Testimonials 
-Simone Beattie- Hi , my name is sim I'm a single mum to 3 kids , my weight problem started after having my kids and going thru a separation, being an emotional eater my weight started off at 78 kilos and before I knew it I was weighing in at 128kilos . I was consuming my sadness and stress of being a single mum with 3 kids being of young ages and working full time the last thing on my mind was losing weight or exercising, I would go for walks but that is as far as exercise would go and it would be mainly to go down to the shops pushing my daughter in pram . I found myself feeling lazy and tired all the time I had no energy to even play with the kids , even going up one flight of stairs at home was very tiring for me I was feeling ugly and gross when I looked in the mirror but I was still thinking that I will lose it one day . The wakeup call for me was when my son started kindergarten at primary school that after a two weeks of being there when I went to pick him up that afternoon he was crying and I asked what is wrong and he said kids were saying to him your mum is fat and looks like a whale and he was so upset by this, I felt awful that I had put him thru this I thought it's time to change my lifestyle so I did. When walking thru Blacktown shopping centre there was people from Fern wood signing up members for the new gym to be opening up so I signed up being comfortable that it was all women as never really went to gyms before this , I went to a class called body combat and met the instructor named Gabby I thought Gabby was a great instructor she had a tee shirt on and on the back said changing shape personal training , one of the girls I was in class with thought we should ask her and do it together . It was all set up and we started training with Gabby at first was nervous and scared but Gabby really knows what she is doing and supported us thru the sessions , Gabby asked us what our goals were and set up an eating plan and training program that we did while away from her , Gabby was a great trainer very tuff and strict which is great as I need a big push to get me going , eventually sticking to and listening to what Gabby was teaching me my weight was coming off I could feel and see a difference , Gabby uses a lot of weight training which at first I was thinking am I going to get bulky but Gabby assured me that this will get my metabolism going and tone me up after being overweight I needed to tone up as I was worried I would have loose skin . I listened to Gabby and did the weight training and before I knew it I was getting shape and could see my pre baby body coming back I really liked what I was seeing. Gabby wouldn't let me give up she would always ask how I was feeling and she knew how and when to push me and in the end I got the results I needed , my weight getting down to 79 kilos being a size 12 and having so much energy I felt alive again and had my life back again . If it wasn't for meeting Gabby I would not be living the happy healthy life that I'm living now. Thank you Gabby!  I have been attending Gabbys zumba class for over a year now and for the first time in my life, I have found that I am enjoying exercising. I have tried other exercise classes such as Step, Combat & Boxing but have never been able to maintain interest. I find zumba fun, love the music, it keeps me fit and gives me a good work out and I would recommend it to anyone. Plus, I have the best zumba instructor ever! -Justine Amos- |
