If you have dreams of wanting to transform your body too, to become fitter or simply because you have an important event coming up, stop wasting time experimenting on your own.

We live in a world where we are bombarded with different types of information coming at us from different directions. But at the end of the day, we know what we want. Go for it!

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Nothing gives me more satisfaction than seeing my clients improve week after week. The feeling transcends everything as it makes me feel so blessed to be able to be encouraging them on their fitness journey. 

Although today's Vesak Day, but I'm still working! In fact, I choose to work, work is also part of play for me.

And what a day it turned out to be...what a transformation I've witnessed for myself ever since Nandini started personal training and resistance band training with me.

From frumpy housewife combating post-natal weight gain to the persona and confidence of the hot, sexy mama she showed during the photoshoot, I am really proud of her. No wonder she turns heads at school gatherings and has garnered praises from her circle of friends. 

This is her story. Feel inspired and take action too...! If she can do it, you can do it.

"A testimonial for Lionel...I am finally sitting down after six months to get this done for which I must thank him for waiting so patiently. I had done personal training before in Singapore after having my second child but to cut a long story short, there was really no change in my body. So I was skeptical about choosing another trainer to work with. However, since things were looking mighty bleak...so I gave it another shot with Lionel.

When I first met him, there were a lot of doubts in my mind...the ever pessimist that I am started thinking if this would work. He gave me a meal plan which I started following immediately. 

The routine was gentle at first and then after three or four sessions, he started pushing me. I always started with the same line "I can't do it", but Lionel always gave me the confidence which urged me on. He makes you do exercises without really being too hard on your body and also eases when needed to. We work on the entire body every session so it makes it more fun but I always complain. I think Lionel knows how to push me without making it really laborious. He mixes the exercises with weights and on the mat which also helps as it's not concentrated on just bulking up the body but also toning it.

I have definitely seen tremendous changes in my upper body. I trust he will help me achieve that "look" that we both laugh about. He's good company and though he's my trainer, we can still have a chat about other things which makes it more fun!!

Good luck with everything, Lionel. And I hope your book sells big time and you become a real trainer guru not just in Singapore but all over Southeast Asia, if not the world."

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A new client told me he felt disappointed with himself after today's training as he had difficulty lifting the weights. "Don't give up on me ok?" he said.

I will never give up on any of my clients. More importantly, you must not give up on yourself. Everyone starts at a different training phase of their life. Some begin as fresh-faced novices with zero knowledge on how to workout while others are semi-professional gym-goers who take personal training to sculpt a better body.

Regardless of who you are, you have to start somewhere. For the fresh-faced novice, it's always a challenge initially getting used to the workout. After all, terms like rep, set, dropset, superset etc were alien to you until recently.  

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This may sound cliche but it works everytime I share it.

"If you think personal training is a stroll in the park, think again”. This is my favourite phrase of late. Besides commitment from both client and trainer, personal training also demands a lot of determination from the client. It is definitely not an hour of chit-chat time where you pour out all your sob stories, latest problems or complaints about colleagues or bosses to me.

Have you ever wondered why there are some people who work out at the gym for years and still remain scrawny or chubby? That’s because they spend too much time chatting up other people in the gym and neglecting the workout.

Sorry, in my personal training sessions, you will never get this. Yes, we will have some small talk but basically that’s about it. And more often than not, the small talk is created to elicit feedback from clients so that they are on the same wavelength as me. 

My role as a trainer or coach is to push you to the limits and be responsible for your improvement session after session. It is to make you do that extra rep that you know makes all the difference.

As your coach, I want to see you perspire as if you have never perspired in years because when you perspire, you flush out the toxins from your body. As your trainer, I want to see you become stronger each session. That's equally important. You must feel you have the gradual ability to lift better and heavier. 

It’s amazing how there are some who look at the weight and even before they start to push or lift, start forming negative thoughts in their minds which go ‘no, no, no way I can lift that’. Such self-defeating beliefs should be thrown out of the window as they impede your progress.

Believe me. I’m here to help you push through the barriers. I want to see you succeed because it is our common goal we are working towards. Let us embark on a meaningful and beautiful partnership :)

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Fitness has and will always be my passion. Nothing makes me happier and more alive than working out in the gym and doing my runs. The feeling is wonderful! I feel so alert after each exercise session.

So when it came to looking for my life direction, I already knew deep down what I wanted. I want to be able to spread the same love and enthusiasm I feel towards fitness to the people around me, hopefully infecting them with my energies.

When you are fit, you look and feel younger. I don’t look my age….thanks to fitness.

When you are fit, you are less prone to falling sick. That’s a lot of money saved!

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