It was seeing the transformation of a friend which prompted me to give it Nancy’s PT programme a go.
Having had two kids, I have spent the last nine years yo-yo dieting, exercising furiously and going around in endless circles. When I signed up with Nancy I was doing 3-4 classes per week, and had a good level of fitness but was getting frustrated at never seeing any real changes to my body and had started to accept that’s just the way it is in your 40s with children!
Nancy showed me immediately that I needed to change my eating habits, despite the fact I always thought I was eating a healthy diet. Her advice meant I started to consciously think about what I was eating versus exercise and that you really can’t out-train a bad diet! I am thrilled to have lost weight, and sustained it, and have also changed my exercise plan thanks to her advice. I feel stronger than ever, have dropped two dress sizes and am back in clothes I haven’t been able to wear for years! The online PT system and support worked brilliantly for me, and it was great to have Nancy on hand for advice and to hold me accountable. I really feel amazing and can’t believe I have spent years trying and failing to lose that extra bit of baby weight and have actually been able to achieve all of that in just three months. To top it all off, she’s fabulous, a pleasure to work with and her classes are brilliant.
Emma Mackley, Online PT 3 months, 2019
It has taken me a long time to write this testimonial as it is difficult to put into words quite how amazing Nancy is!
In the past I would always have said, ‘I don’t need a Personal Trainer – I know what to do – go on a strict diet and do some exercise!’ And at various points in my life I have done just that – usually adopting the latest ‘in’ diet with some short term positive results but I have always found it difficult to sustain long term and inevitably the weight has crept back on.
So at the beginning of 2019, after a very difficult year with lots of comfort eating, I found myself the heaviest and most unfit I have ever been and, after seeing a particularly unflattering holiday picture, I was determined to take some control back in my life and my journey with Nancy began.
Going to my first Personal Training session I was unsure if it would be for me but Nancy quickly put me at ease and in a very gentle and non judgemental way, assessed my current state(!) and we agreed my goals and long term targets. I love data and statistics and her recommendation to use MyFitnessPal to track my food intake and calories was perfect for me. I have used it every day since.
Nancy makes every Personal Training session different which keeps you on your toes as you never know what you’ll be doing each time or how hard it will be!
Being a reluctant gym or class attender, Nancy creates home workouts for me to do between personal training sessions and she regularly checks in to see how things are going.
Nancy is always available for some wise advice or a quick calorie estimate for a meal out (although her estimates are always much higher than I am hoping for) and she has the ability to guilt you out in such a subtle way! She is also great at sending me links to relevant articles or ideas as she knows I am a social media dinosaur!
Over the course of a six month period I achieved my weight loss and percentage body fat targets and I am so pleased with the results. I entered my 50th year the slimmest and fittest I have ever been and with a much happier and healthier mental outlook.
With Nancy’s help and considerable expertise, I have totally changed the way I think about food and exercise and her ongoing encouragement motivates me, even now, a good nine months after achieving my goals, to continue to keep on a healthy path. Thank you Nancy. You are an inspiration!
Claire Osborne, 6 months face to face PT
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