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CASE STUDY 1
By gentle encouragement but pushing me to new limits, I have gained strength and can fit into my favourite denim shorts (I have had them since high school)
Lockdown was a strange period and my weight increase was a product of Covid 19. I reached my heaviest weight of 14st in January 2016, I never really lost it and my weight fluctuated similar to other people.
In January 2021, I was watching the programme “Good Morning Ireland” and their TV doctor was encouraging viewers to take part in the 100 days of walking challenge, so I did! Walking gave me the confidence to get back into the gym in Helensburgh, where I enjoyed using
the Cardiovascular machines and I met Fitness Instructor Iain McLean, or “my tormentor “ as he’s affectionately known in my house. I gained the confidence to try new things and had already set myself a Plank challenge when my gym pal and colleague Kay suggested we try the 12 week Gym Challenge.
I can honestly say that I felt challenged throughout the 12 weeks, to the point where my muscles were still sore the following day but that spurred me on to keep going. I previously used to weigh myself weekly but now feel once a month is better and so far since January 2021 I have lost 35 pounds! I owe that partly to the encouragement of Iain and his colleague and PT Instructor Louise.
Through gentle encouragement whilst pushing me to new limits, I have gained strength and can fit into my favourite denim shorts that I have had since high school.
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