FIT ROBINS: John’s story

John Davey had suffered from high blood pressure for a number of years and was generally unfit and therefore made the decision to make a change and signed up to the first 12-week programme of the Foundation’s FIT ROBINS project and he has not looked back since.

Bristol City Robins Foundation’s FIT ROBINS initiative is a free 12-week health and wellbeing programme which combines both classroom-based advice and support sessions with active fitness sessions to help participants lose weight and lead healthier lives.

As the weeks passed, and John put into practice the healthy living plans suggested at the sessions, he began to witness improvements in his blood pressure and general levels of fitness.

By the end of the 12-week programme, John’s blood pressure had dropped to a healthy level and his general fitness levels had improved significantly. In addition to this, he also lost nearly 10% of his starting weight.

John told the Foundation: “I have thoroughly enjoyed the FIT ROBINS programme and have been surprised by just how much weight I have lost – I have even had to go a size down in trousers!

“I had never really bothered to look at my weight and have been the same for a number of years but being part of a group who are all working towards the same goal certainly made this process easier and rewarding.”

Lead coach of the initiative, Lee Gillett commented: “John was a proactive member of the programme and contributed in all of the sessions sharing his stories and offering support to fellow participants.

I feel that the supportive group environment really helped to motivate John and enabled him to achieve his goals.”

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