Eventually he got tired of it and wanting to change his life for good, he decided to seek the help of a personal trainer. And since then he hasn’t looked back. “I had just turned 50 and I had a clear mind that I had to change my lifestyle or I would struggle in my twilight years,” Mark said. “That’s when I was introduced to Nathan.” READ MORE: Diet: Expert warns of common mistake But by reprogramming his mindset, he found that he was finally making progress. “I learned that cardio is not the answer and there is no such thing as bad food,” she said. “[It’s] Just holding myself accountable for what I was putting in my mouth and how I could reshape my body without having to sweat buckets on a treadmill. “It was never going to be a sprint, so I started adapting to my bespoke program and I adapted when he told me through the weekly check-ins and gradually we started to see the improvements that created momentum that I liked.” READ MORE: Fitness: How to ‘boost fat burn’ in a heatwave – expert advice Having achieved all his short-term goals, he began to look to the future and with continued support from his PT, continued to “stretch” himself. “At 54, I recently boxed for cancer research in front of 600 people and got a draw against an opponent who was in his 20s,” said Mark. “The journey never stops as Nathan kept beating me inside and I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my life and I’m always looking forward to the next thing.”
