Success Stories
Posted : Wednesday, 20 July 2011 by Aleks
A school-leaver at 16, Kevin completed a youth training scheme and went on to have a series of jobs in construction, factories and motor racing. By the age of 28, feeling unfulfilled and suffering from depression, Kevin felt the urge to find a way of turning his love of sport – he’s an ex-professional motor racer - into a career.
He contacted a number of gyms, local to his home in Chatham, Kent, and asked their advice on how to...
Posted : Wednesday, 20 July 2011 by Aleks
“I knew in my heart one day I would persevere my dream of a fitness career”.
Achieving her YMCAfit Personal Trainer course meant former nursery school teacher Farzana could lead the life she always dreamed of.
The 40-year-old mum, from Leicester, used to work as a nursery school teacher in London. She moved out of the big smoke in 2002, with her family, to lead a less hectic life and find more time to pursue other interests....
Posted : Wednesday, 20 July 2011 by Aleks
Going from having a full-time, high pressure job, to becoming a ‘full-time’ Mum was a decision both Stella and her husband had agreed on since she first became pregnant 10 years ago.
The 39-year-old, from Farnham in Surrey, previously worked for an advertising agency as an office manager. Stella took time out of the workplace following the birth of her two girls (now aged 8 and 10-years-old). “But once they had reached...
