Maintaining or gaining balance across your training, nutrition and lifestyle can sometimes seem like an impossible task but understanding what works for you can help you go a long way in building balance. 

The first thing to understand is that balance looks different for everyone – what works for you might not work for your training partner or people in your social circle – so keep this in mind when figuring out what best suits your lifestyle. 

What does balance look like for you?

We know that, whether you’re training frequently or just building your regime, missteps can feel like they’ll throw you completely off course. 

Part of the reason that this happens is because people try to commit to too much at once or chase lifestyles that don’t suit them (no, you don’t have to follow Mark Wahlberg’s routine to be successful). 

Understanding your lifestyle and how to create balance within it, is an important first step. For instance, if you work 40 hours a week for a hybrid office job, the few days a week that you’re working from home could be designated training days. 

Allocating these days as training days could mean you can join a local gym, which may be a shorter trip than going from the office to the gym. 

Secondly, if you’re looking to eat healthier, you could start meat-free Mondays.

Now, we’ve already got two training days per week, enough rest days and a refresh of your diet. It’s not a complete life overhaul but instead, small changes to only three days a week.  

Forming incremental habits

Incremental habits aren’t always easy to build. It can be tempting to start a week and want to completely overhaul your life but change on such a level isn’t sustainable (or balanced). 

Small habits, consistently, will get you further over time but, where do you begin?

We recommend starting here and adapting for your lifestyle:

Here are some of the daily habits that our founders use to help create balance:

Izzy’s 3 daily habits

I make sure that everyday I manage to get in at least 30 minutes of walking. I find this particularly important when working from home as sometimes the day runs away from you and you realise you haven’t had the chance to move yet! Even better if I manage to get out in the natural light too!

Ok so I definitely didn’t come up with this rule but I find it very helpful. Never take off more than one day at a time of a productive habit. Of course, we all have off days or days when we can’t get to it, but I just try to make sure it is never more than one in a row!

Sometimes I feel like working out and sometimes I don’t! I always start by reminding myself that I have never regretted completing a workout and how good I feel afterwards. If I still don’t feel like it, I tell myself I will complete the first 5 minutes of the workout and if I don’t want to continue, I can stop. I have never ended up stopping but it helps get over that initial motivation hurdle!

Tony’s 3 daily habits

If I’m planning a workout the next morning, either at the gym or at home, I make a point of getting my workout clothes and kit out the night before. That way, I have one less excuse to make in the morning when it’s cold and I’m struggling for motivation.

When I’m anticipating a particularly busy day of meetings, I’ll make sure I’m up and out moving in the morning, sometimes just a short brisk walk does the trick. If I can’t find the time to workout later on in the day, at least I have made an effort to fit some activity into my schedule.

When I’m feeling in the zone with my fitness, I am often reluctant to take rest days, even though I know my body needs it. When I do listen to my body though and take a day off, I make sure I am still doing something productive to keep the momentum going. I might do 10 minutes of mobility or accessory work that I would normally neglect on my training days, like calf strengthening that I know will benefit my running and help to prevent injuries.  

Maintaining the balance 

Once you know what your balanced lifestyle looks like, the next step is to maintain that balance. The idea of balance is that it can change – it doesn’t have to be strictly adhered to (go on, have that slice of cake) – and this is what can go into making it more sustainable and giving it longevity. 

So, how do you maintain balance? 

Now that you have your 28 day habits locked in and you better understand your routine, the trick is consistency (seriously, that’s it). 

Trust in the process and know that if you wobble on one or two days of the week, all is not lost. Even Dwayne Johnson has cheat days. Pick it up again another day that week or look to start fresh the week following. 

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Given the anticipation of the official FITTLE launch, we thought it was only appropriate to celebrate in style, which is why we threw together an epic launch event. 

Complete with our world class FITTLE/App trainers, an array of delicious refreshments and, of course, the brand new FITTLE/Box, the launch event took place in Protein Studios in Shoreditch on Wednesday 18th January. 

This was an amazing networking opportunity for our FITTLE friends, as well as a chance for us to meet and form a relationship with some of our favourite creators. The intimacy of the event allowed us to share our journey and make genuine connections that will hopefully result in future collaborations and ambassadorships. 

We kicked off the day at 10:30am, with a FITTLE workout from incredible film & TV cast personal trainer Sana Shirvani. At 2:30pm, we moved on to a sweaty workout with Nike global trainer Courtney Fearon. Finally, 4:30pm saw us put through our paces with an intense session from Men’s Fitness cover star Mark Thomson. Each workout combined a balance of HIIT and strength training to give our guests the best of both worlds. 

Fuelled by an incredible DJ set from the wonderful Lilah Parsons and delicious delicacies from the Acai Girls, Press Juices, Squished, DRTY Hard Seltzers and Roll Baby, our guests had no shortage of entertainment and energy to get them through the workouts. They also went home with a special FITTLE goodie bag full of equipment, snacks and fitness accessories. 

