A fitness company that helped a woman lose seven stone, is opening a brand new gym in Leeds in 2023.
Absolute Body Solutions, rated five-star in social media reviews, first opened a gym in Manchester and later branched out to Liverpool. The Leeds studio, which will specialise in personal training, is launching in January 2023.
The fitness company has become well known for helping people with life-changing weight loss. One woman lost seven stone after training with them.
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Gemma lost an astonishing 100lbs by following a training and nutrition programme designed by the team at Absolute Body Solutions. Before her weight loss journey began, Gemma was a size 26 and weighed almost 19 stone. Gemma, from south Wigan, wanted to make a change in her life after she had to ask for a seatbelt extension when she went on holiday to fit in the aeroplane seats.
Gemma said: "The best thing that happened was when I was on holiday, when I didn't have to get an extension [seatbelt] when I sat down, which was the best feeling ever because it's so embarrassing - that was one of my highlights."
Gemma was nervous at the thought of going to a gym as she was concerned she would feel too self-conscious on the gym floor. Gemma said: "Going into a gym can be the worst as it can make you feel very self-conscious. When I started, I was a size 26 however when I just got my latest pair of leggings, I bought a size 12. It sounds really cheesy but coming here is a real laugh.
"When people say they ‘like’ exercise I thought, how can you say that? but for the first time I am actually really enjoying it." When Gemma’s weight loss began to plateau, her personal trainer Connor changed up the plan by increasing steps and activity rather than reducing food and calorie intake. Once she was hitting her new 10,000 step goal, on top of her training, Gemma's weight began to drop again.
By the end of her programme, Gemma was still maintaining her two sessions in the gym with Connor along with 4 cardio sessions per week, and to top it all off a massive 12,000 steps a day. After a long process, Gemma smashed through her 100lb target at the start of September and she celebrated in the gym alongside the ABS team and her mum Sue who has been Gemma’s gym partner for the past year.
Speaking about the journey Gemma said: "I decided to start some sessions with Connor after I saw the incredible results that my mum had achieved. From day one I absolutely loved it, from the atmosphere in the gym to the total support I got in and out of the gym. It was the best decision I ever made to start my weight loss journey with Connor!"
Absolute Body Solutions owner Connor O’Brien said of Gemma’s results: "The whole team at ABS could not be more proud that Gemma and Sue have been able to achieve these life-altering results with us. This is definitely one of our proudest moments and we cannot congratulate them enough.
"Connor has done incredibly well at managing their training and nutrition programmes and both Gemma and Sue could not have worked harder."
Anyone who is interested in signing up to the New Year starter list for the Leeds ABS gym can sign up by emailing info@absolutebodysolutions. More details will be confirmed about the new venue soon, ABS owner says.
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