Top 6 Tips To Staying Healthy When Eating Out
It’s that time of year isn’t it, the time when our diaries start filling up with invites to ‘Christmas dos’. You’ve worked hard all year, and you don’t want to undo all that hard work with lots of eating out and boozing. Here are motive8’s top 6 tips to staying healthy when eating out. Tip […]
Read moreChristmas Countdown Workout
It’s only 6 weeks to go before Christmas….I know, I’m sorry to bring it up – but don’t panic! We’ve got a great Christmas Countdown workout for you that doesn’t need any more additional Christmas shopping as it’s entirely body weight exercises which will get that adrenaline pumping so will help to de-stress you and it can […]
Read moreTop Tips for Training With An Injury
We’ve all been there, smashing PB’s then BAM! Injury sets in and halts all training. It may be sudden and acute or something that slowly develops over time which you ignore until the pain is too much. You try to rest for a while but then head to the gym after 3 days thinking a […]
Read moreMy Fodmap Journey So Far
If I was to write a diary on how my fodmap journey is going, it would literally read as: why am I not the size of my arm based on what I’m eating, if I see another bowl of aubergine stew I’m going to scream, I’m soooooooooo bored with my food, I JUST WANT HOUMOUS…….you […]
Read moreEmily’s 20 Minute HIIT Workout
Well this 20 minute HIIT workout actually took me 22 minutes but I reckon it could be done in 20 minutes if you’re a beast and maybe up to 25 minutes if you’re a little slower. Don’t worry how long it takes, just give it everything you’ve got!! A juicy, whole body, high intensity interval […]
Read moreThe Squat – The How & Why!
The squat, whether a back squat, front squat, goblet squat is a fundamental movement pattern in 99% of peoples training programme, and if it isn’t it should be. Types of Squat – Back Squat – Front Squat – Goblet Squat – Single-leg Variations – Overhead Why Should You Squat? – Compound movement – targeting a […]
Read moreHealthy Nut And Seed Bar Recipe
I made this healthy nut and seed bar recipe for our recent boot camp. They are full of good fats, slow release energy and high in protein. I love using them when I’m on my long 2-3 hour bike rides as they give me the right balance of energy to keep going and protein whilst […]
Read moreNew to the gym? A Beginner’s Gym Guide
I am trying to challenge myself and trying a couple of new things that are outside my comfort zone. One of these is Yoga, I have booked myself onto a block of sessions and will aim to go at least once a week. Hopefully I will be able to touch my toes sometime soon… As […]
Read moreTrick Or Treat?
Does this sounds familiar….? It gets to the end of October and you realise it’s nearly Hallowe’en. Once you’ve finished panicking and faffing with costumes, you notice that there is nothing in the house that you can give those pesky kids if they turn up at your door (after all, you don’t have bad food […]
Read moreLower Body and Core Workout
‘Leg day’, so many people dislike doing ‘leg day’ but I quite like hitting my lower body in the gym. Call me weird, but I quite like it when my legs ache the next day! So I thought I’d share a lower body and core workout with you. We’re going to work your leg exercises […]
Read moreChicken, Butter Bean, Spinach & Mushroom One Pot Recipe
This is the season of slow cookers, god bless whoever invented slow cookers and how easy they make our lives. This morning I left the house with this chicken dish slowly cooking, ready for tonight’s tea. I don’t even know why I’m getting excited….it’s not even for me (I’m a veggie!) but I do like […]
Read moreTop Health And Exercise Myths
In the last 5 years or so, social media has massively impacted the fitness industry, with so many ‘experts’ telling you what you should be doing. The problem is there are so many different opinions that its hard know what is complete rubbish and what is useful. What are health and exercise myths? And what […]
Read more20 Minute Full Body Workout
We recently posted a motivational monday picture which listed some of the excuses people come up with not to work out: I’m tired, it’s too cold, it’s too hot, its raining, it’s too late – you get the idea. In the time it takes to come up with those excuses, you could have done this […]
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