I first met Blake when I had decided it was time to join a gym and employ the services of a personal trainer to get my neglected body into shape after many years of seriously stressful and exhausting work within my own business while raising a family. I was a supermum and had suffered the consequences.

The original intention was simply to achieve weight loss and create body tone.

I didn't realise how this introduction would eventually turn my thinking around towards health and fitness.

I was struggling with high cholesterol levels at the time and my GP had prescribed the usual medication. I noticed soreness across my shoulders and arms and googled my medication for information. The information was frightening and I reported the side effects to my GP who immediately gave me another brand to try. The same results occurred and I threw them in the
rubbish bin. I found a new practitioner who had a philosophy to find the cause instead of treating the symptom. His advice was to forget about cholesterol medication and continue with fitness programme in earnest. Shortly after my cholesterol levels were within the normal range and remain so.

I was introduced to metabolic typing around this time and diet changes were implemented. I had been experiencing periods of low energy and had plateaued with the weight loss. I might add that during this time had been struggling with an underactive thyroid and consequently more medication. We kept increasing the intensity of the fitness programme and as the body and thyroid improved I was able to decrease the level of medication. This trend has continued.

My latest hiccup in life is with blood sugar levels. The metabolic typing has been a huge help with my diet in balancing sugar levels. I now consume a higher percentage of protein due to recommendations and can't believe how it has improved my general well-being, strength and endurance abilities. No drugs necessary due to good advice and training.

I have also experienced a vast improvement in sleeping patterns.

Good health and fitness requires effort and a positive attitude. This has been helped by the skills of Blake. He organises the programme and I simply turn up and follow instructions. Results don't happen by wishing for them. You have to do the hard work and when a plateau or some other obstacle presents itself I rely on Blake to adjust my programmer to beat it.

My husband and I travel extensively both in Australia and overseas. We travel for fun and enjoyment and being fit and healthy enables us to do this.

Having goals helps with the motivation to continue with the intensity at the gym.

Thanks Blake for all your professional help. You probably don't realize how much quality of life you provide to your clients.

Marg T - Property Manager