Consistency is commonly the important thing in terms of profitable weight reduction on MAN v FAT.
Whether or not it’s common attendance, common monitoring or constantly exercising exterior of your MAN v FAT classes, that optimistic behavior forming can play a giant half in reaching your weight reduction and wellbeing targets.
For Marcus Elder, a member of our MAN v FAT Bury membership, ensuring he acquired alongside to the weekly classes on the Neuven Stadium, house of Radcliffe FC, has meant he’s stayed on observe along with his targets.
Having now surpassed 30kgs misplaced, we caught up with Marcus to learn the way MAN v FAT has supported his efforts.
What’s it about MAN v FAT that has labored for you in your weight reduction and wellbeing efforts?
After I got here to MAN v FAT, I weighed 117kg and I had completely no confidence that I might ever lose a major quantity of weight. As quickly as I joined there was a primary step to realize and, as I started to shed weight, I might see my private progress and in addition how I might contribute to my group’s success. With the assist and encouragement of everybody within the membership I continued to shed weight.
The group and membership Whatsapp teams are good at holding me trustworthy and related. The league wins and private awards I’ve received have been good in spurring me on to additional weight reduction and I’m proud that since I began I’ve solely missed one week and by no means gained weight. I can’t put into phrases how rather more assured I really feel in my every day life.


From the second I began in June final 12 months, the assist supplied by everybody within the membership has helped me shed weight. My groups have been good, difficult and celebrating with me and they’re now good mates. The social facet is nice for my normal wellbeing. I’m no nice shakes as a footballer, however I like enjoying and I do know that doesn’t actually matter.
What would you say to any man within the space considering of becoming a member of the programme?
Do it! The Bury membership is filled with individuals like me who thought they might by no means shed weight. The final 12 months with MAN v FAT utterly modified how I have a look at and the way I really feel about myself. It’s a tremendous neighborhood filled with trustworthy guys who will assist you to to realize your goals in the event you put the work in too.
What are your long run well being and wellbeing targets?
I reached a wholesome BMI on the finish of January and since then I’ve hit the 25% goal (30kg weight reduction). I’m persevering with with MAN v FAT, making an attempt to maintain my wholesome consuming and train habits and staying inside my upkeep weight.
There’s a working group which has grown out of the Bury membership and it’s turn into one other solution to be challenged, enhance my exercise and preserve my wholesome life-style going. I’ve already managed 5k and 10k runs I assumed had been positively a factor of the previous for me.
Additionally, since I began I’ve been specializing in rising my steps and I wish to problem myself extra, heading for the hills extra recurrently.
Wish to be a part of Marcus in motion?
You possibly can join Bury by way of their membership homepage! Don’t overlook, we’ve got a number of golf equipment within the Higher Manchester space, so check out our web site for the one closest to you.
