A Barre Inspired Workout
Barre is an up and coming fitness class based on ballet inspired exercises. Not sure if it’s for you? Well, if you want something to strengthen and tone those legs, glutes and abs; or if core stability, flexibility and balance are your goals – you may want to think again! Don’t worry you don’t need […]
Read more10 Simple Tips To Streamline Your Training
Rather than have a ramble this week, I thought I’d share with you 10 simple tips to streamline your training and help you work towards your goals! It’s surprising what a couple of tweaks and adjustments to your training can make. We have written about some of these things before so I’ve linked them in […]
Read moreVitamin B12 – Are you having enough?
True story…..”The blood tests you had have come back as normal, apart from your B12 level”. This is the first line of a letter I received this week. I’m not alarmed or worried, vitamin B12 deficiency is common in vegetarians and vegans – although, that said, back in 2013 40% of people were deficient in […]
Read moreWhat is Calisthenics?
You may have heard this term, calisthenics, being used. It is becoming more and more popular but to be honest, if you grew up in the Jane Fonda era it was popular then! In simple terms calisthenics a form of exercise that utilises body weight as a resistance to movement. The word stems from the Greek, kallos, meaning beauty, […]
Read moreHealthy Burger Recipes – Vegi vs Meat!
As I Personal Trainer, I understand the importance of a healthy, balanced diet BUT I also like to enjoy my food too! This means I like to make healthy versions of what some people would call a ‘bad food’. I’m a vegi and my husband is a carnivore so it often means I make two […]
Read moreBad 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 more‘On The Move’ Nut Bar Recipe
Having a healthy snack good to go can over a period of time, be a decisive factor in you achieving your goals, or your goals falling to the side of the road. We all have periods in our life, where meetings run over, you run out of time, or you simply have forgotten your lunch. […]
Read moreBody 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 moreClient 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 moreAnkle Sprains: Return to Sport
Ankles are the bane of many athletes lives, such as footballers, they suffer ankle injuries such as ankle sprainsand often see them returning season long. One way to minimise this recurrence is to ensure a safe return sport/activity; when you are ready to tackle the demands of said sport/activity. Ankle sprains often occur in the […]
Read moreHow To Reduce The Amount of Coffee You Drink
We often blog about caffeine – the pros and cons for drinking and eating it, the potential affects it has on your workouts and so on, but we’ve never really talked about how to give it up if you think you have too much! If you’re looking for ways to reduce the amount of coffee […]
Read moreBenefits 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 moreUpper Body, Lower Body, Core Workout
Here’s a simple means to change up a HIIT Session and add a bit of variation to your training. Below are 3 rounds of 6 exercises. Two of these rounds consist of lower body, upper body, core, lower body, upper body, core. Then there is a cardio only round. Your workout could be performed at […]
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