Richard Brooks

“Once upon a time a fat little man waddled into Vision Engadine.

After years of sedentary office work, too many Chicken Schnitzel sandwiches and a hip replacement, the time had come to do something other than buying increasing larger pants.

I needed a number of things.

Firstly, I needed to work on my fitness.  My damaged hip had made exercising over the previous five years extremely painful but the operation to replace said hip meant that I could finally start exercising again. 

Next, I needed to control my food, though I was confident I knew what was needed as I had been on hundreds of diets over the years.

Finally, I needed to get my head into the right space. 

Vision Engadine gave me the tools I needed. 

With the help of the trainers, I started a routine of Personal Training sessions, group classes, and as my fitness increased, personal cardio sessions. The Trainers, the seminars and the Vision App helped me to understand and reevaluate my relationship with eating including understanding that the diets I had tried in the past were not necessarily the best for long term weight loss. 

Finally, the encouragement and enthusiasm of the Vision staff and the other clients provided me the motivation to keep going even when there were setbacks.

2025, with my daughter’s wedding pending, I seriously buckled down and set aggressive though achievable targets – and met them. I walked her down the aisle in a suit that, despite having been tailored to fit, was actually loose. Then I stayed committed to achieve the long-term goal that I set on the first day at Vision.

Today I’m 35 kgs down and arguably fitter than I was 30 years ago. While I still have a bit to go to get to my final target weight, I feel that this is getting closer every day.”

If Richard's story has you inspired, speak to one of our team at Vision PT Engadine and start your journey with us today.