“I ended up here through a mixture of an injury over twenty years ago that wasn’t rehabbed properly, SPD during pregnancy and turning a blind eye to my diet, which had left me feeling old before my time. I tried to exercise but never felt like I was making progress, pain stopped me from running and I wouldn’t lift weight for fear of setting off my back. I hated how I looked and felt helpless to change the situation. I didn’t like the idea of other people being able to see me exercise nor did I like the idea of a team activity where I felt like my lack of fitness would let the side down. But I realised that I needed help to change my situation; I hoped that with help I could lose some weight and be able to do normal tasks like lifting shopping out of the boot of the car. But I was not prepared for the changes that would