Body Reach Fitness (Part 1)

After loosing a stone and a half with Slimming World, and feeling great, I was about to don lycra pants and venture to a fitness class. According to standard height/weight charts I am a 'healthy weight'. I was now ready to move onto the next step and make a long-term commitment to myself - to be fitter and healthier.

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Luke happened to contact me at the best possible time and I went along to my first training session at Preston with Body Reach Fitness.

Luke Walker of Body Reach Fitness

Any nervous pangs were quickly dismissed upon meeting Luke who has a very warm and friendly personality. As you would expect, he is extremely knowledgeable about muscles, toning, the body's physiology and how to use nutrition to achieve optimum results when training. His enthusiasm for what he does is clear once you have experienced a training session.

Luke demonstrating one of many toning exercises

Luke's training philosophy is all about fat loss, toning and strengthening the body. Unlike the majority of slimming clubs his classes are not about weight loss. Weight loss does happen naturally though - by exercising. Luke uses resistance and weight loss workouts with high intensity interval workouts. This is the best type of workout for fat loss. He helps his clients to build and tone a lean sculptured body, correcting the body composition to more muscle, less fat.

I can see muscle definition already

I go to two 'boot camp' classes and also have a one-to-one training session with Luke every week. Before we commenced training Luke wrote down my vital statistics and a few other measurements on a chart, so we can analyse my progress over the next few months.

I've been taught how important posture is when lifting weights

In each training session Luke brings in something different that I haven't done before, so it's always interesting and fun - we've even played a bit of dodge ball and tag.

Great exercise for the tummy

What I love best about Luke's guidance - he actually explains to you how each exercise will help you i.e "This is going to help speed up your metabolism" or "By doing this exercise your body will continue to burn fat for the next two days." I can process this type of simple information. In the few weeks since I started training with Luke I have learnt a great deal about nutrition, exercise and fitness. For instance, I now know that too much cardio slows down metabolism by burning muscle tissue away. Therefore resistance training is vital to speed up resting metabolism.

Luke explains the best technique - this one's a 'killer'

Here are some of the advantages to Luke's training:

• Increased metabolic rate (fast fat loss)
• Increased and restoring bone density (osteoporosis)
• Higher energy and improved mood
• Increased lean muscle-to-fat ratio and strength gains
• Decreased risk of cardiovascular disease
• Stimulates the optimum production of the two most important hormones in charge of mental and physical performance
• Improved posture
• Injury prevention
• Improved confidence
• Feeling and looking better

More weight training

He's also given me advice on the best foods to eat whilst exercising. I've found it really interesting and am enjoying it so much I have signed up for a Nutrition Specialist course. It will incorporate perfectly into my beauty therapy business.
Luke is also able to travel to you for one-to-one training sessions. I would love him to set up classes in Chorley and already have started to add names to my list!
Read what Luke's clients have to say.
If you live in Preston, Bolton, Manchester and particularly Chorley and are interested in making a positive change to your long-term fitness and health, please contact Luke by email: bodyreachfitness@live.co.uk or telephone: 07871 271541.

Fitness training photographs copyright of Alfa Photography