Balance and Barbells
New episodes every Friday!
Balance and Barbells is for women looking to become 1% better each day and to improve their health and fitness journey. Your host Kayla Durck, is an online personal trainer and fitness coach. Her goal is to make fitness accessible for everyone while living a balanced and sustainable lifestyle. Balance + Barbells discusses fitness, routines, and everything in between. Bringing you weekly episodes that dive deep into all things health and fitness and becoming the best version of yourself. Our motto: Be authentically you and become better each day.
Episodes
78 episodes
Shifting your mindset to get what you want | how to become a morning person
In today's podcast, we chat about the the importance of not only setting goals and understanding them the achieve them but also learning how to shift your mindset and identity so that you can reach and become the person you want to be. Al...
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Your plan for the next 8 weeks to get results | more on Fitmas
Want to end 2024 feeling your best and healthiest while going into the New Year with strong habits and routines? I share all my biggest tips and exactly what I recommend to my clients and an online personal trainer. There is not cheating ...
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5 am mornings real talk: what works and what doesn't
In today's episode, we chat about becoming a 5 a.m. person and how to be successful. I share all the things that I think work and the things that aren't worth the hype. PLUS, if you are looking to become a 5 a.m. person, I share exactly how to ...
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Starting before the New Year | What you should be focused on to reach your goals
In today's episode, we chat about how to set yourself up to be successful and avoid waiting for the New Year to start winning and accomplishing your health and fitness goals. I share exactly what you should be focusing on from becoming a ...
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The importance of rest and recovery for progress and how to find a balance in your routine
In today's episode, we do a quick debrief on how to incorporate proper rest and recovery into your routine for the best results. Plus, we dive into why it is crucial for seeing physical progress, how it impacts your mental, physical, and emotio...
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90 day success plan | having the hard conversations | building habits that work
In today's episode, we chat about how you can use the next 90 days before the end of the year to get results, create habits that stick, hold yourself accountable, and do the work to get you there.
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How much protein you should be eating | My thoughts on the animal based diet
In today's episode, I share with you how to figure out how much protein you should really be eating based on your fitness goals. Plus we dive into how protein synthesis works and why it is crucial for you to reach your goals, whether it b...
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Creating your dream life through fitness, nutrition, and discipline
In today's episode, we discuss creating your dream life and how to achieve your goals through fitness, nutrition, and everything in between. We talk about what you should be doing in your health, fitness, and nutrition to be successful an...
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Falling into routine - How to make your fitness and nutrition habits stick this fall
In today's episode, we're chatting about the changing season and how to capitalize on fall to start seeing results, instead of waiting for the holidays to pass and the New Year. Join the FIT FOR FALL challenge - Doors close Sept 15th. <...
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The psychology of being a morning person and overcoming obstacles to wake up earlier + behind the scenes of Fit for Fall Challenge
In today's episode, we discuss how to be a morning person and the psychology of waking up earlier and being a morning. We chat about how to overcome common obstacles in waking up early and how to become an early morning person, even someo...
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Episode 66
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How resistance training can help you lose fat and better metabolize fat
In today's episode, we discuss resistance training and the benefits of incorporating resistance into your workout routine to increase your metabolic rate and how your body burns fat.
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Episode 67
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Habits for a better morning routine and how to be a 5 am morning person
Let's chat about your morning routine and habits that help you have a better, more consistent morning routine. In today's episode, we chat about your morning and how to structure it for optimal productivity. Plus, I share the habits every...
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Episode 66
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Mastering being disciplined + why you need to be a morning person for better discipline
Many of us rely on motivation to help us reach our goals and struggle to see results because of a lack of discipline. In today's episode, we chat about how to have better discipline with your routines and how to be structured so you can b...
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Episode 66
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Female hormones, coming off birth control, PCOS and high cortisol
In today's episode, we chat about female hormones and how they can affect your health and progress. I dive into my experience getting off birth control and post-pill syndrome and my suggestions for overcoming hormone health issues includi...
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Episode 64
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Sharing client transformations and how they got there
In today's episode, we discuss different client transformations from busy moms to brides! I share how each of these clients got from the starting point in the program to their final results and exactly what we focused on to get them there. ...
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Benefits of different types of exercise: weight lifting and overall exercises benefits + mistakes I've made that I recommend you skip
In today's episode, I chat about different forms of exercises and their benefits including the benefits of exercises based on your goals, potential health concerns, and incorporating daily exercise in your routine. Plus some mistakes I have mad...
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How to build consistent nutrition habits
In today's episode, we talk about nutrition and how to have consistent habits around eating realistically healthy and having a balance of 80/20. JULY summer 1:1 coaching sale is live A...
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How to keep promises and stop negotiating with yourself
In today's episode, we chat about keeping promises to yourself and how you can make changes in your habits and routines to stop negotiating with yourself. 1:1 coaching
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Habits for your morning: that don't involve waking up at 5am
In today's podcast episode, we chat about my favorite habits for the morning and how I use my morning routine to be and feel my most productive throughout the day. As well as how it makes me feel my best. You may know, I am a morning pers...
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31:25
Your fitness guide and daily habits for summer
In today's episode, we talk about your daily habits, and routines, and how to utilize them for feeling your best this summer without feeling burn out or restricted. I dive into some of my favorite tips for feeling your best and how to incorpora...
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Enhancing your morning routine: why a good routine helps you be more productive
In today's episode were chatting about becoming a morning person and why I believe being a morning person is truly a way to hack your productivity. We chat about becoming a morning person and my biggest tips for becoming a morning person....
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How to eat more protein
In today's episode, I share my biggest tips for getting more protein in your meals, along with ways to tell if a snack is high in protein compared to calories. 1:1 coaching application - S...
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29:58
Q&A: Answering your questions + how to wake up earlier
In today's episode, I am answering your questions. Are we having kids soon, how to wake up earlier, waking up at 5 am, how to have a morning routine, what's my skincare routine, and more! Plus, what happens when you hit snooze, and how ...
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