Setting goals and enjoying life Posted by Posted by Imogen Loakman on 6 March 2016 Posted on: 6 March 2016

Story written by Samuel and his family. Samuel Taylor has used some of his EGL personalised budget to fund using his own personal trainer. “My goal was to lose weight” said Samuel.

Samuel is studying at CPIT this year and this is where he was introduced to
the gym. His good friend Nick, who is also on the same Work Skills course,
joined the CPIT gym and Samuel thought that he would also like to join
a gym.

Samuel needs to be supported at the gym to get the most out of the equipment and to use it safely. His Dad, Warren goes to Body Fix, and
so Samuel decided to join in May this year.

Body Fix is also conveniently on his way home from CPIT. Ben, his Personal Trainer, was initially concerned by how high Samuel’s heart rate was after a workout. After four short months Samuel is much fitter and his heart rate is a lot lower.

He now really enjoys being weighed and says he feels better and stronger. He started at over 100 kilograms and is now 98.5kgs. Samuel has started changing his thinking about food and making healthier decisions. Samuel’s goal to get down to 96kgs means that he will be getting a new Play Station game.

Story taken from Christchurch's Enabling Good Lives Newsletter | August – September 2014