The BIG fitness podcast with Dave Ballantine and Calumn Duthie

The final episode of season 3 of the Big Fitness Podcast is a cracker, this week we have Chris Stone, the Wellbeing PT on to chat all things mental health, fitness, self care and more.  Chris is a great coach and give some great perspective on the role of fitness in dealing with mental health issues with a ton of accessible tips for taking action.  You can find him here - Instagram and here - website Enjoy the episode, and if you need help, reach out and ask someone.  Dave

What a great episode this week. WE had the pleasure of having Laura Tadrowski on the podcast talking all things pre and post natal. From her own experiences and study into the topic, Laura is a wealth of great info and has a really well thought out process for working with women who come to her for help.  There's a ton of good content in this episode and some of the links we talked about are below. Lauras Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lolalovesyellowroses/ Lauras email - [email protected] Sarah Duval Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/CoreExerciseSolutions Enjoy the episode!

This week we get together and let the chat flow. We get into the question of if fat loss is as simple as eating a little more protein, walking a bit more, getting a little more sleep etc then why is it so hard to do? We also chat over the cost of taking action vs the cost of not taking action? how your goals might evolve over time and the value of small habits and the compound effect.  Enjoy the episode!

What a cracker of an episode we have for you this week! Bodybuilder Max Johnson, aka 1repmaxx, joined us to chat about training, nutrition and mindset. There are a ton of golden nuggets in this episode, and while you may not be a body builder in the classical sense of the term, Max's knowledge and insights can apply to your fitness and body composition goals.  Thoughtful, insightful answers from one of the smartest, hardest working and genuinely nicest people in fitness.  Enjoy the episode. 

Sometimes we get caught up in the details, when many of us just need to get a little better to see results.

How we choose to think about our progress and the results we get can go a long way to making our efforts successful or not. In todays episdoe we cover 2 important mindset flips that can transform how you think about your goals and the progress you make.  Enjoy the episode Dave

There is so much outdated and, frankly, wrong fitness and nutrition information out in the world that we could do one of these episodes every week from now until the end of time and not make a dent in it. But we decided to take on a few of the more common myths that we see often and break them down to give you the real deal.  Enjoy the episode Dave

What a cracker of an episode we have for you this week! We had the pleasure of chatting with Nicola Scott, a life and wellness coach who helps people take ownership of their life, future and wellness in a way that aligns with their goals.  We covered a ton of great stuff that I know will help you.  - optimism vs positivity - lessons from failures - taking ownership and personal responsibility - the elvvolution of your goals And a load more.  You can find out more about Nicola here - https://nicolascottcoaching.com/about I know you'll get a lot out of this episode,  Enjoy,  Dave

This week Calumn and I chat about the difference in the perception and reality of what fitness is. From over edited pictures, and examples of the outliers in fitness and health, we get a very skewed picture of what we expect our results to look like and that can be a major roadblock for many people, since results like those most often seen take a long time and only the most hardcore folks will ever come close to achieving them.  We chat about how our client expectations change over the time they work with us and I go on a bit of a rant about those folks who push unrealistic results from cookie cutter training and diet advice.  Enjoy the episode. Dave

This week I'm back on my own as Calumn has a slight issue with his internet connection. So I took the chance to chat a bit about a couple of topics that came up over the past week.  The first is the question of how to integrate both cardio and strength work into your training schedule, how the interference effect works and how you might go about combining the 2 depending on your goal. The second is an overview of a recent study looking at the effects of sleep on calorie intake as well as a brief overview of how I talk to clients about how to structure your sleep schedule to try to maximise your sleep.  Enjoy the episode! Dave