Manchester based Personal Trainer Jade Mottley shares the benefits of adding Kettlebells into your workouts can help build strength and

What does a healthy lifestyle mean to you? The definition will change and this is often why the “Top 10 ways to …” don’t always apply to everyone - we are all unique, our health is personal and needs an approach that works for us as individuals and more importantly this may need to change as your life does. Whether your healthy lifestyle looks like losing 2 stone or taking 2 days off work … the outcome of a healthy lifestyle should be the same: to be happier and feel good. Ch

Routines help us to keep on track with both motivation to continue exercising and progression. They also prevent bored!

Are you struggling with your mental health? Do you feel stressed or anxious? Exercise has been found to have positive effects on improving s

Are you struggling to meal plan? Meal planning can help reduce both cost and waste whilst maximising your nutrient to make you healthier.

A big issue that you may face, especially after COVID-19 and the UK lockdown, is that you are eating less healthy, or you’re bored of eating the same meals for the last 18 months and you don’t know how to change them. Did you know a lack of variety can do the same damage as eating too much sugar or bad fats? Unhealthy food choices have been linked with chronic diseases such as strokes, coronary heart disease, cancers and type 2 diabetes (1). Do you Struggle To Find Enough Tim

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Are you struggling to get enough plant based protein in your diet or simply don't know where to start to make some vegetarian swaps? Then have a read below to get plant-based protein savvy and learn about plant based protein sources, the benefits and some recipes to get you started! Did you know that roughly 2-3% of the UK population are vegetarian or vegan, with 34% of British meat-eaters reducing their meat consumption in 2018 (1). Switching to a plant-based diet has recent

So the Pull Up Mate , where do we start ? 1st thing a say :::::: it comes with a great bag , so you can transport the pullupmate to the park or where you want to take it, it is heavy to go a long way , so no public transport,you’ll need to put it in the boot of the car for the park. To build pull-up mate it’ll take you no more than 5 mins ,it’s very easy to put together and straight forward. I’ve been looking for a pull up bar in Lockdown and never really wanted one that y

Strength training is a physical activity designed to improve muscular fitness; also known as weight training or resistance training. By carrying out strength training you are exercising a specific muscle or muscle group against external resistance: bodyweight, free weights or weight machines (1). The current recommendations for physical activity for adults are to be physically active for at least 150 minutes of moderate activity levels or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per w

We are often advised to increase our fruit and vegetable intakes to ensure sure we are meeting the recommended daily intakes (RDI) of at least 5 portions per day (2). There have been public campaigns to inform and inspire us to eat more fruit and veg like the Public Health England 5-a-day campaign which was introduced in 2003; yet it was reported in 2018 that still only 28% of UK adults meet the 5-a-day recommendations (6). It has also been documented that low fruit and veget

Calories are confusing, but they don’t have to be. I find calories very controversial; it can be extremely confusing to know which calorie controlled diet to follow next or if we should actually be watching our calories like they are our favourite TV soaps. What Are Calories? For those of you who do calorie count or have calorie counted in the past, are you doing it to follow a diet regime, do you actually know what calories are? Put simply, when you eat or drink calories are

Being dehydrated can affect your workouts and athletic performance; just losing 2% of your body weight in fluids can decrease performance by up to 25% Are you drinking enough water each day? Let's explore ... How much water do we need to drink? We cannot live without water. For men water makes up roughly 60% of our body weight and for women 50-55%: womens is slightly lower due to a higher body fat percentage(1). Do you drink enough water each day? The recommendations for how

Adding strength training to your current running regime can improve both your strength and power.

HOW MUCH PROTEIN You may already be familiar with protein: protein shakes, protein supplements, macros, Atkins diet, keto diet, but what actually is protein and how much protein do we need a day? Are you getting enough protein or in fact are you consuming too much? For most people, if you are a healthy person trying to stay healthy you don’t actually need to track your protein if you are including quality protein sources with most meals5. What Is Protein? Protein is crucial

The foods that we eat have a big effect on your health and the way we can go about our daily lives – your quality of life. With so much information readily available for what we should and shouldn’t be eating where sometimes a lot of it is contradictory, it’s no wonder we as the general public are left confused. It feels as though one-minute fat is the enemy, then it’s your best friend, sugar has a similar friendship, eggs are on the table, then they are off – help?! Fad diet

We know the reasons why our clients train with us in our Manchester city centre Personal Training studio; they love the professional set up, variety of equipment and accountability of a qualified Personal Trainer. We also know the new government guidelines of us staying at home! Therefore, in a time of uncertainty and change, we at Probalance and our clients must additionally adapt and so we are now offering our Personal Training via private or group video calls. Personal Tr

There are no two ways about it. Our fitness habits are like snowflakes. No two peoples backgrounds are the same. Some of us would bleed ‘sport’ if you cut us. Others like that their version of a bicep curl is lifting the remote to change the channel. It isn’t a race or a competition to see who can do the most exercise. As long as there is some degree of fitness to keep maintaining a healthy balanced lifestyle, . For those of us that have been dormant after years of activity,

What do I need to eat when I exercise? Exercise whether you have a physically active job, attend the gym or play sports is an important way we burn calories and expend our daily energy. Fuelling yourself before and after workouts is really important in not only doing the best you can in your exercise sessions but to help with your body composition, how you look and feel. Eat protein with each meal Your body needs more protein when you exercise as your body goes from breakin

Even as far back as 300 BC when the term “self-love” was coined by Aristotle, acts of self-love were deemed to be well, selfish. If you had a preference of love for yourself over others you were believed to be bad. Luckily, in more recent times acts of self-love are widely promoted and being talked about more as mental health awareness has increased along with terms such as self-acceptance, self-esteem and self-care. A question for you … who do you love more, yourself or oth