Physical fitness has always been such a big part of Tom James’ life. As a rugby player, he was superbly conditioned, as befits someone with an athletics background. It helped him become Cardiff Blues’ all-time top try-scorer, while also winning 12 caps on the wing for Wales.
Then, when he hung up his boots, he opted to move into the world of fitness, working as a personal trainer. As such, the situation he found himself in just over a year ago was hard to deal with. Due to the medication he was on for his mental health issues and the inactivity resulting from Covid lockdown, his weight ballooned up to 21st 5lbs by January 2021. For someone who had been 16 stone of muscle during his playing days, it was a testing time.
But just as he had tackled the crippling depression which he’d suffered with for the best part of a decade, so he faced up to his latest challenge. You can read more about his brave battle with depression here.
