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Control Your Cycling Pain!
This article will discuss injury prevention and management for cyclists whilst providing understanding of how the muscular system works during cycling. Phases of Cycling To learn how to modify things to reduce pain or prevent injury during cycling we need to understand which muscles are working and at which points during our pedal strokes they […]
Read articleTop Tips For Fat Loss
The key to successful fat loss is a well oiled training programme and nutritional intake. Ensuring you are doing the right training and eating the correct food will result in fat loss, and remember if you’re looking for a change in your physique fat loss, not weight loss, is what you are looking for. Here […]
Read articleUpper Body Workout – Strength And Power
When people talk about developing power they usually focus on their lower body and plyometric training. However the upper body can also be trained to develop strength and power. This upper body workout looks at developing both strength and power. Post-tetanic potentiation or PTP works on the principle that a more powerful muscular response can […]
Read articleHow To Choose A Personal Trainer
Last week we blogged about the Top Fitness Trends for 2015, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. Interestingly enough, number 3 was ‘ Educated, certified, and experienced fitness professionals’. Rather than this just be about fitness professionals holding the relevant qualifications, more so, it was about colleges and universities offering fitness related qualifications either […]
Read articleWhat Are The Benefits Of Body Weight Training?
In the fitness industry there are camps, clicks and groups dedicated to every form of training. I’ve had the privilege (?) of meeting many of these interesting creatures. I’ve been told you should that dance is the best for sculpting legs, you should hoola hoop to drop body fat, yoga classes are the cure for […]
Read articleDo It In 12 – The 12 Week Guaranteed Results Program
Motive8 North Personal Training present the DO IT IN 12 program Want to transform your body in twelve weeks? We can help you do it. Do It In 12 is a brand new program from the personal training team at Motive8 North that guarantees you’ll meet your personal goals with a bespoke program that is […]
Read articleChristmas Fitness Equipment Wish List
The count down to Christmas is about to begin and there has been a lot of talk about Christmas shopping so here is our Christmas fitness equipment wish list from stocking fillers to bit of a bigger treat. A Sports Watch A good sports watch is always a fantastic investment and with technology now a days […]
Read articleWhen Is The Best Time To Exercise?
People who exercise want to get the best results they can and the popular question ‘When is the best time to exercise? is asked often by our personal training clients so they can optimise their results. The time someone can train completely depends on what they have time to do. Some people have flexibility before […]
Read articleDoes Group Personal Training Get Results?
Something not a lot of people know is that at the motive8 North personal training studios in Leeds we do a lot of group personal training! When I say group personal training I don’t mean 4 or 5 people, not that we don’t have groups that big, but our main ‘(rye)bread and butter’ is when […]
Read articleWhy Should I Eat Breakfast Before A Workout.
One of the peak times to train our personal training clients is first thing in the morning. You can guarantee that there will be at least half of the team already putting a client through their paces by 6:30am in one of our personal training studios most weekdays. We appreciate that it takes some dedication […]
Read articleWhat To Wear When Exercising Outdoors In Winter
There’s no denying it – along with the darker nights comes colder weather. For some, this change in temperature pushes their training regime into the gym; for others, their training stops completely. As a personal trainer, I don’t think that these winter months should stop you from being physically active and actually, they also don’t need […]
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