{"id":173,"date":"2015-02-09T09:39:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T09:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2018-07-03T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T10:23:26","slug":"spotlight-on-andrew-john","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/spotlight-on-andrew-john\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight On… Andrew John"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the latest in the Spotlight On. series, Woodingdean in Business meets
\nAndrew John, founder of Three Pillars of Fitness. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I was a big kid, and always the last to be picked for teams. I grew up in
\nWoodingdean and went to Longhill. I had good friends but I wasn’t sporty and
\ndidn’t belong to the in-crowd. I’m not a competitive person and I never felt
\nlike coordination or sports were my thing. Growing up, exercise and fitness
\nwere never really on my radar, and by the time I left school, I was
\nseriously overweight. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The turning point came on a family holiday to Rome. We had a great time, but
\nlooking at the photos afterwards was a huge wake-up call. I suddenly
\nrealised just how big I’d become, and how unhealthy it was. At 21 years old,
\nI had a 48 inch waist, had to import my jeans from the US, and could barely
\nfit through doorways. I decided that I had to change my lifestyle, or risk
\ndamaging my future completely. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I wouldn’t have become so successful if I hadn’t failed first. After leaving
\ncollege I had decided that I wanted to follow in my big brother’s footsteps
\nand train as an accountant, but I hated it. I didn’t fit in, and the work
\njust wasn’t right for me. This realisation came at the same time as my
\ndecision to lose weight, and it motivated me to try even harder. I was bad
\nat accountancy, so I was determined to be better at something else. I had a
\ncouple of false starts – I joined a gym but never went – and it was only
\nwhen a colleague convinced me to buy running trainers that things really
\nstarted to get off the ground. <\/strong><\/p>\n

If you stick at something, you will always see results. There was a bus stop
\n500 yards from my house that I could walk to – I started going every day,
\nand that walk gradually became a shuffle, which turned into a waddle, then a
\njog and finally a run. After two years, with a lot of hard work and
\ndedication, I had lost 8.5 stone. That was the start of my journey. Now, I’m
\na fully qualified fitness professional, and my obesity days are just a
\ndistant memory. <\/strong><\/p>\n

My past makes me different to a lot of personal trainers. I really
\nunderstand how my clients feel, because I’ve been there myself. From hating
\nexercise to worrying about being able to fit in aeroplane seat belts, I’ve
\nbeen there! I also lost both my father and grandfather to heart attacks, so
\nI understand the medical reality of obesity as well as anybody. This gives
\nme a special advantage when it comes to coaching clients through their own
\nweight loss journey. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Fitness shouldn’t be an exclusive club, but open to everybody. The personal
\ntraining I offer is completely tailor-made to the individual client, whether
\nthat means helping somebody to do a press-up (or a half press-up!) for the
\nvery first time, or designing an intense workout for a fitness fanatic. I
\nwork with people of all ages and abilities, and every type of person is a
\nnew, interesting challenge. I also run a circuit session with a mixed
\nability group, where people can try out new exercises and train in a safe,
\naccepting environment. It’s all ages too, from people in their 20s to their
\n60s! Lately I’ve also been running sessions for kids and their parents in
\nlocal parks, which has been a lot of fun. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Three Pillars of Fitness represent: Mind, Diet and Excercise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To find out more about Andrew and Three Pillars of Fitness, visit their website:
\n<https:\/\/threepillarsoffitness.com\/> threepillarsoffitness.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Andrew also runs a successful graphic design agency, which you can check out
\nat: andrewjohndesign.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more information about local businesses and what\u2019s on in Woodingdean, head to <\/b>www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n

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Andrew spoke to Claire Huxley.<\/p>\n

You can read the other Spotlights here<\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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