Of course, the most exciting part of the day was seeing our guests getting to try out the FITTLE/Box for the first time and see just how versatile, practical and compact it is for themselves. 

Head over to our Instagram to see a little snapshot of the day and keep up to date with everything FITTLE!

The new year called for a new launch, and we were thrilled to officially launch FITTLE and open up pre-orders. FITTLE is the innovative home workout solution designed to suit you, your space, your schedule and your needs.

We wanted to make workout equipment that fits seamlessly into your home without the need for a large dedicated gym space. Designed to house up to 75kg of equipment while remaining compact and portable, the FITTLE/Box comes in stunningly sleek Midnight and Soft Grey shades. 

We’re all about versatility, which is why the FITTLE/Box and FITTLE/App can be used across a vast range of workout styles, whether you’re looking for your cardio fix, to build strength or to focus on balance and flexibility through yoga and Pilates.

Think of us as your pocket personal trainer – a fitness solution with all the benefits of a gym without any of the hassle of actually going to the gym. After all, we believe exercise should fit around your life, as opposed to your life fitting around exercise. 

Complete with world-class trainers, our app focuses on helping you build a sustainable exercise routine that suits YOU. Fitness is about more than aesthetics; it’s about maintaining a healthy mindset, it’s about empowerment, it’s about enhancing your sports performance and building a strong, resilient body. With FITTLE, you’ll be well on your way to being your best self in no time. 

The FITTLE/Box is available to pre-order now through our website and the FITTLE/App is launching very soon. Sign up to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram to keep up to date with all the latest news from the world of FITTLE.

We are trying to change the way that people think about their fitness. Read one of our founder's story here to learn more about what FITTLE stands for.

I discovered my love of sports and fitness later than most. I wasn’t especially sporty as a kid and I thought of exercise as a form of punishment. It wasn’t until I started a busy job in London after university that I realised I needed an outlet outside of the office to de-stress physically and mentally. I haven’t looked back since. I’ve tried just about everything that the London wellness scene has to offer, from HIIT studios, CrossFit gyms and running clubs when I’ve needed that adrenaline rush to hot yoga and reformer Pilates when my body has called for a reboot. It’s fair to say that my interests and tastes around fitness are constantly changing, which is something I’ve learnt to embrace and consider ‘variety’ rather than beating myself up for being inconsistent. Motivation wanes, life gets in the way sometimes and that’s ok.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re completely new to weight training or a more advanced gym-goer, a healthy and varied routine still needs structure if it’s to be sustainable. I know I’m not alone in having struggled to find a fitness routine that works with the new hybrid working model. While the world figures out whether 2 or 3 days per week in the office is the magic number for professional happiness, one thing that I do know for sure is that ‘keeping fit’ should be more than just a choice of going to the gym before or after work or not. 

Lockdown taught me that a 30-45 minute workout at home can yield similar results to a 3 hour round trip to the gym. In fact, 80% of people who exercise at least twice per week in the UK have integrated some form of home workouts into their ongoing routines since the lifting of restrictions. Even a 15 minute stretch and mobility session between calls is better than nothing and it’s this more holistic view of our health that will keep us engaged and motivated for longer.

Equally though, I still enjoy the social and competitiveness aspects of the gym and trying new studio classes. Sometimes, nothing beats getting out of the house for a change of scene. I also don’t have the space to equip my house with all of the kit that my gym has to offer, nor do I want to fill my living space with bulky, ugly weights and machines that don’t match my home interior style. Gym equipment is designed for just that, the gym, and home equipment feels like a compromise. The reality is that, for most of us, a balance of in-person and virtual training is the key to keeping things interesting and consistent in the long-term. 

I’ve learnt that the fitness industry can be a minefield of confusing and generic information and we’re often sold a one-size-fits-all approach to getting results. Now more than ever, we need an approach that adapts to the individual and supports our changing fitness goals and lifestyles. 

That’s why we created FITTLE – a new type of fitness experience that supports your training at-home and beyond. With the FITTLE/Box you have access to all of the gym equipment you need to make progress at home, housed discreetly in a sustainably-made piece of furniture. The FITTLE/App helps you to get the best out of the equipment, creating personalised, progressive workout plans that are specific to your goals, training preferences and lifestyle. No more searching for home workouts and no more excuses for not having the right equipment!

Today we are excited to launch our new blog that aims to cut through the noise and discusses our approach to achieving lifestyle fitness. We’ll be sharing insights and tips into how you can enhance your training and recovery, achieve balance in your nutrition and learn more about how the FITTLE experience can support you.

We are trying to change the way that people think about their fitness and we look forward to sharing our journey and connecting with our community.

-Tony Adams

FITTLE Co-Founder

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