Savoury Rhubarb Recipes
As my rhubarb plants start to take over the garden, I need to start planning what I’m going to do with it all! Last time I shared a recipe for a healthy rhubarb crumble, but it’s a new season so new recipes are required!! A lot of people know I’m more of a savoury person, […]
Read moreGet Your Heart Pumping More!
This week the Telegraph reported that the British Heart Foundation’s latest research illustrated that in some parts of the country, nearly half of adults are not meeting the official exercise guidelines recommended by the Government. These guidelines simply recommend that each adult undertakes AT LEAST 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week. That’s […]
Read moreTricep Workout
This week the lovely Kate posted a blog about how to get rid of your bingo wings, explaining that it’s not just exercise which influences how toned your arms are but other things like hormones, nutrition, stress, sleep. So, I thought I’d put a tricep workout together for you. Now, before we go any further, […]
Read moreLadies – Get Rid Of Those Bingo Wings!
Honestly if you Google “how to get rid of bingo wings”, it just lists all kinds of weird and wonderful arm “toning” workouts which range from 5 all important exercises to 20 minute blasts, 30 day challenges and surgery! None of the sites which come up explain why we have this excess fat on our triceps […]
Read moreHealthy Smoothie Recipes
Most of my personal training clients will know that I’m not a huge fan of smoothies, nor protein shakes. I’d much rather my clients get their protein from wholesome sources than have a protein shake or bar (unless it’s one of our motive8 homemade protein bars). However, sometimes when time is against us, or we […]
Read moreNo Kit, No Problem! Equipment Free Workout
I’ve recently started teaching a body weight conditioning class at one of our corporate sites. It’s a 30 minute blast of a class so I try to ensure that we target as much of the body as possible with the bare minimum kit i.e. if they’re lucky, I take mats! I obviously factor in a […]
Read moreCarb Free Lasagne Recipe
Last week I had a go at making a carb free lasagne. Those who know me will know I’m not one for measuring or following a recipe….I just chuck things in a pan or pot and hope for the best. If they don’t taste too good then I either change the recipe or don’t make […]
Read moreExercise for Older Adults
Last Friday I had a consultation with a 91-year-old women about starting personal training, yes you read that right…91 years old! So maybe before you think about using the excuse of being too old, or it not be safe to exercise you should consider this woman. This got me to think about the challenges […]
Read moreThe Secret Life of a Personal Trainer – Part 1
Have you ever wondered what goes on in a personal trainer’s mind? Are our bodies really a temple? Do we eat cake on our birthdays? Are burpees really our favourite exercise? Do we always make healthy choices. Honestly, we are asked all sorts when we tell people that we’re personal trainers – people seem to […]
Read moreGetting To Know Louis
We’d like to say welcome to our new(ish) Personal Trainer, Louis, to motive8 North. Having survived his first two months, and making a huge impact in his personal training sessions and classes, we thought we’d invite you to find out more about him, what makes him tick, what he likes to do in the gym, which […]
Read morePesto Courgetti with Spring Vegetables and Feta
I made this Pesto Courgetti with Spring Vegetables and Feta recipe last week, took a snap and considered posting it on social media, but I thought I’d hold off for another week as we had a lovely Avocado & Egg Breakfast recipe to post from Alex. I remember when I made this last week, it had […]
Read moreBeyond the Muscles – Weight Training and Identity Control
This weeks article is another installment of my PhD studies. The previous articles have higlighted my findings that associate muscularity with the enhance ment of masculinity and the empowerment of an independent feminine identity. What follows are the ongoing findings of my final study which broadens the scope of muscularity and it’s benefits on controlling […]
Read moreTotal Warrior Workout
Following on from Alex’s Total Warrior Training Tips blog, we thought we would give you a Total Warrior Workout. Obstacle runs such as the Total Warrior can seem quite daunting, a distance of anywhere from 5k to 12 miles, depending on which event you do can seem quite far to some, but most of this […]
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