Growing up, I was always fit and healthy, took part in sports and had a passion for ice hockey. However as the years followed, playing sports fell by the wayside and the only exercise I got was lifting pints of beer to my mouth. It’s no wonder things soon got out of hand and it wasn’t long before I reached 16 and a half stones. Finally, and thankfully I had a good look at myself and knew I could not go on living the way I was-my health was suffering, I had no confidence and I could hardly keep my eyes open to watch ice hockey on the TV never mind play it!
Naively, I joined the gym, honestly believing that because I had a sporty background the weight would fall off me-how wrong I was. I had been going for a couple months, and to be honest, now looking back can see what a waste of time it was-I had no idea what I was doing and had no direction-useless!
Doing another sporadic ‘workout’, I was approached one day by Graeme. He said he had seen me in the gym for quite a while and hit the nail on the head when he said I looked completely lost! From then on, he has been my personal trainer and I have made a friend for life. I went on to have structured exercise programmes, achievable goals and he educated me on nutrition-changing my life forever!
The results I have had with Graeme have been beyond all my hopes and expectations. I have lost over 5 stones, gained the confidence to apply and take a fitness test for the Royal Marines and am playing ice hockey again.
Graeme has changed the shape of my future and I now look on in anticipation as to what I can go on to achieve, instead of looking back in years to come and feeling that I missed the opportunity of a lifetime!
Don’t you miss out either – I know it’s a daunting prospect, but training with Graeme is like you have the support of a thousand men behind you! Go for it!