What sort of results have you had?

I have lost over 40kg and kept the weight off.

What other benefits have you had from improving your fitness and health?

It’s not just about how you look, it’s the whole thing: mental, physical, emotional, spiritual. Sleep is so important! It’s more a lifestyle journey – meditation, nutrition, personal development, stress, sleep…

In a way, your whole person changes, and it can be difficult to know how much you’ve changed until it’s reflected back at you. I’ve learnt how much I’ve changed.

<span>&ldquo; Going to the gym. Eating what I eat. They’ve all become non-negotiable, as they’ve become a way of life as you change. &rdquo;</span>

What have been your biggest challenges?

I’ve learnt I am all or nothing. Once I commit, I commit. And doing something is better than doing nothing. It’s all success.

None of this means every day’s good. I can be tired, not fully recovered, though you learn to not give your all in the gym every day.

I’ve also learnt that consistency is key with workouts and nutrition. Yet it’s very individual. Some foods will bloat some people, they’ll retain water, but for others that food will be fine. And your taste buds change and the foods you go for change and it does become easier I think. Like on holiday, I was able to eat Med style.

Is U Fit a comfortable place to train?

<span>&ldquo;They don’t just look at your exercise, they’re looking at your nutrition, your sleep, your psychological and emotional wellbeing, because all of those make a difference to your health span (your healthy lifespan) and to your lifestyle and your health. It’s just incredible. &rdquo;</span>

Why do you consider U Fit great value for money?

After years of yo yo dieting, thinking I was eating healthily I finally have the correct balance between food to exercise activity. This place truly is a one stop shop, it caters for your individual needs, supports you and feels like a big family. I would now sacrifice a holiday each year to remain a member here.

I would love to have found somewhere like U Fit when I was in my 20’s, and to have got all of this together in my 20’s. I would have loved to have been part of a gym that focused on all these things, not just fitness.

What does the future hold?

I’ve cycled London to Paris and to Brussels. In 2023 I’m hoping to do Land’s End to John O’ Groats.

A healthy life to the end of my life, is what I’m striving for.