Posts in “Fitness”
The Snatch – Why The First Pull Is Important
Despite the snatch being a great exercise for developing power, rate of force development, and posterior strength few exercisers fully utilise the exercise due to its complexity in nature. Although the lift is complex to master, it is well worth the investment of time. Literature examining the snatch has demonstrated a common movement pattern present […]
Read articleMotive8 North New Year Resolutions
It’s the time of year when people will be thinking about their goals for 2016 and their New Year Resolutions. Here is an insight into what the motive8 North personal training team are hoping to achieve in 2016. Chris I don’t make New Year resolution, I don’t see the point in them really, if something needs […]
Read articleOutdoor Workout – Blow Away The Christmas Cobwebs
Whilst it might be the time of year whilst we are not in our normal routine, that doesn’t mean your workouts have to suffer. So, if you can’t make the gym this week, try this outdoor workout instead….all you need is some outdoor space and if the weather isn’t great then get wrapped in a […]
Read articlemotive8 North December Winners
Well done to the December winners at motive8 North! Lots of hard work and effort put into this month’s workouts….well done! We look forward to a healthy and active 2016! Gym Member of the Month – Michael Price Micheal is a great member at motive8 North, although he doesn’t attend day after day like some of […]
Read articleChristmas Day In Burpees
You know how much the personal trainers at motive8 North love burpees! Here is a quick blog, which might make you think twice about over indulging on Christmas Day! Ooooh bah humbug you might be thinking, but when you look at how many burpees you need to do to burn off one too many mince […]
Read articleCompact Exercise – Fitting In A Session Over Christmas!
‘Tis the time of year for big family meals, lazy days and poor nutrition……or is it?! This time of year often leaves many with less opportunity to get to the gym. Despite it probably being the most important time to get to those workouts in, not simply from a metabolic point of view, but from […]
Read articleChristmas Week Workout
Many people see Christmas a time to relax and unwind the year this can certainly be the plan however ensuring you still fit regular workouts in is still important. Even if you have to exercise on different days from your normal workout routine you can still do something to keep yourself feeling great and blow […]
Read articleAdapting to Exercise: Optimise Your Workout Goals
Train Well! Rest Well! Make Gains! Following on from last week’s blog about burnout and overtraining this blog will cover the general principles of adaptation and what part rest plays in this process. By understanding this principle, we can make sure we are training optimally but ensuring we are resting enough to make sure we […]
Read articleWomen and Obesity – Future Generations, The Disturbing Truth!
The Chief Medical Officer’s report entitled “The Health of the 51%: Women” hit the news last week. Isn’t it funny how different newspapers report on the same topic about women and obesity so very differently? The Independent focused on the recommendation made in the report that the government should include obesity on the national risk planning. […]
Read article12 Days Of Fitmas Circuit Training Session
You can’t have Christmas without some sort of ’12 Days’ themed circuit training session, so here you go! Complete the 12 exercises back to back as a circuit and see how quickly you can get through it. Want to push yourself a little bit more, then complete the circuit 2-3 times in one workout! This […]
Read articleRest Periods – How They Improve Your Performance
This may seem like a very contradictory point, however I cannot overemphasis how important rest periods are during your training cycle. This is based on the assumption obviously that you are following a training regime, that is structured, and follows the golden fundamental of progressive overload, be it load or volume. Planning your training long […]
Read articleGetting To Grips With Your Grip Strength
Grip strength is often one of the most neglected components of a lifting program. I’m not going to argue that you need to have the crushing power of a robot to perform well in the gym, however it does make a huge difference, and guess what you won’t know the huge benefit grip strength can […]
Read articleThe Benefits of Personal Training vs Classes
Most of you will know that I started in the industry as a class instructor and then made the transition to a personal trainer. For some people, this represents a similar journey for themselves – they started going to fitness classes and realised that they wanted something more and transitioned to personal training. On the […]
Read articleWhat Is Burnout and Overtraining?
Have you ever had periods where you just feel physically and mentally “drained”? Everything seems to be so much harder, your motivation takes a plummet, you just feel weak and often pick up the little illnesses that usually we would fight off. This could have been a period of your life where you had started […]
Read articleThe Anywhere HIIT Workout
One of the beauties of High Intensity Interval Training is that the workouts are often short – which means there’s no excuses for not having the time to do them! This HIIT workout is one such workout. You can also make it harder for yourself if you take it into a gym and add weights […]
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