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 non-public 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 search out out why MAN v FAT has labored so effectively for him.
Why did you’re taking the leap to hitch MAN v FAT?
Round Christmas final yr, I had began having to purchase XXXL clothes and customarily not feeling nice about my physique/well being and talent to be cellular, and sustain with my very own youngsters at residence or when educating/operating sports activities golf equipment in school.
I’d seen a pal of mine has joined MAN v FAT Gloucester and some advertisements had popped up on social media so thought I’d see if it might assist me out. I’d all the time performed sport rising up and continued doing so till my early 30s however then life and accidents made it more durable, so I hadn’t performed a lot persistently for five+ years.
What do you most take pleasure in about MAN v FAT Soccer?
What I’ve most loved is assembly an awesome bunch of individuals on the same 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 suppose that I might succeed too.
The aggressive nature of incomes targets for shedding pounds appealed to my aggressive streak and added to motivation to succeed understanding whereas I’ll not contribute many targets on pitch, I might assist with the burden loss, monitoring bonuses.
Has MAN v FAT helped make a optimistic change in your way of life? If sure, how?
Utterly – I’m now on the lightest weight I’ve been since sixth type 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 out to be fitter.
The load loss has made a giant distinction to my historic knee troubles that I’d suffered with as I constructed up slowly to with the ability to do extra and was doing issues way more persistently.
Assembly new individuals, taking part in recurrently (together with some further 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 influence on my psychological well being too.
Wish to observe Simon’s lead?
You possibly can be a part of Simon at MAN v FAT Swindon by signing up on the membership homepage!
