When I said I’m going to get a PT and get fit people almost immediately responded with “why? You’re in great shape, you don’t need to lose weight.”

Perhaps at first glance I may have looked like a young and healthy individual, but the fact of the matter is: I wasn’t. Running to the bus stop would just about ruin me, and – like many women I’m sure – I’d meticulously pick my clothing to hide certain bits I wasn’t all that happy about. Oh, and I practically existed on coffee.

After just a couple of months with Ross I have lost 5 kg, I don’t so much as break a sweat running for the bus, I have bought a whole wardrobe of new clothes I would never have of dreamt of wearing and I now run on water instead of coffee (most of the time). But more than all of that, I feel good; better about myself – inside and out.

I’ve always avoided exercise like the plague and had convinced myself “I’m just not made for sport”. Now I can run a few kilometres and, for the first time ever, even enjoy a few sports, namely boxing. Who would have thought?!

At 25 I am fitter, and healthier and more toned than I have ever been. I’ve been told that things start going downhill from here, but with Ross’s help things have only been going up for me.

I’d recommend him to anyone. He’s undoubtedly a sadist, but you’ll thank him in the end!