I have always been a very active person and took my health for granted. I ran, swam,threw, played volleyball, basketball and football for the school teams. Fitness and how to best achieve it never crossed my mind, I had time to spare and fun to have, fitness was a by product of my life and the spare time I had.

In the summer of 1995 I was diagnosed with bone cancer, underwent intensive chemotherapy and had major reconstructive surgery of my knee and lower leg. I was left with a massive prosthetic implant which meant my life had changed for ever - no more sports in the way I wanted, no more chosen career path.

During my recovery, the rehab I received for my “new” leg was minimal to say the least; so began a slow and painstaking search for the best methods to rebuild and strengthen all the tissues I had lost to regain some form of function.

The main thing I found whilst studying to become a Personal Trainer was that there were few facts regarding exercise. There were certain subjects that had agreed parameters but they were vague and broad. With a vast medical history I was certain there would be a way to look at exercise from a medicinal point of view; a dose relationship could surely be found and narrower margains of required exercise could be found. I wanted to know just how little exercise was needed and how much we could stand. I did.

My life was getting busier and I needed methods that allowed my results to be grand and the time spent achieving them, reasonable, not day after day in the gym.

I am still very much learning and we all have individual tolerances to exercise in the same way we do medicines. However, with the work performed before me by pioneers in the field I have been able to be more specific with what works, what doesn’t and what is movement for fun.

It appears the majority of exercise carried out in gyms is wasted for it’s intended purpose. Endless hours a week on a crosstrainer or treadmill need not be part of anyones regime anymore. The same, and sometimes better, results can be had from 1-3 sessions of no more then 20 - 30 minutes per week. I am living proof of that; I can now ride a bike as well as anyone I know, kickbox, swim and am soon to try my hand (or leg) at snowboarding!

14 years on from diagnosis and with a massive prosthetic implant I live a full and active life with few limitations and I do this with no more than 1 hour per week exercising. The point being; if I can do it then so can you. Time is no longer a limiting factor in your health.

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YOU CAN SEE SOME OF MY WORK ON MYSELF HERE (My transformation for fat loss)