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I was about to learn a painful but valuable lesson: don’t overtrain! I had been neglecting my body’s core muscles and focusing too much on arms and shoulders. My stomach and back couldn’t stand the load I was placing on them. I was a mess. Henry sat me down, a faint smile on his face and gently asked me if I’d been doing the stomach and back lessons he’d written in my program.

So it was back to basics, literally. I thought that sitting on the mats with a medicine ball and doing prone holds I thought was boring. Abdominal crunches were worse. Balancing on those Swiss balls takes practice. After several embarrassing tumbles I eventually got my technique down. Luckily, my back recovered and I was ready to lift again. Read more

After clocking up some sessions on the free weights, I felt confident enough to ask my trainer Henry about adjusting my routine to suit the heavier weights and building my strength. The shape of my body had changed little from what I could see but there was no denying my increased strength. When I first started going to the gym I was a sweaty mess after only a few minutes, now I could sit on the rower and pull and pull, the machine swaying under my enthusiasm. Read more

Just over one sweat-filled year has passed since I took on the challenge of total body transformation, and, as I slip on a pair of well-worn sneakers, I think about how far they have taken me.

I bought the shoes to go with my gym membership. This would be my first serious attempt at getting fit. If I was to be serious, I thought, I needed the gear – and if I failed and gave up, the expensive footgear would serve as a niggling reminder of my laziness and unfulfilled dream. Read more

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