Elite Winter Olympic athletes are some of the fittest, skilled and most daring sportspeople around.
Speed, strength and conditioning are all important, but what does it take to reach the highest level? motive8 is giving people the opportunity to really find out what it’s like to train for the Winter Olympics.
At motive8, we have been providing support to Olympic skeleton racer, Laura Deas, as part of our Empowering Performance initiative. Laura started skeleton racing in 2009 and is now competing at the Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing.
Specialist strength and conditioning
Laura told us about her Olympic training programme and how it helps her to be physically tough and resilient to get through a winter of sliding.
In the build-up to the Winter Olympics, motive8 supplied Laura with the latest home gym equipment to support her throughout her intensive training schedule, allowing her to train flexibly at home in her own garage.
In fact, we were so impressed with Laura’s specialist routine and its results, we asked Laura to help us develop a training programme for our gym management offering throughout the UK.
The ‘Train like an Olympian’ programme is based on Laura’s Winter Olympic training and helps to build strength, speed and power.
“We saw how hard Laura trained and how skeleton racing needs so much strength to power the sled,” said Jenny Cromack, Director at motive8, who worked with Laura on the programme.
“With Laura as our brand ambassador, it made sense to draw upon her expertise to develop a high-performance exercise routine. The training helps people to elevate their work-out and experience what it is like to train like a Winter Olympian for a week.”
Train like an Olympian at motive8 gyms
‘Train like an Olympian’ has been rolled out to all of our gym managed sites to coincide with the Winter Olympics.
The two-part training programme focuses on building lower body strength through a combination of bodyweight and weight-based exercise.
The routine provides gym-goers with a new workout routine and inspires them to train like an Olympian while the Beijing Winter Games are on.
“Train like an Olympian” is a great way to encourage residents to interact with motive8 staff at sites under our gym management and get the most from their time in the gym,” says Rob Clarke, Director and residential leisure expert at motive8.
“Our staff are highly experienced in gym management and providing excellent customer service. The staff will be on hand to help residents enjoy the programme and support anyone unfamiliar with the exercises.”
Training like an Olympian is the perfect way for gym managers and their teams to build buzz in the gym during the Winter Olympics. Introducing a new initiative can also refresh exercise routines as the new year resolutions fade away.
motive8 is the UK market leader in full service premium health, fitness and leisure solutions. Our dedicated gym management services can help to keep your facility running smoothly to the highest standards of performance and customer service.
Contact us now on 020 8481 9700 or info@m8group.co.uk to find out how we can help you.
