I reached my goal of 25% body fat.
Working crazy hours can be as much of an excuse as “I’m too tired”, or “I have an injury”. That had been my excuse for the past 3 years. I’d leave for work at 7am most days, and get home between 9pm and 10pm 6 days a week… sometimes 7. After struggling to walk up stairs one evening, I decided then and there I was going to find a Personal Trainer. Being a work-a-holic, I had a lot of pre-requisites for this PT whom I was looking for. I needed someone who could tell me what to do so I didn’t need to think, someone with flexible with availabilities, someone friendly, motivating and someone who provide me with some variety.
I sent an email and when Kieran replied I knew I had found who I was looking for and wouldn’t look back. Shaking in my dusty Asics, my first PT session was a fitness test. Oh geez… What is this?! All he had to do was watch me lose my breath walking up the stairs to know I was unfit! After trying my best through my fitness tests it was time for a small workout. I thought that WAS my workout!
Kieran then asked me, “So what is your GOAL?” Goal? What goal? I need a goal?
I decided to choose between:
- Learning to run 5km
- Participating in a Triathlon
- Strength training and reducing my body fat to 25%
I wasn’t a runner; I fall off my bike more often than I am on it; and if you throw me in the water I’ll drown. I guess I’ll start with number 1. I did suggest a few other goals, SUMO wrestler, how to be a sloth, however they were somewhat frowned upon.
This was one of the most difficult things I have ever done in my life. Kieran helped me 100% of the way. He is a versatile PT who is extremely knowledgeable about everything pertaining to health and fitness. He helped me with correct techniques in lifting weights properly and safely. Some exercises still feel awkward (but I think they’re just made up for a laugh). He was also my “go to Google” person for nutrition tips. I’m still trying to convince Kieran that CHOCOLATE is an important and necessary food group).
Kieran is a huge motivator and I definitely needed some motivation to wake up at 4:30am. Who knew anyone could be this cheery and up beat at 5:00 in the morning. Kieran has a gentle nature is always positive. When times were tough, and yes there were many tough times, he was also there to say “You can do it!”
A few short months down the track, I reached my goal of 25% body fat. I also stripped more than 20cms off my waist! Yay! Goal smashed!
Fitness test repeated and I improved more than I had thought. I tripled my push ups and crunches and increased my plank from 1 minute 20 to over 5 minutes! On top of that I now have a better understanding of fitness and nutrition and overall living a healthier lifestyle.
You can achieve anything you set your mind to, and with the help of supportive PT like Kieran, the skies the limit! A huge THANK YOU to Kieran for believing in me before I believed in myself.
These quotes helped me and i hope they will help you too:
“THERE IS NO ELEVATOR TO SUCCESS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE STAIRS”.
“BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU’RE ALREADY HALF WAY THERE”.
“I’M NOT DRUNK… IT WAS LEGS DAY”
Kim Anh Byrne, Shell Cove