Read Allie’s Journey in her own words..
"I had severe sleep apnoea, 6 stone overweight & used an inhaler when walking….
9 months later…
I’ve lost 4 stone 9 pounds
Reduced my visceral fat by 50%
My health, strength & endurance has improved way beyond my expectations"!
HOW?
April 2024, I started a variation of Tracy's classes ideal for what I was trying to achieve
I wanted a combination of weight loss, enhanced core strength & to build resilience.
I’m 100% certain that I wouldn’t have been able to maintain this journey without the help of Tracy herself & the camaraderie of all at First Place Fitness. So thanks everyone!!
LIFE & MY IDENTITY
At school I was the chunky kid, never any good at physical ed stuff that required any kind of grace & finesse but was spot on at contact sports like hockey & netball! When I left school I started my nurse training, still chunky, & moved into the nurses Halls of Residence. Best time ever, a gaggle of 18 – 20 years olds on the loose for the first time, we had a blast.
LIFE TOOK OVER, WEIGHT CREPT ON, METABOLISM SLOWED DOWN
But back onto the fitness journey. Ok so it was the era of aerobics, neon lycra & legwarmers, so we all joined a gym, & I ended up really loving at & getting proper fit, training hard & running. Life however changes your commitments, & slowly but surely the training took a back seat & the weight crept on. I swear I have the metabolism of a snail.
GASPING FOR BREATH – 6 STONE OVERWEIGHT
By the time my eldest was 18 last year I had put 6 stones in weight on since those Halcyon days when I was a fittie. & you can’t blame it on baby fat when said baby is 6 feet tall & shaving. My partner in Feb last year sent me packing to the GP. I was waking myself up in the middle of the night gasping for breath. I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnoea & given a funky mask to wear at night.
SLEEP APONEA IS A REALLY BAD THING! I NEEDED TO CHANGE
So apparently sleep apnoea is a really bad thing, but has less chance of killing you off in your prime if you reduce your weight by 10 – 15%, so the healthy eating campaign began. At this point I was 16 stones & 4 pounds and my diet was atrocious, lazy food options like bread, pastries, cheese, chocolate. And zero exercise. Swapped the high fat/high sugar foods for non-refined, non-processed alternatives, got a GP referral for the gym & the weight started to come off.
GAME CHANGER MEETING TRACY & STARTING CLASSES
Then came the game-changer AKA Tracy Dixon. I had been to a Tracy class a few years ago when I first moved to Kendal but was grossly unprepared for how unfit I actually was. However, a friend from work mentioned the weight loss journey asked if I wanted to go with her on a Monday night to First Place Fitness.
NEXT LEVEL- RESULTS ACCELERATED
And that’s when things really kicked into high gear for me. Tracy is such a force of nature, is motivating & supportive & I found the variation of classes was ideal for what I was trying to achieve, a combination weight loss & enhancing core strength & resilience, more to the point, I met lots of really welcoming people who have, & are, supporting me on this journey & I now class as friends.
YOU CAN MAKE A CHANGE AT ANY TIME
You get to a certain age & you think hey-ho, this is it for me now, this is how I am going to look/feel for the rest of it? It took a health scare to get me up & out of that mindset, but now am trotting around Kendal with my headtorch on, strength & endurance has massively improved beyond expectations & the inhaler is in a drawer somewhere.
COMMUNITY, CLASSES, FRIENDSHIPS – SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
I have a reassessment for the sleep apnoea this March so it will be interesting to see the results. I have up to present lost 4 & 9 pounds & I am 100% certain that I wouldn’t have been able to maintain this journey without the help of Tracy herself & the camaraderie of all at First Place Fitness. So thanks everyone!
Congratulations Allie on such an incredible achievement…
Losing scales weight is one thing..
With the lifestyle changes you have achieved; phenomenal body composition changes, reduced dangerous visceral fat levels, increased your strength, improved your heart health, aerobic fitness & no doubt increased your longevity as a result.
You have such a warm & friendly presence making everyone around you in classes feel at ease.
You are a beacon of positivity! Showing what is possible to achieve at any age, enjoying the process along the way.
Thank you for having the courage to step across the threshold at First Place Fitness.
I have a lot of admiration for you & I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next in your journey.
Love Tracy x
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