’m a vegan and I’m constantly asked ‘What Does A Vegan Eat At Christmas?’ so I thought I’d blog about it! We’re catering for 3 Christmas meals this year – ones with friends and the others with family. I’m in charge of the veggie options – and I don’t just mean roast potatoes! So let […]
Read articleSki Fit Improving Core Strength
With a week to go before Christmas what can you be doing to maximise your core for the new year ski season? Core strength is important to maximise your skiing performance. A strong transverse abdominis and obliques helps stability in the spine which is important when changing direction during skiing. I’m hoping that you […]
Read articleWhy are Vitamins and Minerals Important?
It is a well known fact that vitamins and minerals are needed and that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables helps to add minerals and vitamins to your diet. But do we know why vitamins and minerals are important? Your body requires essential minerals and vitamins for every process and function. These nutrients work to […]
Read articleCan Ready Meals Count To Your 5 A Day?
Did you see the article yesterday which mentions that the government are thinking of adding it’s five a day label to tinned foods which contain fruit and veg and also ready meals? My initial reaction to this was one of outrage! How can ready meals count to your 5 a day? surely this is doing […]
Read articleWhy is Magnesium Beneficial?
Do you suffer from headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure or muscle spasms? Did you know that you may be able to help prevent this by increasing your intake of Magnesium? Simply put, these are some of the common symptoms of magnesium deficiency. We’re not saying you absolutely have a deficiency, but as Magnesium isn’t produced […]
Read articleHow To Look Like Melanie Sykes
If any of you have recently watch Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! you might have seen the amazing Melanie Sykes. Now here is a woman that clearly trains and trains well! Since seeing her on I’m A Celeb many of our personal training clients have asked how to look like Melanie Sykes. […]
Read articleHow Many Calories Do You Eat on Christmas Day?
Most people know, the average individual will gain weight over Christmas, but how many calories do you eat on Christmas Day? Are you ready for it…..the numbers may shock you! Here is a timetable which shows a typical day and how many calories you eat on Christmas Day. This in excess of 7,000 calories consumed […]
Read articleChristmas Survival Guide To Staying Healthy
So Christmas is rapidly approaching and whilst we all want to enjoy ourselves I know that many of my personal training clients are worried about piling on the pounds over the festive period so I thought I would put a Christmas Survival Guide to Saying Healthy together to help you! Christmas Survival Guide To Staying […]
Read articleHow Using Technology Affects Our Posture?
There have always been groups of people who have raised concerns how using technology affects our posture. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), lower back ache, and PlayStation Thumb used to be some of the main complaints from people who used technology every day. We used to worry about working on computers and laptops in offices: were […]
Read articleCan You Exercise When You Are Pregnant?
Can you exercise when you are pregnant? Ask some people and they will say ‘no’, stay in, never step foot in the gym again. But we would disagree. From the courses we have studied and recent research, we encourage healthy, already active women to remain so throughout their pregnancy. For those ladies who want […]
Read articleCan I Exercise With A Cold?
So this is the time of year when everyone is sniffling and sometimes we have to make the decision…..can I train or not? Before I go any further I want to be clear, especially to my personal training clients who might think I have gone soft…..this blog is NOT giving you an excuse not to […]
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