I have been in the fitness industry for well over 10 years now - starting off as coaching gymnastics to fitness manager then on to running a personal training Company called Get Fit Personal Training.(www.getfitnw.co.uk)

I first met Vicki 18 months ago to discuss exercise classes, gyms etc if you are classed as obese, I learnt a lot from lot Vicki - peoples perception of being overweight as well as the difficulty of using gym equipment such as fixed weights and exercise bikes, not to mention the anxiety you feel when you first walk in to the gym / class.

Vicki and I quickly became friends and it soon became clear that her goal was simple - to become fitter and live life to the full - regardless of weight. After trying to do some research in to exercising if you are over weight it quickly became clear that there was very little information - loads on what diet is the best, but none on exercise and how to get fitter and stronger. That is when we came up with a series of routines, we overcame lots of obstacles and ended up with the end product - FATTITUDE- which really works - the proof is in Vicki, she looks and feels 100% healthier, runs round after the children and does her exercise routine. I think that Vicki would agree - exercise has changed her life for the better.

As well as Vicki learning a lot about safe and effective exercise and how it can improve your well being I have learnt so much more than I could have ever read in a book, we live in a society were it is wrong to be different - where we all strive for the perfect body but in reality if we just lead healthy lifestyles, exercised regularly, our confidence would soar and we would not care what people thought about us - on a personal note if I can make just one person feel confident and happy in the skin that they are in - then as far as I am concerned everything that I believe in and strive towards is worth it.