Because the yr 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 yr of private success on the programme.
Simon Holmes, who performs in our Swindon membership, lately hit his 30% weight reduction achievement and admits he’s feeling all the higher for it!
We caught up with him to seek out out why MAN v FAT has labored so properly for him.
Why did you are taking the leap to hitch MAN v FAT?
Round Christmas final yr, I had began having to purchase XXXL clothes and usually not feeling nice about my physique/well being and skill to be cellular, and sustain with my very own youngsters at dwelling or when instructing/working sports activities golf equipment at college.
I’d seen a buddy of mine has joined MAN v FAT Gloucester and some advertisements had popped up on social media so thought I’d see if it will 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 executed 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 a fantastic bunch of individuals on an analogous journey, who made it immediately welcoming and in a relaxed ambiance. It’s been nice to see/hear different individuals’s experiences and gave me the motivation to assume that I may succeed too.
The aggressive nature of incomes objectives for reducing weight appealed to my aggressive streak and added to motivation to succeed realizing whereas I could not contribute many objectives on pitch, I may assist with the load loss, monitoring bonuses.
Has MAN v FAT helped make a optimistic change in your life-style? If sure, how?
Fully – I’m now on the lightest weight I’ve been since sixth kind 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 turn into fitter.
The burden loss has made a giant 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 much more constantly.
Assembly new individuals, taking part in recurrently (together with some extra midweek video games and occasional 11 a-side matches) and being a part of a staff/group of individuals experiencing the identical issues has positively had a optimistic impression on my psychological well being too.
Wish to observe Simon’s lead?
You’ll be able to be part of Simon at MAN v FAT Swindon by signing up on the membership homepage!
