Because the 12 months winds to a detailed, our MAN v FAT neighborhood are getting set for his or her festive break and, for a lot of of our guys, it has been a 12 months of non-public success on the programme.
Simon Holmes, who performs in our Gloucester membership, just lately hit his 25% weight reduction achievement and admits he’s feeling all the higher for it!
We caught up with him to search out out why MAN v FAT has labored so nicely for him.
Why did you’re taking the leap to affix MAN v FAT?
Round Christmas final 12 months, I had began having to purchase XXXL clothes and usually not feeling nice about my physique/well being and talent to be cellular, and sustain with my very own kids at residence or when instructing/working sports activities golf equipment at college.
I’d seen a good friend of mine has joined MAN v FAT Gloucester and some adverts had popped up on social media so thought I’d see if it could assist me out. I’d at all times performed sport rising up and continued doing so till my early 30s however then life and accidents made it tougher, so I hadn’t accomplished a lot constantly for five+ years.
What do you most get pleasure from about MAN v FAT Soccer?
What I’ve most loved is assembly an ideal bunch of individuals on an analogous journey, who made it immediately welcoming and in a relaxed environment. It’s been nice to see/hear different individuals’s experiences and gave me the motivation to assume that I might succeed too.
The aggressive nature of incomes objectives for shedding pounds appealed to my aggressive streak and added to motivation to succeed realizing whereas I’ll not contribute many objectives on pitch, I might assist with the burden loss, monitoring bonuses.
Has MAN v FAT helped make a constructive change in your way of life? If sure, how?
Utterly – I’m now on the lightest weight I’ve been since sixth type and am positively the fittest I’ve been for so long as I can keep in mind. MAN v FAT kick began that journey and I’ve since pushed myself to be extra energetic as I’ve misplaced weight and change into fitter.
The burden loss has made an enormous distinction to my historic knee troubles that I’d suffered with as I constructed up slowly to having the ability to do extra and was doing issues way more constantly.
Assembly new individuals, taking part in repeatedly (together with some further midweek video games and occasional 11 a-side matches) and being a part of a group/group of individuals experiencing the identical issues has positively had a constructive influence on my psychological well being too.
Need to observe Simon’s lead?
You’ll be able to be a part of Simon at MAN v FAT Gloucester by signing up on the membership homepage!
