The BIG fitness podcast with Dave Ballantine and Calumn Duthie

It can be a whole lot easier and straightforward to eat according to our goals when we're at home and we have easier access to the foods that work best for us. But it can get a little more tricky once we head out and are having to eat on the road, at airports or out in restaurants, so in this weeks podcast we chat over a few ideas and tips to help you eat in line with your goals wherever you are. 

As always, you can get in touch with us here:

Calumn here: Website - cdfitness.co.uk 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/calumnduthiecoaching/ 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/calumnduthiecoaching 

And you can find me here:

Website - edinburgh-pt.com 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining

Facebook - www.facebook.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining 

Have a great week!

Dave

It can be tempting to skip sessions when you're a little short on time, but more often than than not, doing anything is going to beat doing nothing. 

In this weeks podcast, Calumn and I go over some training tips to help you get the most out of those short sessions to help you keep moving towards your goals. 

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As always, you can get in touch with us here:

Calumn here: Website - cdfitness.co.uk 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/calumnduthiecoaching/ 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/calumnduthiecoaching 

And you can find me here:

Website - edinburgh-pt.com 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining

Facebook - www.facebook.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining 

Have a great week!

Dave

We often look at structure and routine as boring and things that take away from our freedom, when in actuality, they are exactly what's needed to give you more freedom in your days and weeks. 

In this week's podcast, Calumn and I chat over our evolving morning and evening routines, the value we've found in building more structure and routine into our days, and give you some ideas and tips on building out your own routines to help you get the best out of your days. 

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Dave and Calumn

A wise man once said that if you look back on how you used to do things and aren't embarrassed, you're not improving. 

When we start anything new it's important to look at what we are doing and why we're doing it in a particular way, then look for ways we can improve. And PT is no different, we're constantly looking for ways to improve how we deliver our coaching, and, inevitably, we look back and shake our heads at the way we used to do things. But it's an important part of the process and in this week's episode, Calumn and I look back at things we've changed our minds on in both training and nutrition and how we've improved our approaches. 

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In this week's episode, Calumn and I dispel the idea that you have to be all or nothing in order to get the results you want. Why it rarely works, why you need to build a more flexible approach, and how to reframe getting off and back on track with your training and nutrition. 

As always, you can get in touch with us here:

Calumn here: Website - cdfitness.co.uk 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/calumnduthiecoaching/ 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/calumnduthiecoaching 

And you can find me here:

Website - edinburgh-pt.com 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining

Facebook - www.facebook.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining 

Have a great week!

Dave and Calumn

In this week's podcast we go into what NEAT is, why it's important and give you some simple, actionable tips to help build great daily movement habits into your lifestyle. 

We also go over calorie cycling/ banking to help you get the most out of your nutritional approach to better fit it around your preferences and needs, and still make great progress towards your fat loss goals. 

As always, you can get in touch with us here:

Calumn here: Website - cdfitness.co.uk 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/calumnduthiecoaching/ 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/calumnduthiecoaching 

And you can find me here: 

Website - edinburgh-pt.com 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/daveballantinepersonaltraining 

Have a great week! 

Dave and Calumn

I often have the conversation of weight and fat loss with clients. Both new and old clients find themselves getting caught up on weight and using that as their sole measure of progress, and because it doesn't always reflect how much progress is being made, they get disheartened with the process. 

In today's episode I go over why weight doesn't always reflect progress and 3 other measures of progress that I try to have clients focus on instead. 

I also go over a mindset flip that may help you reinforce the good habits that you are trying to build, particularly when the going gets tough and life gets in the way of your great plans. 

Willpower is often touted as the best way to achieve your goals, and certainly, it is a large component for making sure you put in the work necessary to get where you want to go. However, when it comes to making sure you don't do something it's not all that useful. For example, you need to have a certain amount of willpower to make sure you get your butt in the gym to get your training sessions done and reap the benefits, but it's less useful when you are trying your hardest to ignore the siren call of the jumbo bag of Doritos in the kitchen cupboard. 

In today's episode I go over this issue and what you can do about it and how I am using this info in my week long social media fast, as well as why you need to periodize your training to make sure it complements your life instead of complicating it. 

Enjoy the episode,

Dave