Please read this inspirational story about one of our most successful clients — Darcy Johnston 16 years old. Written by his mother.
Hi Jeff and Shane,
We are leaving for the United States in three weeks and I wanted to write and thank you both for the unbelievable work you have done with D'arcy in the last 8 months.
When I moved to the Gold Coast in September 2006, I was extremely concerned about where D'arcy was going with his life. At 16 years old he was almost 120 kilos and was extremely shy, with no passion for anything in life beside his beloved remote control!!!
D'arcy had been bullied most of his life, and was often referred to as the "Gentle Giant" because of his height and size. My concern was that he had no interest in anything at all in fife and it saddened me to see him watching his friends starting to mix with girls and socialize - while he just sat and watched life from his lounge chair. He often cried at the smallest things and was so unhappy in his life. He had no interest at all in study and was just a very lazy child - so hard to motivate to do anything at all. It was very frustrating for me.
I was driving thru Ferry Road and saw the Fit at Work sign - and from that day all of our lives changed. I really didn't believe D'arcy would attend more than once - due to both his laziness and his shyness. I first enrolled him in the morning Boot camp down at the beach - after the first session he was hooked. I could never have imagined him running up and down the beach carrying tyres and bags of sand - let alone chatting to all the other people after the class. You wouldn't believe how many mornings i just sat there in my car watching him and grinning like mad when he would actually start to initiate conversations.
D'arcy's private lessons with Jeff have changed him so much. Jeff has done the most amazing job sculpting not only his body - but his mind. He has so much confidence now and everyone who has known D'arcy just cannot believe the changes - both physically and mentally. Even though I am thrilled for him that he has lost over 20 kilos, the real success is that D'arcy has learnt to eat and love a healthy diet. He now roller blades the 5 kilometres to Fit at Work for his training sessions, often goes for runs and bike rides and loves to be able to participate (and well) in his favourite sports. He has a clear direction in what he wants to do for a career and is now off to America to attend High School and University, where I know he will get to enjoy his sport even more.
Thank you both so much for changing his life when I was unable to. It is so hard to restrain myself now when I see other children in D'arcy's previous situation - I want to jump in and say to their mothers "please, you have to go and see the boys at Fit at Work and they will change your life". Actually, I say it all the time - you have made such a change in my son's life that I just want to share that around.
I will keep you posted of D'arcys successes overseas - I can now say that with confidence because he is now capable of achieving so much - thank you both again - I honestly believe you have saved his life.
Kindest Regards, Kim Johnston
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