Vision Mermaid Beach

Success Story

I started out as an overweight, unfit woman with heaps of excuses who was almost at the stage of buying her clothing from rent a tent.  Amazingly enough when you decide to do something about you weight you can only start on a Monday? If you eat something you shouldn’t, the whole day is messed up, all part of the excuses.

My introduction to Vision was an in-depth assessment from EJ who made me incredibly comfortable and helped me set achievable/realistic goals.

I have been incredibly lucky to have a Personal Trainer with passion who has the ability to push me to new levels, and also able to read my ability and fitness levels and encourage me to go that little bit further.

My life has changed, I am 16 Kg’s lighter which is great BUT better than that I can run 8km’s, row hard on the ergo and work on all of the equipment.

My clothing size has gone from a 16 to a 10.  Wow it is good to be able to try almost anything on and not just look for the larger loose baggy clothes to hide the lumps and bumps.

I find myself working on my posture without even thinking about it, I can even see my feet without leaning forward.  Seriously my life has changed; I never lack confidence and find I have that something extra.   I don’t crave deserts or lollies and even that wonderful glass of champagne is no longer tempting.  Exercise is not something to complain about, it is something to look forward to, I actually really enjoy getting up with the fowls and burning up the tar (or maybe warming it). 

Life is a challenge of setting goals and trying to achieve them.  For example, I wanted to break 5.10 on my run, dreamt about it for weeks and then smashed it with a 4.36, thanks to EJ’s pacing.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank EJ and Rhys for their never ending encouragement, praise, care and that special touch that makes you feel incredibly important to Vision.  Mermaid has become my home and I am really grateful.

Thank you Vision you have changed my Vision in life and instead of being an overweight 57 year old I am moving towards a fit 40 year old.

Erica Graham

 9 Week Challenge Experience

Improved my life? No – it’s radically changed my life!  The start of my journey has really changed how and what I am going to achieve for the future. The start of my 9 week weight loss challenge was also the start of my lifetime journey - to have an equilibrium of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being.

I severely lack the physical and emotional sides of myself, so I embarked on starting with the physical challenge. I know once I am physically well I can fix myself emotionally. I saw an advertisement in the local newspaper for Vision Personal Training. After reading the advert, looking at the website and Googling for more information I made one of the hardest decisions of my life – to have a total stranger know my personal details about my health (weight, size and fitness levels) and pay someone to make me accountable for my actions. I knew it was time for change and that advert changed my life forever. That decision itself will have improved my life for the future.

Vision Personal Training were starting their 9 week challenge which to me made great sense in giving me more leverage into starting my new life. My body has changed dramatically. I FEEL ALIVE and PUMPED!!

I can see the results in the mirror and the way my clothes hang on me. I’m writing this before I have even had my 9 week measurement but I know it’s going to be awesome as I have already tried on some shirts that haven’t fit me for years. I have nearly lost 25kg of FAT (that’s a RED weight plate at the gym!!)  – That’s what I have lost in almost 9 weeks!!

In the 9 weeks I believe I have substantially increased my muscle mass. One example is when I started week one, I could only bench press 31kg – Today I did the whole stack – a whopping 91kg!!!! YEAH how’s that for a result and improvement of  life??

I can now walk with much more ease – in fact I can even jog a little – something I haven’t done for over 20 years! I started on the rower 4^th week in on the challenge and got to 800 metres @ 175 BPM now I do over 7300 metres @ 150 BPM for a period of 35 minutes.

First time I’ve put boxing gloves on in my life – and blow me down I love it – what beats punching the crap out of your trainer? Seriously, this has been one of the biggest eye openers for me and can’t believe after 9 weeks how agile I have become.

My day to day life in the last 9 weeks has got me moving like never before – bending down to pick up objects (like my towel and water at the gym), doing the housework, mowing the lawns, and going shopping.

Along with all the exercise my nutrition has changed massively – portion control and choice of foods has resulted in the new me!! Having control and fewer cravings for food has improved my life incredibly. I am no longer a prisoner to food and food is now under my control and I have seen it as a fuel source for my healthy body. 

Through my training and nutritional choices, I have increased my mental stamina as it has given me the desire to be stronger, fitter and healthier. The past 9 weeks has increased my desire to become healthier everyday which is going to make me live a longer fulfilling life.

Jasen Mouritsen