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Motive8 September Winners!
Hey everyone there has been some great energy in the motive8 gym this September here are our monthly winners and a little bit about them! Well done everyone! Class Member of the Month This month class member of the month is Jo Mikos – Awesome effort Jo, well done! How long have you […]
Read articleDay On A Plate … The Perfect Poached Egg
The Perfect Poached Egg I could easily say that eggs are one of the greatest foods allowing a great variety of options one of my favourites has to be poached …. and indeed poached to perfection that to me is a nice solid white and a yoke that once popped oozes over the plate! Many […]
Read articleHealthy Weekend- Rugby World Cup 2015 Comes To Leeds
This weekend the Rugby World Cup 2015 arrives in Leeds with Italy vs Canada and Scotland Vs USA. A sporting event so large is bound to bring a fantastic buzz to the City Centre and certainly should not be missed. If you’re lucky enough to be attending a game then enjoy however if […]
Read articleDon’t Forget to Bend Those Knees!
I had a harsh reminder to never take what would seem part of a normal routine for granted on holiday this week. I’d set up a little station in the gym and set up a barbell to press. I was chatting away and not paying attention to what I was doing and as I lifted the bar my […]
Read articleRugby World Cup 2015
If you didn’t already know England are hosting this years Rugby World Cup 2015 and it starts tonight! With England kicking off the tournament playing Fiji. Kick off is at 8pm at the heart of English Rugby, Twickenham. With the final being on Saturday 31st October it’s set to be a fantastic 6 […]
Read articleKate’s Day on a Plate – Super Green Stir Fry!
I love Chinese food. And I don’t mean takeaway of course! I mean I love the flavours like Sechuan pepper and the styles of cooking such especially braised one pots. With the abundance of oriental supermarkets on our doorstep, it’s a perfect opportunity to try something new or spice up your normal recipes. As I get in […]
Read articleThe Benefits of Being Healthy
I have been working as a personal trainer or in the fitness industry for the last 15 or so years, and from my experience I think there has been a change in tide about the reasons why people exercise. When I first started working as a personal trainer the majority of my clients were weight loss/fat loss clients […]
Read articleHealthy Weekend – Lucy’s 2000 Tyre Flip
One week today when you receive the Friday Fix Lucy will be less than 24 hours away from her big flip! I’m sure you all know that personal trainer Lucy is flipping the 75kg motive8 tractor tyre 2000 times to raise money for our nominated charity BTRS. Lucy will be flipping the tyreon Briggate in […]
Read articleHealthy Protein Shake Recipes
Fancy mixing it up with your protein shakes? Try these healthy protein shake recipes as an alternative to your normal protein powder for a healthier treat. Choco-Nut & Banana Shake 1 scoop chocolate protein powder (we prefer using whey protein) 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 tbsp flax seeds 1/2 small banana 1 tbsp peanut butter 2-3 ice cubes Add to a […]
Read articleHealthy Weekend – Boxing and Beach Fun
picture from www.eventim.co.uk This Saturday 5th Josh Warrington will defend his WBC International & Commonwealth Featherweight titles against Joel Brunker at the First Direct Arena, Leeds. If you have never seen a boxing match then it’s something I would certainly recommend tickets are still available click here to take a look! picture from link […]
Read articleDay On A Plate – Mushroom, Tomato and Spinach Dhal
As a vegi it frustrates me how many restaurants only offer 1-2 vegi dishes, it’s not too hard to make healthy vegetarian food. One of the things I’m not so good at making are my own bean burgers, but this week I nailed them, so I’ve been having them with my lunches or when I […]
Read articleDay On A Plate – Moqueca (Brazilian Fish Stew)
So last Sunday before I went and did my food shopping I spent 15 minutes looking through my cookery books and online for new recipes and inspiration. I wanted to make as many new recipes as I could that week to add some variety to my weekly meal plan. When the world cup was in Brazil […]
Read article2 Common Exercise Myths
Everyone, regardless if they work in fitness or not, have their opinions about what you should or shouldn’t do in the gym. You know the kind of thing we mean – doing sit ups every day will get you a six pack, if you stop exercising your muscle will turn into fat, you need to […]
Read articleDay On A Plate – Making Food With The Family
This weekend I was back home with my family and that means eating together. My mum has always loved getting us together and cooking. From a very early age I can remember puling up a kitchen chair to the worktop and helping her prepare dinner, nowadays its often a group effort to get food prepared […]
Read articleAthletics World Championships – What’s On This Weekend
Athletics World Championships If you have watched any of the athletics over the past week you will agree that we have seen some fantastic performances with 2 fantastic gold medal performances from Jessica Ennis- Hill in the Heptathlon and Mo Farah in the 10,000m Sunday was an incredible day for Usain Bolt winning gold […]
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