Posts in “Fitness”
Joe’s Finisher Circuits
With summer just round the corner and bikini season is almost upon us, it’s time to ramp up the training! The best way I’ve found to do that last is by using “finisher” circuits at the end of my usual sessions to fire up the metabolism and burn a few more calories. Finishers are also […]
Read articleWhich Diet Works The Best?
Weight Watchers? Atkins? Ketogenic? Cabbage soup? Paleo? Vegetarian? Mediterranean? You’ve likely heard of one or more of these diets. You may well have tried one or two. But which diet works the best? The question should be “best at what?”. Diet can be defined as “the food we habitually eat”. As in “junk food diet” […]
Read articleIeuan’s Outdoor Workout
The following workout is great to set up outdoors and perfect for the spell of weather we have had over the past weekend. The workout is easy and all you need is an outdoor space you can run 20-30m shuttles and minimal equipment to provide resistance. The outdoor workout hits several areas of fitness, including […]
Read articlePre-Workouts, What Are They All About?
There appears to be a big rise in the popularity of pre-workout powders, pills, and concoctions within the gym. You can walk into any gym and be blinded the luminescent glow of someone’s pre-workout-filled shaker. The question is though, “pre-workouts, what are they all about?” The luminous colour in itself would set alarms bells […]
Read articleThe Benefits of Compound Training
Both working and training regularly in the gym environment, I see a range of exercise protocols and lifting approaches, some more wacky than others. Within a regular training session you will see a mixture of large compound movements (e.g. squats or deadlifts) and the smaller isolated exercises (e.g., bicep curls or pectoral flyes). Now […]
Read articleWelcome To Our New Personal Trainer – Joe
Some of you may have noticed that there’s a new kid on the block. But this 22 year old is here to prove he’s more than just his biceps! Welcome to our new personal trainer – Joe Bradbury What qualifications do you have? I’m currently in my final year of my BSC Sport and Exercise […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Story!
Val was one of my first personal training clients after starting at motive8 back in September. I think she may have had some apprehensions initially with me being a new personal trainer. But I too felt some pressure to do a good job and not let her down. Luckily, we built a great relationship and […]
Read articleHeavy Weight HIIT
What do you do when you’re short on time, want to lift heavy AND want to get a good HIIT session in? Combine all three obviously! This week’s workout is a cheeky heavy weight HIIT. The trick is to go as heavy as possible without being too heavy. You want to get the reps in. […]
Read articleClient Success Stories – Mighty Matt!
Most client success stories use weight and fat loss/muscle gain as their focal point, but “Mighty Matt’s story is different. Whilst he has achieved a significant transformation in his body composition, his growing love for specific exercises and his new found confidence and performance in fitness challenges is the success here. Mighty Matt: The Road […]
Read article8 Exercise Combinations for HIIT Workouts
I’m a big fan of short, snappy, bodyweight HIIT workouts. Not only does it mean you can do them virtually anywhere, but it means that your fat burning, sweaty workout is over quickly! However, whilst I still view star jumps as the queen of exercises (and squats as the king), there are rare occasions where […]
Read articleUn-Scrabble Your Fitness Terms!
Friday the 13th April was National Scrabble Day. In homage to that, this article looks at the highest scoring scrabble letters and links these to a common gym or fitness terms. We’re using the letters that are worth 4 or more points to un-scramble your fitness terms. These are: F (4), H (4), J (8), K (5), Q (10), […]
Read article5-4-3-2-1 Body Weight Circuit
Another body weight circuit you can do anytime, anywhere. I tested this body weight circuit workout in my class today so we’re good to go. As with all circuits, you work to your own ability. You can always adjust it to make it easier or harder. Circuits are are great way to get a full […]
Read articleMy Do It In 12 Journey – 3 Weeks To Go!
I can’t believe that there are only 3 weeks to go in my Do It In 12 journey! I’m not going to say it’s been perfect; there have definitely been highs and lows, moments of self-sabotage, a harsh word (or two), but also some real feel good moments. Lessons Learnt So Far Exercise needs to part […]
Read articleWhy Should You Get A Personal Trainer?
Have you ever found yourself stuck between a rock and a hard place with your training? Have you ever been on that verge of seeking a Personal Trainer and then never getting round to it? Then this article may help push you over that edge, or at least tickle your taste buds for that extra […]
Read articleCalorie Deficits & Weight Loss
Today we’re talking calorie deficits. Calories required to lose weight or in personal training terms what we would describe as being below your ‘maintenance’ calories or what most others would call being “on a diet”. There is a ton of information out there on dieting. Some of it useful. A LOT of it complete quack or junk!!!. […]
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