I'm 34 and very happily married with two children. I'm employed
full-time as the IT Manager for a law firm, and part-time as a personal
trainer. I have been an occasional martial artist in one form or
another for the last twenty years, though I have only begun taking my
training more seriously in the last four, and I currently train two
friends (soon to be three) on a weekly basis in what I simply call
"effective striking". Technically, it is based on a combination of
principles from western boxing, Chinese boxing (Hei Ban Opera House
style Wing Chun), Thai/western kickboxing and Tae Kwon Do.
I became interested in personal training and nutrition over the last few
years, and have started on a transformation of sorts when it comes to my
own body composition. To date, in the last nine months or so, I have
lost 20 pounds overall, gaining muscle mass and losing body fat, through
exercise and nutrition.
My main motivation behind getting fit was (and is) my family. I want to
be the healthiest, strongest, best ME I can be so that I never have to
tell my kids that I don't have the energy to play with them, and to lead
them by example in living a healthy, active lifestyle that they can
benefit from for the rest of their lives.
What do you want to achieve in the next year with regards to your
fitness? What motivates you?
