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Suspension Training and Kettlebells
Don’t worry – not using them both at the same time! That would be something though wouldn’t it! This week I’ve had the awesome pleasure of covering Lucy’s fab HIIT class on Monday, which is then followed by my own Kettlebell class. I spent some of sunny Monday planning the sessions. I remembered that a […]
Read articleTop Tips For Exercise and Depression
About two thirds of adults will at some point experience depression symptoms of sufficient severity to influence their daily activities. Depression is the fourth leading cause of disability and disease worldwide. It is likely that we all either know someone suffering from depression or have suffered from depression ourselves. It is also likely that we […]
Read articleHow To Train When Recovering From Injury
If you love exercise and sport and gain an injury; it can be the most frustratingly depressing takes-longer-than-you-think recovery process. The vicious circle that is your paranoia surrounding aggrevating the injury combined with every part of you needing to keep excercising, can zap that motivation and will to live right out of you. Whether you […]
Read articleHOW TO PROGRAM YOUR TRAINING FOR FAT LOSS
Now probably one of the most common goals we receive at our personal training studios in Leeds is weight loss. Well to be specific, individuals come and ask for weight loss but they really mean fat loss. There is a huge difference between weight loss programs promoted by magazines and social media and losing fat […]
Read articleExercise and Hypertension
Have you ever been to the doctors and had your blood pressure taken and stared blankly at the numbers on the monitor? Have you ever wondered why as part of our Body MOT packages, we take your blood pressure? Do you even know what your blood pressure should be? What are the do’s and don’t’s […]
Read articleExercise Combos for Greater Intensity
We’ve previously mentioned “finding time to exercise” and having “short but intense” workouts. Each week here at Motive8, we teach a couple of 30 min classes which really need to get that body engaged and working in a very short space of time. So this week I looked at combining two exercises into one move […]
Read articleThe TRX More Than A Tool For Exercise
In the current world of fitness and health there are 1 billion gizmos, gadgets and contraptions all claiming to be the ultimate solution to weight loss, building muscle or toning. The truth is most are just gimmicks that are about as effective as a paper umbrella in a hurricane. However the TRX is not in […]
Read articleTRX Suspension Training for Runners
The great thing about TRX Suspension Training (and the Human Trainer series of kit) is that it encourages a mixture of multiplanar body weight exercises which can improve strength, speed, balance and core stability. The TRX Suspension Training Kit itself can be used both indoors and outdoors as long as you simply find an anchor […]
Read articleAMRAP Workouts
Don’t be embarrassed if you’re wondering what AMRAP Workouts are. “As Many Rounds/Reps As Possible” isn’t a new concept for a workout, but has increased in popularity in recent years with the onset of Cross Fit and the rise of another popular acronym WOD (or Workout Of The Day to you and me!). The great […]
Read articleTabata Training is Back!
If you’ve read my other exercise blogs, you’ll know that I generally love all forms of interval training. I find it more motivating to know exactly how many seconds I have got on the clock to do as many reps as I can before I get to collapse in an exhausted heap! So now it’s […]
Read articleShould You Go Low Carb All The Time
In a world gone mad with so many different opinions on the optimal diet and approach to nutrition it can be easy to get lost and confused about what you should and shouldn’t eat. Most people that know me would consider me to be in the ‘high protein, low carb’ camp, however this is far […]
Read articleHow Good Is Your Posture?
When was the last time a parent said to you, or you as a parent said to a child “stand up straight” or “stop slouching”? When was the last time you took a good look in the mirror at the way you stand (and I don’t mean to work out whether you think that that […]
Read articleGETTING RID OF LOWER BACK PAIN THE SIMPLE WAY
Believe it or not the key to removing most cases of lower back pain is through strengthening the whole body… in a balanced manor! Research and experience has shown that spending time strengthening and conditioning the whole body is more effective than “core” work on the lower back. The problem with isolation training is that […]
Read articleDoes HRT Cause Weight Gain?
It’s hard to know where to start with this! If I start to talk about Menopause, I’ll lose the boys. If I start to talk about middle age spread and everything slowing down after 40, I run the risk of insulting some people whilst at the same time losing the youngsters! So here’s the deal, […]
Read articleIs Your Body In The Best Condition To Burn Fat?
The way I approach fat loss and explain it to my clients is simply, “imagine there are 100 things we could be doing correctly that will help you lose fat, how many can we currently tick” the more the client can tick off with me during discussions the quicker the results will be. Is your […]
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