I feel stronger physically and mentally together with being overall much healthier. I had been considering reducing my working days leading up to retirement as I was getting weary but now that I have so much more energy those thoughts have been put aside.

It took a lot of effort to even go through the door and discuss the right path forward. I am very grateful and thankful that on that day I was made to feel quite at ease in a very professional environment.

The gym is not about flash machines that some other places have. I was paying for the personal coaching I was receiving which was well worth it.

I have made some great friends at the gym which makes training so much fun and never feels like a chore. I now train 4 times a week, have a newfound love for cycling and a huge pride in myself.

Thanks to them, I have learned so much about how to train properly and how fuelling your body correctly is just as important as the time in the gym.

I started with a personal training membership and under the coach’s watchful eye, I started to recover very quickly. I was taught how to use weight training to improve my strength and, after only a few months I was pain-free and completely hooked.

I feel stronger, fitter, more capable and mentally tougher; plus, I discovered it’s one of the best medicines for a bad or stressful day. It is a decision I will be forever thankful I made.

I decided to get some professional advice and start exercising. Within days I had my first personal training session and the progress since has been amazing! The emphasis here is clearly on what you CAN do and not what you CANNOT do!

In short, I’ve been given the confidence to train, educated on how my body works and learnt how to manage my body.

I am finally training with a smile on my face and enjoying all the benefits of feeling stronger and being pain-free, I am even back on my bike and dancing again!