The Big Step

I mentioned in my last post that I'd be talking about my brush with a personal trainer.  Well, because things were going rather slowly, I figured why mess around, go the whole hog and try and get someone to force me to do things.

After looking around a little, I found a guy called Ian at ICFitness, who nowadays spends most of his time on ICNutrition, as a Herbalife reseller.

Note: I don't promote or use Herbalife, just thought i'd mention it!

Ian came along and did an assessment with me and at the time I was still near my peak weight at around 123kg, and he helped with proving to me that exercise is possible even if you're out of breath, just push through and it's only for a period a day (at the time they were 30-40minute sessions).

We generally met up 1-3 times a week, dependant on where I was working, or if I was around, and it would always be at my apartment, with the sessions focusing on high energy low rests workouts and routines.

I found it incredibly difficult at first, but it didn't take long for me to get used to using the kettle bells, dumbbells, and getting used to the fact I had 40 minutes of hard work to do before I could start my evening (or day in some instances).

While I no longer use Ian, it taught me that exercise can be done anywhere, and that it's very simple to put together a simple routine that suits the environment you're currently in, helping me with doing some workouts when i'm away on work, and even spontaneously either at home or out.

Unfortunately I don't have any of the measurements or the weight I was at when I finished having sessions with Ian, but I think I dropped around 6-8Kg, and a couple of inches around the waist.  For me, it was an extremely valuable step to take, and I'd recommend it to anyone who's struggling for motivation and has the opportunity to take the chance.