Diet | Low Fat | Nutrition

ONE POT DISHES

Roast Summer Vegetables & Chickpeas 327 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 9g, sugar 13g, salt 0.51 g Serves 4 Ingredients Process  3 courgettes, thickly sliced 1 aubergine , cut into thick fingers 3 garlic cloves , chopped 2 red peppers , deseeded and chopped into chunks 2 large baking potatoes , peeled and cut into bite-size […]

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Nutrition | Quick meals | Recipes

TUNA SALADS

Tuna Rice Salad 328 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 5g, salt 0.22 g Keeps well for up to 3 days in the fridge, Serves 8 Ingredients Process Approx 900g/2lb cold cooked rice (about 400g/14oz uncooked rice) 400g tuna in springwater 200g frozen petits pois , defrosted under the […]

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Exercise | Fitness | Training

Shape Up For Spring!

Top 10 Ways To Spring Back Into Shape It’s time to stop hibernating! Get into shape this spring with these Top 10 Tips from our top PT Lucy Harrison!   1)     Stop Thinking About It and Do It! One of our favourite sayings at motive8 is There is no change, if there is no […]

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Building Muscle | Catabolic | Diet | High protein | Low Fat | Nutrition | Quick meals | Recipes | Vegetarian | Weight Loss

One pot dishes

Roast summer vegetables & chickpeas Serves 4 327 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 9g, sugar 13g, salt 0.51 g Ingredients Process  3 courgettes, thickly sliced 1 aubergine , cut into thick fingers 3 garlic cloves , chopped 2 red peppers , deseeded and chopped into chunks 2 large baking potatoes , peeled and cut into bite-size […]

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Exercise | Fitness | Running | Training | Weight Loss

Top tips to improve 10k time (smash that pb)

Many runners play around with programs in the attempt to improve their race times to no avail, this is simply because many runners fail to incorporate the 4 most important principals. Follow these simple tips and smash your race times. 1-      Consistent– Your race time won’t improve if you are sketchy with your training, practice […]

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Exercise | Fitness | Training

Calories Burnt Statistics

Most people over estimate how many calories they burn during exercise and underestimate how many calories they consume in their diet. This leads to weight gain, have a look through the table below and see how many calories your roughly burning every hour.  Top 10 Exercises That Burn The Most Calories Per Hour 130 lbs […]

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Abdominal muscle | Anabolism | Building Muscle | Diet | Low Fat | Squat | Training

Body Shape and Training

While it is true that not all humans were born the same, as humans we can all achieve similar ends results, however depending on your body type you will have to train at different intensity and for different duration’s, see which picture fits your body shape the best and jump to the section below: Ectomorphs: Characterized by long […]

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Winter dishes in spring

Pumpkin stew with sour cream Serves 4 Ingredients Process 40g/1½oz b utter 2 onions, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 1 stick celery, chopped 3 sprigs rosemary 2 bay leaves 1 clove garlic, chopped 400g lentils 1.2litres/2pints 2fl oz vegetable stock 600g/1lb 5oz assorted pumpkin or squash (total chopped weight) small bunch parsley, chopped 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 4 tbsp sour cream   In a large pan melt […]

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Healthy Spring/ Summer dishes

Thai coconut crumbed chicken traybake (serves 4) 414 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 8g, sugar 14g, salt 0.9 g Ingredients Process 1 butternut squash , peeled, deseeded and cubed 1 large aubergine , cubed 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 3 tbsp desiccated coconut 4 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs 4 skinless chicken breasts 1 egg , […]

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The health benefits of Zinc- why you should be eating a diet rich in this amazing micronutrient

The health benefits of Zinc- why you should be eating a diet rich in this amazing micronutrient Zinc is so important because its found in every tissue of the body and is directly involved in cell division, its a powerful antioxidant and is directly involved in proper endocrine function and therefore the maintenance of hormone […]

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Anabolism | Nutrition

Healthy Spring/ Summer dishes

Cod with lemon & parsley crust & summer greens (serves 2) 317 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 21g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, sugar 5g, salt 0.66 g Ingredients Process 1 thick slice stale bread , crusts removed large bunch parsley zest and juice from 1 lemon 1 tbsp olive oil 2 cod fillets, about 175g/6oz each 260g […]

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The sprint protocol that will help you burn fat

Recent research is beginning to indicate that using decreasing distance sprint protocols will effectively produce a significant anabolic response for body composition goals. The research indicates that all is needed is a few all out sprint efforts, the greatest protocol to reduce body fat is detailed below: Sprint 400m- Rest 4 minutes Sprint 300m- Rest3 […]

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Low GI breakfasts

Veggie breakfast bakes (serves 4) 127 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, sugar 5g, salt 0.4 g Ingredients Process 4 large field mushrooms 8 tomatoes , halved 1 garlic clove , thinly sliced 2 tsp olive oil 200g bag spinach 4 eggs   1.       Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the mushrooms and tomatoes […]

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