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I reached out to Daniel initially at the beginning of 2020, having been through years of false starts and limited progress in terms of improving my health, fitness and body shape. I'd already been to other personal trainers before and not had the best experience, so I was a little wary of trying again. However, I figured I needed some professional help to make sure I understood exactly how I could reach my goals in a safe and sustainable way.
After a long chat about my personal health, daily routines, exercise and nutrition, we agreed on a plan to a) recover from some lingering injuries which I suspected could be physiological b) ensure I was eating the right foods (including managing issues with certain food groups) and c) moving towards a reduction of body fat and increase in fitness. As someone who works from home at a desk most days, this was going to be a big change again, but I felt ready to try to help take control under his guidance.
Daniel demonstrated real insight and understanding of my particular challenges with certain food groups (like being unable to eat bread, pasta, rice and other grains easily) and he also helped me understand some of the good and bad decisions I'd been making before, based on my own limited understanding of the human body and what it needs. He also had a lot of feedback and information about what the purpose of and impact of eating certain foods and performing certain exercises has on the body - in other words, my ideas of what was 'healthy' and what types of exercise would have the best impact were not very accurate!
Over the course of this year, I have found myself improving my health considerably. My weight at one point was up to 108Kg, but I had 'dieted' down to around 102-105Kg by the time Daniel got involved. I'm now around 92Kg (August 2020) with a goal weight of around 85Kg which now feels very achievable over the next few months. In that time I lost about 10Kg of body fat and I gained 1Kg of muscle, roughly. Certainly, it's not been plain sailing, but it does take time to understand your body and make the adjustments required to keep progress and discipline.
I have made various changes to my food intake (when I eat, and what I eat), my exercise regime (cardio and weight training) and my mentality around food, which was something I didn't really think about before.
The good news is that Daniel helped me feel like I now have control over what goals I can achieve, and as long as I keep disciplined, eat properly and keep up my training, I am in no doubt that I will reach those goals. Daniel has done a great job managing me as a slightly difficult client, and I am seeing all the typical changes you hope to see when you start such a journey. I recently had to donate a huge bag full of clothes that don't fit me any more, and I typically wear M size shirts/t-shirt instead of L/XL.
My journey is not over yet, but for the first time in 10 years I think that it is within my grasp. I can wholeheartedly recommend Daniel - my only advice is to be honest, give him all the information he needs to help educate you and help you make the right decisions so that you can meet your health and fitness goals too.