Roland was looking to lose a lot of weight. Although some of his health markers appeared to be ok, at 23 stones 8 lbs he was carrying a significant health risk. Speaking at the end of the programme, he said “I wanted to lose 4 stone over a 12-month period…I’ve gone just over 5 stones…..I’m absolutely delighted”
Roland’s initial goal was to lose 4 stones
5 stones
33% to 38%
13.4 to 6.8kg
12 months
The first activity in his programme was our ‘Set up for Success’ induction. This comprised:
We keep a constant dialogue with clients to enable them to get the most from the programme. With Roland, we made the following observations and took the following actions:
The exercise programme had the following elements:
Cardiovascular exercise to
Weight training to
| “It’s just been incredible some of the things I find myself doing, I’m the most surprised person of all” |
Roland lost 5 stones in weight, lost 8.5 inches off his waist, straightened up and became a lot more flexible. He was ahead of the curve from the start and ended up beating his target by a stone.
Roland lost over a stone of visceral fat from around his organs, reduced his BMI from 43.7 to 34.3 and reduced his waist to hip-to-ratio to below 1.
Roland’s fitness improved tremendously throughout the year. His daily power walks gave him excellent cardiovascular fitness and helped him recover really well between strength sets. His strength increased enormously: he finished on a 121kg deadlift for 2 sets of 7, a sled push of 150kg and a walking lunge with an additional 25kg of weight on his shoulders.
Roland lost an incredible 5 stones over the course of the programme. His fitness, strength, mobility and posture improved enormously and he now has a lifestyle that will see him continue to lose weight and maintain it for life. “We’ve changed our life at home….it’s great fun, and [we] enjoy going out and sharing time together”, he said about his new lifestyle.
“What I’ve taken away from the programme is a complete change at home”
