1 STONE 3lbs and FANTASTIC 13 inch loss. A massive well done to Jo who has hit her weight loss target.Jo has taken the lifestyle changing points discussed during our Personal training sessions,adapted to them and began a consistent exercise routine to achieve and maintain her weight loss.Jo is proof that everyone can shift that last stone when motivated.
Well done Jo, have a wicked Christmas Party Season and enjoy the feel good factor of reaching your target. I look forward to us achieving our next goals.

I have nominated Richard Kirkland as client of the month as he has made some positive lifestyle changes over the last few months by eating clean and taking regular exercise. This has enabled him to achieve his goals of reducing body fat and enhancing strength and overall fitness.
Well done Richard. I look forward to setting new goals and challenges with you.

 
Congratulations to Vanessa, who has worked amazingly hard on her fitness.
Vanessa has enjoyed fitness activities for a number of years and with a strength training and cardio program achieved great results. Vanessa particularly enjoys running and in recent years has participated in many 10k runs and completed half marathons such as Stafford,Birmingham,Stratford to name a few.
This year Vanessa completed her first Full Marathon in Edinburgh, not without overcoming a back injury during the pre race training period which would have put an end to many runners chances of competing.
More recently Vanessa for the second time completed The Great North run and she has continued to improve in her running by achieving a PB beating her previous race time by 1 min!

GO Vanessa Go well done your hard work has and will continue to pay off. x

For the month of July I nominate Denise for my client of the month.
Denise has trained with me for a number of years and she has always loved and taken on many challenges to test her mental and physical strength and endurance all of which she has bounded through to receive ‘the medal.’
In January Denise set about training for her greatest challenge to date of the Edinburgh marathon. Unfortunately she incurred a stress fracture injury half way through her training schedule.Frustrated but never one to be beaten, Denise moved into the pool and used various methods to train without putting pressure on the leg.
The marathon was drawing near and started to look unlikely but Denise wouldn’t make a decision on wether she would be passing this one by.
I set off on my annual break four days before the Edinburgh marathon and received a text from Denise saying she was going to run a few miles of the race what advice did I have!!
Knowing Denise very well I knew that saying put your feet up and watch from the hotel window was never going to be accepted.
So I advised her to treat her leg like a best friend and nurture and listen to the messages it sent out during the jog and stop as soon as discomfort was felt.

On the Sunday of the Marathon whilst enjoying a BBQ with my friends in Greece I received a message from Denise saying Im half way, its niggling a little but I’m going to try and carry on! For the rest of the race we kept in talks and texted exchanging laughs and few comments such as you are going to do it aren’t you you stubborn….person!
It was such an emotional day and I and all my Rhodian friends were relieved and amazed at the challenge Denise had achieved.
So I nominate Denise for her ATOMIC ENERGY! Her drive and commitment to achieve ANYTHING she sets out to do and I look forward to so many more fun challenges with her.

This song is for you Denise!

In January I decided to get a team together for the London Moonwalk a 26.2 mile walk in aid of breast cancer.

A fun group of 10 ladies joined my team and one of those was Karen Hughes.

On consultation Karen informed me that she was in recovery from recent breast cancer ops and had a desire to join the group but felt apprehensive about her capabilities, as the cancer and treatment had left some breathing difficulties and a low immune system.

During the first couple of weeks of training Karen was understandably nervous as I explained to the team that the distance of 26.2 miles should be given respect and training would require a good level of commitment to complete the challenge and remain injury free and optimise not deplete health and fitness.

Early on in training Karen experienced brief anxiety attacks which made her breathless, this I explained was due to her own self confidence and I believed it was a challenge that was certainly achievable and with Doctor’s permission would be good for her.

Karen totally took on board all the advice of correct hydration and nutrition and followed strength and flexibility programs doing the ‘homework’ that I set each week.

The training ‘glow’ very quickly kicked in . The other members of the team and I were inspired at the changes each week with Karen. She started to bounce into the Sunday training earlier than the others and had a buzz of energy.  Karen started to shine in confidence and the steady progression of her fitness levels  became inspirational to all the team, which was a great help as we each had a challenging week throughout the 17 weeks of training.

On the day of the Moonwalk, Karen was nervous as was the rest of the team but as soon as the power walk started her focus began and she contributed massively with words of motivation to the success of the whole team on the day.

It was a fab experience for all concerned and some great friendships were made and I can honestly say that the results of a carefully  structured exercise plan for rehab and recovery are amazing.

Well done Karen you are a star and here’s to our next fitness challenge   xx

Julie came to me at the beginning of February to give her metabolism a kick start and to help reduce cholesterol levels – so we set some specific goals and targets.

Julie has shown fab commitment and taken on board all the advice and acted on it, proving that with just some small changes to her lifestyle, huge successes can be made. In six weeks she had reduced cholesterol and by 8 weeks had hit the target weight set on the consultation.

How?

Simply by small dietary changes, a walking program and working with the stability ball and kettlebells during training sessions and with my travel program.

Well done Julie – it has been a pleasure working with you to hit the target and I look forward to us hitting many more. x

Julie will receive a £10.00 gift voucher

Wow! Well done to all who is on a weight loss programme.During the month of January, 11 clients participating losing LB’s achieved a grand total loss of 63lbs. Brilliant work and tremendous feeling to see how good you all look and receive your feedback about how much better you feel for it.Lets continue with the success through Feb,same formula and effort required