How it all began Rewind to 2001, overweight, de-conditioned, unhealthy work and social lifestyle, I was a shadow of my earlier years training in boxing, judo and having trials during my teens with Crystal Palace F.C. and as the image on the left suggests it wasn't looking promising for me had I carried on with my then lifestyle. It took a further 16 months after this photo for me to do anything about it.
December 2002 at the age of 26 I gave up the bright lights of London, my sedentary job, my lifestyle which was spiraling out of control and headed out to Norwich, Norfolk where I started again. In January 2003 I embarked on my journey back to a re-energized self. My training started with short runs, thats all I could manage to start. I'd don my running gear just to jog to the bottom of the road, it was hard at first, soul destroying at times. The perseverance paid off and the run times increased with stops en-route where I would perform push ups, squats, bench dips before carrying on the run. Every run had a goal attached to it, quicker time or increased distance.
During the summer of 2003 my diet which once consisted of processed foods, fast foods and take aways, basically convenience foods that were quick and easy to prepare or already done I consumed, this diet was no longer, my diet now consisted of fresh produce that were rich in essential vitamins, minerals and essential fats. The almost three stone that I had put on had now almost gone, it's a euphoric feeling seeing the weight drop off and the body returning to its shapely self, the runs had at this point increased from just minutes to 30 minutes, an hour, 2 hours, into the 3 hour plus mark. |
What happened next......... It was at this stage that I decided to improve on my knowledge of health and fitness, so I returned to education at the age of 27 and studied for the next two and a half years toward an HND in Sports, Health and Exercise with the Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge.
My own training had progressed through research, incorporating both cardiovascular training, interval training and weight training, with this continued improvements were more and more noticeable to fitness levels and body shape. It was during my time at University that I decided that I didn't just want to increase my knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, but I wanted to help train others and encourage them to not only improve their health and fitness but to re-educate and improve their lifestyles and increase longevity. Through Personal Training I could do this. Since then I have
consistently been building and adding to my repertoire of training methods and
knowledge of nutrition in order to deliver the highest standard of health and
fitness to my clients.
Having plied my trade with Fitness First in Norwich, over a 2 year period I have had the privilege of working with some amazing clients from a wide spectrum of life including students, managers, managing directors, police officers, property developers, composers, doctors and the retired to name but a few. I continue to work with unique individuals everyday.
I have also been very fortunate enough to have studied and
worked with some of the fitness industry's top trainers including the Biggest
Losers Angie Dowds, in order to bring cutting edge training concepts to my
clients and ensure they train their bodies in a functional dynamic way. I
guarantee my clients that their time and efforts will be maximized using some of
the most unique blends of training around to ensure maximum results.
"As a personal trainer I want to inspire fitness,
and although there is a no nonsense approach in the way I deliver training I
can teach anyone to train effectively and get transformational results. I’m
passionate about my role as a fitness professional and I want to motivate
people not only to change their bodies but to change their lives." Jason Brownlie
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And now..... I'm now residing in Perth, Scotland (Yes I moved again) and am happily married and a father of a beautiful daughter. I'm in the best shape of my life, a keen mountain cyclist and kettlebell enthusiast, my big ambition is to pursue an Ultra Marathon in 2011.
I personal train clients in and around Perth and run fitness camps on the North Inch Park which continue to grow in number and popularity, as well as bootcamps I run Kettlebell workshops and classes and will soon be launching KEBO-Fit a 5 day residential bootcamp here in Perth. This was my story...... |