Posts in “Training”
Imagery and Exercise – Seeing Your Success
Are you struggling to make progress? Getting stuck on the one weight or one distance? Why not try using some imagery techniques to help you overcome your exercise hurdles? Imagery and exercise does not just have to be reserved for elite athletes, anyone can benefit. What is Imagery? Imagery is a psychological technique used very […]
Read article5 Tips For Staying Motivated To Exercise
For many of us staying motivated to exercise or moving past our plateaus is very hard. This is one of the main reasons there is often a waved pattern of gym attendance whereby people will commit themselves for weeks at a time then their attendance will die off. There are several ways we can help […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Stories – Erene H
Erene is one of our personal training Do It In 12 success stories. Erene came to us to get her fitness mojo back after having stopped running and having various attempts to train herself. As a result of Do It In 12 she has regained her confidence and has now set herself some awesome goals including smashing her […]
Read articleBigorexia: The Bigger The Better
Bigorexia: Searching for Size What is Bigorexia? Bigorexia or reverse anorexia is clinically known as Muscle Dysmorphia (MD). It is a condition that causes individuals to perceive themselves as being insufficiently muscular. However, many of the individuals who show signs of Bigorexia are often highly developed but fail to recognise their levels of muscularity and […]
Read articleMy Top 5 Pieces of Home Exercise Equipment
Whether you want to admit it or, we’ve all at least thought about exercising in our own homes. Whether it’s an “innovative NEW piece of fitness equipment” that you bought from a shopping channel, the latest celebrity exercise DVD, or a saved scrap of paper containing an “at home” workout from a fitness magazine, we’ve all done it. Here […]
Read articleDon’t Forget to Bend Those Knees!
I had a harsh reminder to never take what would seem part of a normal routine for granted on holiday this week. I’d set up a little station in the gym and set up a barbell to press. I was chatting away and not paying attention to what I was doing and as I lifted the bar my […]
Read articleBenefits of Sports Massage
The use of sports massage as a preparation or recovery tool for sport and exercise seems to be getting more and more popular. If we understand how it works we can understand what the benefits of sports massage are. What is Sports Massage? Sports massage is a manual technique where a therapist will use their […]
Read articleRugby Strength Lower Body Workout
The Rugby World Cup is coming to town, all eyes are going to be on rugby for the next couple of months. Why not get out there and shine on the pitch? Rugby has great strength demands to allow players to physically drive opponents backwards and generally carry themselves around the pitch. It is important […]
Read articlePreventing A Hernia During Exercise
What Is A Hernia? A hernia occurs when a portion of an organ (usually the intestine) protrudes through a defect in a muscle or soft tissue. This defect is usually a small tear or rupture allowing the organ tissue to be pushed through. A hernia can occur in several areas of the groin and abdomen […]
Read article2 Common Exercise Myths
Everyone, regardless if they work in fitness or not, have their opinions about what you should or shouldn’t do in the gym. You know the kind of thing we mean – doing sit ups every day will get you a six pack, if you stop exercising your muscle will turn into fat, you need to […]
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 articleSwimmers Strength Workout
Strength Training for Swimmers To effectively train in the gym you need to consider what movements you are looking to improve in your sport and try and replicate these movement patterns in your workouts. The personal training team at motive8 North have put together a swimmers strength workout, but before you workout let’s have a brief simple look […]
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 articlePlyometrics and Rehabilitation
Plyometrics’ Place in Rehabilitation! The traditional interpretation of plyometrics is that they are explosive exercises that involve a stretch-shortening cycle of the muscles. This phenomena utilises the reactive ability of the muscles. Repeated bouts of jumping, or reactive drop jumps are examples of traditional plyometric exercises. The muscles go through a phase of stretch before […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Story – Stefanie Oliver
Having only been part of Motive8 North for a short space of time I am yet to have the impressive back catalogue of clients that the other trainers have. I do however have some amazing clients who are on their way to achieving great things when it comes to their goals. One of these clients […]
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