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Personal Training Success Stories: Helen Bainbridge
What A Difference A Year Makes! Check out our latest personal training success stories – this month is Helen Bainbridge. November 2013 November 2014 Helen’s Success Story….What a Difference A Year Makes! Helen’s personal training success story really does prove that with the right training and nutrition you really […]
Read articleAre Liquid Diets Effective and Safe?
I have seen many fad diets come in and out of fashion but the one that is going strong and constantly covers my Facebook news feeds are the liquid diets. I have my views on this and I have had to refrain, numerous times, from sharing these so I have collected numerous information and statistics […]
Read articleWhat is Metabolic Syndrome and How Can I Prevent It?
Metabolic Syndrome affects one in four adults in the UK. Metabolic Syndrome is the medical term for a combination of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes which dramatically increase the risk of strokes, heart disease and other conditions affecting blood vessels. As we know on their own, diabetes, high blood pressure, and […]
Read article5 Ways To Raise Testosterone Levels For Improving Body Composition
Increasing testosterone levels is a very effective way of improving body composition and can be easily achieved by ensuring that you are not deficient in certain nutrients that are directly linked to sub-optimal levels of testosterone. There are number of ways your diet can affect your testosterone levels such as eating high glycemic foods, restricting […]
Read articleSuper-foods that will improve your health now!
There is no such thing as one meal or food type that will instantly give you your goals on a plate. However adding in these super-foods to your current healthy eating plan provided by Motive8 North will make a massive improvement and help you smash those targets. Coconut oil– although coconut oil is rich in […]
Read articleMeaty dishes
Grilled Chicken With Quinoa Salad Serves 4 Ingredients Method 225g quiona Tablespoon butter 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped 1 garlic clove , crushed 400g chicken mini fillets 1½ tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 300g vine tomatoes , roughly chopped handful pitted black kalamata olives 1 red onion , finely sliced small bunch mint leaves, chopped juice and zest ½ lemon […]
Read articleOne pot dishes
Roast summer vegetables & chickpeas Serves 4 327 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 9g, sugar 13g, salt 0.51 g Ingredients Process 3 courgettes, thickly sliced 1 aubergine , cut into thick fingers 3 garlic cloves , chopped 2 red peppers , deseeded and chopped into chunks 2 large baking potatoes , peeled and cut into bite-size […]
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 […]
Read articleThe sprint protocol that will help you burn fat
Recent research is beginning to indicate that using decreasing distance sprint protocols will effectively produce a significant anabolic response for body composition goals. The research indicates that all is needed is a few all out sprint efforts, the greatest protocol to reduce body fat is detailed below: Sprint 400m- Rest 4 minutes Sprint 300m- Rest3 […]
Read articleLow GI breakfasts
Veggie breakfast bakes (serves 4) 127 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, sugar 5g, salt 0.4 g Ingredients Process 4 large field mushrooms 8 tomatoes , halved 1 garlic clove , thinly sliced 2 tsp olive oil 200g bag spinach 4 eggs 1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the mushrooms and tomatoes […]
Read articleThe importance of the military press
I would argue that this is probably one of the best lifts for the development of the upper body; most people don’t like to do it as the poundage can be very humbling. There seems to be a mindset in most gyms that strength is determined by how much one person can bench press, now […]
Read articleHealthy dinner party recipes
Thai squash & pineapple curry (serves 4) 172 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 20g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 3g, salt 0.5 g Ingredients Process 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil 1 onion , chopped 4 tsp Thai red curry paste medium butternut squash (about 500g/1lb 2oz) peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks ½ x 400ml […]
Read articleGluten free super tasty lunches
Salmon with new potato & corn salad & basil dressing (serves 4) Per serving- 434 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 3g, sugar 5g, salt 0.42 g Ingredients Process 400g baby new potatoes 2 sweet corncobs 4 skinless salmon fillets 2 very large tomatoes , like beefsteak 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 2 […]
Read articleCalorie Cycling, Is it any good?
The recent buzz in the fitness world has been the notion of cycling calories, whether this is effective or not as a means of loosing unnecessary fat is uncertain. Here is what the theory suggests; regular dieting teaches our bodies to need fewer calories, this means that after a long term calorie deficit the instance […]
Read articleHealthy protein packed snacks to help the mid afternoon slump
Protein Ball Recipe (makes 25) Great after a workout, around 186 calories per ball packed with protein and good fats!!! Ingredients Process 80g 1/2 cup of almonds 80g/1/2 cup of walnuts 80g/1/2 cup of hazelnuts 40g 1/4 cup of pumpkins seeds 40g 1/4 cup of flaxseed (linseeds) 40g 1/4 cup of chia seeds 40g 1/4 cup […]
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