Riz’s Story

What was the goal for starting Personal Training?

When Riz first came to us his main goal was to lose weight. He was worried about his health and longevity, wanting to be there for his young family for a long time to come. Weight loss would be the primary goal but while training for that, Riz also wanted to improve his fitness, strength and muscle so he could be more active with his children.

What was life like before the start of the programme?

Riz found it difficult to play with his kids or even get up and down stairs without being out of breath, and in pain with his knees. Walking between meetings when working in London was an ordeal and this generally put him off exercise. His family started worrying about his health and a comment from one of his young children that ‘they didn’t want him to die’ was the wake up call he needed. He knew he had to take his health seriously for those he loved, and for himself, and that’s when he reached out to us for support.

What did we do to get there?

The strategy we employed with Riz was multi-pronged. For exercise, we started resistance training twice per week, both of which he did with Personal Training with our Accelerate Package. At the same time we gradually increased his movement outside the studio with short, frequent walks, that wouldn’t aggravate his knee pain or feel too unachievable. The final piece of the puzzle was to overhaul his nutrition. By tracking his results closely and maintaining consistent dietary changes we were able to drop around 15kg in the first Twelve Week Package. After that time, Riz ended up losing a total of 54kg over 2.5 years.

What has life been like since achieving the goals?

Riz now plays badminton with his kids every weekend, gets a gym membership when going into London so he can get EXTRA exercise in (before he didn’t even like to walk between appointments) and his knee pain is dramatically improved. He feels more focused at work, healthier and happier and know he’ll be around for and having fun with his family for many years to come. The photos say it all.