Posts in “Fitness”
Body Weight Workouts for Home or Away!
As Personal Trainers, we write plans for clients regardless of where they train; whether its in the home with no or a little amount of kit, in a massive gym, or in a hotel room (many of our personal training clients work away a lot), we find a way to provide a programme that meets […]
Read articleWhat is HIIT?
HIIT is in my opinion an often overused phrase in the fitness community, HIIT this HIIT that but what is HIIT? HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval training, its actually a very broad term used to describe an intermittent session combining periods of anaerobic work with periods of low intensity effort. This combination can be […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Stories: Naomi Farrar.
This picture never ceases to amaze me. I just want to give her a big hug every time I look at it. Naomi Farrar is one of my personal training clients. She started her weight loss journey before joining Motive8 as a size 18 back in June 2013. These trousers represent the size she was […]
Read articleThe 20 Minute 8:12 Fat Loss Interval Session
This 20 minute interval session is well researched and known for effective fat loss. Not only that but training in this way is useful for health related goals such as improving insulin sensitivity, building muscle, and increasing power. So if you want to shed fat that make sure you include this 20 minute fat loss […]
Read articleStress: Knowing Your Personal Training Clients
This week the motive8 North personal training team are reflecting on our time working as a personal trainer and the experiences we have learned from. In the last 10 years that I have been a Personal Trainer there one of the main things I have learned is that you have to understand your clients and what they […]
Read articleHow Can Complex Training Be Used For Running
What Is Complex Training? Complex training, is this simply training that is difficult? Well, yes it is but actually structuring complex training is quite easy and has amazing benefits to achieve your training goals. This article will shed some light on the benefits of complex training and look at how can complex training be used for […]
Read articleHow Do I Tone My Muscles?
How do I tone my thighs, how do I tone up my stomach, how do I tone my muscles? These are all questions I am asked daily. It’s a tough one to talk to people about, unfortunately people want to hear that lifting a 3kg dumbbell for millions of reps is going to turn the […]
Read articleThe Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity In Adults and Children, The facts
I came across a great research article this week which had examined thousands of research papers and reports looking at the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults and children. Some of the facts I came across were shocking: From 1980 to 2013 the proportion of adults with a BMI greater than 25 rose from […]
Read articlePerforming Over Head Squats to Improve Posture
Olympic lifters have a remarkable level of flexibility their ability to catch and balance a large weight over head from a full squat position takes a great deal of strength and flexibility. Most average untrained individuals would struggle to hold perform the snatch position using a broom stick. Even if you are not interested in […]
Read articleShoulder Pain Whilst Bench Pressing
Do you have shoulder pain whilst bench pressing? Fix it and increase the amount you bench in as little as 6 weeks! Over the past few years I’m going to admit that I’ve played around with some press variations and loading parameters that aren’t generally recommended and some stuff hasn’t worked out, in fact it […]
Read articleNew Year, New You? Fitness Trends for 2014
Check out our latest blog for the Fitness Trends for 2014! If getting fit was one of your New Year Resolutions, giving a Group Exercise Class a go is a good way to kick start any training programme. But before you commit, and before you get caught up in the newest fitness trends, you need […]
Read articleBenefits Of The Front Squat
Many people often only squat with a bar rested on their upper back, BUT how often do you front squat, and, what are the benefits of the front squat over the back squat? Benefits of the front squat: Focus is placed on the quads more so than other squat variations; don’t forget to include posterior […]
Read articleCommon fat loss mistakes
Vitamin D deficient– Research has shown that a deficiency in Vitamin D is associated with greater fat mass in all ages, races and genders. A recent study examining vitamin D and weight loss established that when vitamin D was introduced into their normal diet the group lost 2.7kg more fat than the other […]
Read articleShape 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 […]
Read articleTop 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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