I first met Stephen Brodie just over 10 years ago, at a time when I was generally unhappy with my weight, health and physical appearance. I had been using a gym for about a year, but had made little or no change.

So I began an intense week by week programme of cardio vascular/weight training with him. I won’t pretend it was easy, as it shouldn’t be, but I soon realised the potential he saw in me to better myself. I became more keen and enthusiastic to the point of anxious anticipation to begin each session when they came around. My session quickly began to show the type of results I wasn’t able to achieve alone, or thought possible.

But this isn’t simply about turning up at a gym and training. I found our one-to-one talks about potential and strengths, as well as weaknesses within myself, a catalyst in the development of a better person, not only physically, but also mentally and not just restricted to time spent in a gym, but life in general.

With any training time, short or long, aches and pains and injuries will occur. He has been able to successfully overcome with his professional sports injuries/massage therapy sessions. Stephens’ knowledge about the human physique is vast and still today there are still points and facts that he’ll cover with me. Provided that you focus on his advice, it will help you through any obstacles during training.

Perhaps the single most important part for all this for me, is that I made a close and best friend for life, it has not been limited to time spent in a gym, but in my day to day life. I would consider this to be as equally important as the significant change and strengths I have developed in health and appearance in my life.