Hello my name’s Col, I’m 34 and am Co-Founder of a design and development agency in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Between 18 and 30 I was extremely unfit; working at a desk all day whilst staring at a screen is probably one of the worst things you can do for your health.
As a younger lad I used to be fairly fit at a steady 11-12 stone, I played football and stayed pretty active but as you get older and your metabolism starts to slow, I piled on the pounds. By the time I was in my 30s, I weighed around 17 and a half stone.
One day my wife said she was going to start a new exercise class called Clubbercise.
I agreed to go to the first class, purely to support my wife; I thought ‘I’ll go once, I’ve supported her then, done my part and I don’t have to go again’.
As it turned out I couldn’t have been more wrong,
I actually enjoyed the class, everyone there was welcoming and although I didn’t know any of the moves, I didn’t feel out of place.
I think the dark room and neon lights helped me to blend into the back row that I was adamant I was staying on throughout that entire class.
I went back the next week.
Weeks went by and I really got into the class, I felt myself getting fitter and the routines were easier to remember.
I realised I was moving further and further to the front of the class.
I went to two Clubbercise classes every week for about 12 months and loved every minute of it.
It was at one point, mid-class where I just decided I’d like to take my enjoyment of the class one step further and become an Instructor myself.
The decision surprised my wife, it even surprised me if I’m honest but it felt like something I wanted and I made the decision to go for it!
I had such a good training day, everyone was welcoming, just like that first class I took.
I think the one thing I’d like to say is that doing something you love, and wanting to get better at it, is something I think we can all relate to and should actively go after if we can.
I love supporting people who want to improve at something they already do or simply want to learn something completely different to their day job.
