Hi, this is Nick from Motus
Training. I'm here with one of our clients Malcolm McLeod
who has kindly agree to talk to us a bit about his experience training with us.
Hi Malcolm, thank you again for
taking your time to do this for me. Please could you start by introducing
yourself and tell us about how and why you came to get in touch with the team
here at Motus initially?
I came in touch basically through my family, my two sons
have been training here for a couple of years and my daughter also occasionally
trains here.
So, did they persuade you or
influence you to approach us?
No, not at all, I had been thinking about it for a long
time, when you get to my age you think you may need to do something about it. I
had been getting stiffer and didn't want to end up immobile or unable to do
active things.
Do you think training here benefited
you?
Most definitely, I have just said to David I will
definitely be signing up for another 12 months. As far as I am concerned this
is part of my life.
How long have you been coming and
how much do you train?
I have been here 4 months and train twice a week, which is
fine because I still run a business and do other things in my spare time,
although I would always love to do more training but sometimes time doesn't
allow that.
Obviously you train with us in the
studio, do you also utilise other services such as the nutrition expertise on
offer and biosignature?
Yes, I have the biosignature done every fortnight, which is
heading in the right direction and along with the nutrition which is obviously
extremely important I find myself becoming healthier. It makes a hell of a
difference. Even something so simple as breakfast – I never knew what to eat
for breakfast, but now 6 mornings a week I will have fish!
Brilliant! So, for other people who
possibly don't train with us, but may be interested, how would you explain your
experience here compared to any other personal training or fitness work you
have done before?
I haven't done a lot of fitness work in the past, the last
I did was on a static bike without any focus. Whereas here, everything seems to
have a place, focus and is part of a big jigsaw. That is why I enjoy it and it
has made me feel a lot fitter. I have lost a stone – which makes me feel better
and my trousers not so tight!
As part of your program, which part
do you find most beneficial (strength, mobility, flexibility…)?
I enjoy strength work most because it wakes my body up and
I am always being tested and pushed further. Even just the warm up of a session
gives me more movement and I feel like a move freer.
And has this benefited you in day to
day life?
Most definitely, even simple things like bending down and
tying my shoelaces or gardening are no problem now – the whole thing just makes
me feel good, even more alert mentally. My eyes have opened to the amount of
food I pile on my plate and what I eat which is something so simple and hasn't
taken much to change.
Do you find it beneficial you can
monitor your progress over time?
Oh yes, it gets you thinking about those couple of days
before your biosignature, eating healthily in an attempt to keep it low!
Finally, is there anything else you
feel is relevant to mention?
I feel that in terms of people my age who probably think it's
too late to train or do exercise but I would encourage anybody who has got a
certain amount of fitness or mobility to come and do this and keep on doing it
forever. It is never too late – it has worked for me and I believe it will for others. It is just that feeling of the workout setting you up for the rest of
the day.
Malcolm thank you very much for your
time.
