Posts in “Weight Loss”
Amazing Avocado Breakfast Recipe
I am not ashamed to admit I have well and truly jump on the avocado band-wagon, I have been eating a lot recently and I am far from getting sick of it. One of the best accompanies for avocado is egg, here is one of my favourite recipes involving the two – so get feasting […]
Read articleHow Many Calories Do You Burn?
Are Activity Trackers Worth It? In today’s world using a ‘FitBit’ or fitness tracker to measure your steps and gain an idea about how many calories (kcal) you are burning during day-to-day activities is the easiest option. I have a couple of problems with this, firstly not everybody is in a position to be able […]
Read articleThe Perfect Power Workout
Personally, the best thing about a power training session is that it is different from your normal training session. It’s a good opportunity to get funky with exercise selection and play around with new pieces of equipment. Power is a combination of strength (force) and speed (velocity) (Reid & Schneiker, 2008). Power can be broken […]
Read articleDon’t Let Christmas Ruin Your Fitness Mojo
It happens every year. People start to cancel personal training sessions and classes due to Christmas dos, we hear people saying “ahhhh but it’s Christmas” or “I’ll start again in the New Year” or “it won’t make a difference now because it’s Christmas”……It’s nothing new, and without doubt is THE most irritating thing about December! Here’s […]
Read articleIs Trampolining Really Good Exercise?
Most of you will know that I LOVE trying the more unusual types of exercise – aerial hoops and Pound as examples. So it’s only natural that I should give this trampolining thing a go! One of my clients returned from a break in Turkey talking non stop about rebounding (those mini trampolines) and what a good work […]
Read articleInterval vs Steady State Cardio
I get many questions from clients asking which method of training is best for them to do when considering interval vs steady state cardio. My first question to them in response to this, is what are your specific goals? Before I cover some of the research into these training methods here are some considerations to help […]
Read articleHow Do Stimulants Affect Your Body?
Before you start thinking hard core drugs here – that’s not the kind of stimulants I’m talking about! Secondly, this blog has been brought about because this week I gave up coffee on the advice of my osteopath. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not an addict – I only ever have two coffees a […]
Read articleConcurrent Fat Loss Workout
The following fat loss workout can be used to throw in a little extra variety to your conditioning or fat burning sessions. This fat loss workout is not a session that I would recommend individuals do more than once a week, due to the intensity required to make it effective. When you’re involved in the […]
Read articleBad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 2 – Fewer Calories = Greater Fat Loss!
Eat As Few Calories As Possible For Fat Loss. As I said in Part 1 of our Nutritional Advice People Believe, The world of nutrition is certainly is confusing, not because maintaining a healthy diet is difficult but because there is so many contradicting ideas floating around! We aim, in these blogs, to help bust […]
Read articleBody Weight Pyramid Workout
Do you travel a lot? Find yourself short of equipment or time? Or simply need a training session you can do anywhere you find yourself? Why not try this energy sapping body weight pyramid workout? All you need is enough space to sweat it out, and is ideal for smashing out in the Summer sun. […]
Read articleClient Success Stories – Taking Control Back
Our clients seek out personal training for very different reasons: weight loss or gain, training for a specific event (sporting or other such as a wedding), keeping mobile and healthy, pregnancy, return from injury and so on. Coincidentally therefore, our clients all have very different success stories. Recently one of our newest Do It In […]
Read articleTips to Drop the Belly Fat
Fat around your stomach is the hardest so lose and for many it can be extremely frustrating. Despite training and eating healthier ,people still have those love handles to lose, so what can be done?! Here are some top tips to drop the belly fat. Train Legs If you have a low muscle mass in […]
Read articleBenefits of Group Exercise
Here at motive8 North have recently partnered up with Sustain Nutrition to run a 28 day transformation package. This include a variety of circuit classes and boot camp classes. This article provides some of the key benefits of engaging in group based exercise. Increased Accountability & Effort Studies have shown that people will work harder […]
Read articleMetabolic Advantage – Fat Loss You Can Sustain
For a lot of people sustaining fat loss is hard and can be a vicious cycle. They are able to diet for a few weeks and lose weight, however once they stop and go back to their original eating habits the fat soon comes back and often faster than when they lost it. This kind […]
Read article6 Good Fats To Get In Your Diet!
The benefits of good fats in our diets has slowly begun to be appreciated as a perfect requirement of a healthy diet. Good fats arebeneficial to our diet as they improve absorption of nutrients from other foods and provide necessary vitamins. So here are our top 6 good fats to get in your diet 1) Avocado Avocados […]
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