Keri McKibbin Personal Training

Getting healthy is only MUCH EASIER when you do it as a family.

If one partner is trying to eat healthy, and the other partner is bringing rubbish into the house, then battles start happening, and the healthy one versus the unhealthy one is never a good situation, resentment only builds and staying on a healthy diet often becomes impossible.

Also, this will always send a confusing message to your kids, is it ok to eat junk? Hang on, I thought it wasn’t? Should I eat better or can I get away with anything as long as I train? 

The reality is your kids and grandkids even will often secretly watch your habits. If you’re trying to get them to eat healthier, and you’re doing it yourself, then you will have a problem and don’t expect compliance.

If you’re trying to get your kids to stay active and be fit, and you spend your life on the settee being an expert on the plot lines of the latest TV series, then they aren’t so likely to follow suit long term.

A HEALTHY HOUSEHOLD can be an amazing thing when you are ALL onboard. No more cupboards of junk, no more low nutrients meals after training-everyone will be active, everyone will feel better and everyone will not have a problem eating well within the household, and the long term health and wellbeing of your family will be drastically more positive. 

URGENT MESSAGE OF HONESTY

Once a week working out with us is a toe in the water, twice a week with us is getting into it and you will feel a lot better, three times a week and you WILL get very decent results-I MUST tell you the truth as I’m asked it MANY times. You do see many members with us 4-5 times a week, but that takes time to work up to, and yes they are capable of GREAT things.

HEALTH MUST BE YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

Obesity is the number one cost on the NHS and 11 of the top diseases people die from all directly linked to obesity-it’s a fact even if you hate me saying that-it’s my job to tell people the truth and not to sugar coat it.

I’ve seen many people at the gym reverse their diabetes, come back from hell in terms of mental health, and take a lot of the pain out of their body-but it DOES TAKE WORK and does take you showing up at least 3 times a week.

A walk is great but it should supplement what you do, gardening is great and tough sometimes but it should supplement your workouts, swimming is fantastic but doing your gym workouts works your body completely different too-nothing wrong with doing all of these, your body wlll thank you for all of your activities. 

Experience has taught me that I need to be straight with everyone, never promise results unless people keep showing up and always be honest with them.

You have to be READY to change though because MANY people will back up by encouraging you to be inactive, encouraging you to eat more takeaways than you should, encouraging you to drink more than you should.

These are called ENABLER’S and they are NO GOOD FOR YOU.

We all have choices, but I’ve just given you the HONEST TRUTH before its too late as you should never take your health for granted,