Stone Life June July 2014 | Page 43

TOUGH MUDDER FOR MACMILLAN Mudder for Macmillan to join him. Working a variety of different jobs over the years in order to put himself through college, Marian has gained qualifications in Fitness Instructing, Personal Training, Studio Cycling, Circuit Training, Gym-Based Boxing, Sports Nutrition, Kettlebells Training, Suspension (TRX), Pilates, Emergency First Aid At Work and is also about to qualify with a Level 3 Sports Massage Therapy in June so will also be providing professional sports massage as part of his growing business. Through Lift2befit, his own business, Marian offers personal training services, one to one or small group sessions at Pure Gym in Fenton or he can travel to people’s homes. He’s also branching out into helping local businesses with employee welfare with the provision of fitness classes ranging from Boot Camps, circuits, HIIT classes, fast abs, spinning, boxercise to Pilates and is interested in offering fitness sessions at village halls, schools or community centres in the future too. One of Marian’s clients, 37 year old Dave Bradbury could not speak highly enough of his motivational instructor and now friend, who he has been training with since December last year, Dave commented: “Within 12 short weeks, Marian had transformed my life and appearance convincing me to run my first half marathon! He’s a real motivator and a true inspiration for anyone wanting to achieve their fitness goals or change their lifestyle. “He has a genuine belief and interest in all of his clients with plenty who would give a testimonial to support this!” Marian himself said: “As a PT, my role is not only about providing professional guidance and advice, but also making sure that my clients stay motivated. I love helping people to achieve new goals and the best reward for me is seeing them reach new heights of success. By organising group fitness sessions many of Marian’s clients have organically grown as a team taking on various challenges, some suggested and others organised by Marian. There is a real sense of community, friendship and camaraderie developed within the group which is always open to new members regardless of gender, age, or fitness ability. Marian also stresses the fun element to his approach with many of his team mentioning how he has helped them to enjoy exercise ag