Day 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 moreWhat Is A Balanced Diet?
What is a balanced diet can be a hard question to answer as firstly, you need to know what healthy is defined as, it may mean one thing to me but a different thing to you. In fact issuing guidelines regarding the effect of varying macronutrient ratios on health, weight loss and aging is a […]
Read morePrawn Curry In A Hurry
Here is a tasty prawn curry that is ideal if your looking for a quick but tasty evening meal. Ingredients Kcal 166 Carbs 11g Protein 22g Fats 4g Sats 1g 2 tbsp curry paste 1 chopped onion 200g large raw or cooked prawns, defrosted if frozen 400g can chopped tomatoes 1 clove garlic , […]
Read moreFat Mass vs Lean Mass – what the scales say!
Ahhh the age old debate – do we really trust what we see on the scales? But let’s face it, weight is just a number – it doesn’t tell us anything about our body composition. What is fat mass vs lean mass? Does is matter if our weight goes up and down ? We can lose weight […]
Read moreDay On A Plate – Omlette And A Healthy Pie Recipe
When I woke up this morning I had some spinach and chicken left over from last night’s tea and then it was on train my clients. After my personal training sessions I had a training session which was followed by an omelette. I really love omelettes but I have to say my omelettes taste good […]
Read moreCoconut And Avocado Chocolate Balls
Coconut And Avocado Chocolate Balls Recipe Here is a healthier alternative to chocolate truffles. Although these are great to take the edge off any sweet cravings remember, these should only be consumed in moderation! Makes 5 Balls Each Ball – Calories 85 Carbs 4g, Protein 5g Fat 7g sat 2g Ingredients 1 Avocado 1 Tbs […]
Read moreSwimmers Strength Workout
Strength Training for Swimmers To effectively train in the gym you need to consider what movements you are looking to improve in your sport and try and replicate these movement patterns in your workouts. The personal training team at motive8 North have put together a swimmers strength workout, but before you workout let’s have a brief simple look […]
Read moreJenny’s Day On A Plate
I love cooking, and for Christmas last year, I was really fortunate that a group of my personal training clients bought me a subscription to Veggie – a vegetarian cookery magazine. It was quite funny when the first one I received in the post had a picture of a big raspberry tart on the front! Despite this, […]
Read moreCool Downs – The How and Why!
How many of you finish a workout, immediately get in the shower or grab your kit and go home? As with a warm up being important and often missed, so too is the cool down. During our workout we get our heart beating faster, get our blood pumping around our bodies, get hot and sweaty […]
Read morePlyometrics and Rehabilitation
Plyometrics’ Place in Rehabilitation! The traditional interpretation of plyometrics is that they are explosive exercises that involve a stretch-shortening cycle of the muscles. This phenomena utilises the reactive ability of the muscles. Repeated bouts of jumping, or reactive drop jumps are examples of traditional plyometric exercises. The muscles go through a phase of stretch before […]
Read morePersonal Training Success Story – Stefanie Oliver
Having only been part of Motive8 North for a short space of time I am yet to have the impressive back catalogue of clients that the other trainers have. I do however have some amazing clients who are on their way to achieving great things when it comes to their goals. One of these clients […]
Read moreWarming Up – The How and the Why!
I guarantee that if there is a part of an exercise plan most people miss or choose not to do it is the warm up. Warming up is often seen as a waste of time, and not necessary, but it can be vitally important and can often be the one thing standing between you and […]
Read moreJenny’s 3 Bean Vegetarian Chilli Recipe
I love a good vegi chilli, so here is my easy 3 bean vegetarian chilli recipe for you to enjoy. Chilli’s are so easy to make in bulk and use for days in the week when I have a light night at work and need something quick and easy to warm up. Use the ingredients […]
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