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TRANSFORMATION THURSDAY 💪🏼

“I never thought the gym would become such a huge part of my life.”

I’d never stepped foot in a gym. I had no idea how to train, no understanding of strength training or nutrition, and certainly no idea that one day I’d become a Personal Trainer helping other women.

Fast forward to now…

The gym hasn’t just changed how I look.

It’s given me confidence. Strength. A completely different relationship with exercise and food.

It taught me that I don’t need to constantly punish my body with quick-fix diets or train just to burn calories.

And somewhere along the way, it gave me a career I genuinely love. A job I love turning up to every single day.

I now specialise in training and nutrition to support women through menopause and midlife - because I know exactly what it feels like to walk into a gym and feel completely out of your depth.

I’ve been that woman.

And that’s a huge part of why I do what I do now.

I want women to understand that getting older doesn’t mean accepting feeling weaker, less confident or disconnected from your body.

You can get stronger.
You can learn how to train properly.
You can fuel your body properly.
And you can feel bloody good in yourself again.

I’m so glad I walked through those gym doors. ❤️

And now Sara gets to be on the other side of them, helping other women do exactly the same.

Sara is part of our PT team here at Maximum Fitness and is about to run her 5-week Optimal Training course, designed specifically to help women through menopause and midlife understand how to train, fuel their bodies and feel stronger and more confident again.

From never stepping foot in a gym to helping other women find their place in one.

That’s a Transformation Thursday. 💪🏼

Want to be part of Sara’s next Optimal Training course?

Reach out to Sara Carpinelli

A mindset reset, one slide at a time 🧠

THURSDAY TRANSFORMATION: “JUST START ♥️”

These photos are mega. But Alex’s story is about so much more than a before and after.

When she first joined Maximum Fitness, she’d already started trying to get fitter… but she was losing interest, it wasn’t becoming a habit and, if she’s honest, she was slightly intimidated.

She wondered whether she was even fit enough to do the sessions.

Sound familiar?

She came anyway.

That first session, Max took the time to find out where she was, where she wanted to go and what she wanted to achieve.

And somewhere along the way, the goals stopped just being about weight loss.

Alex took on MF45.
Climbed a mountain.
Sea dipped.
Took an ice bath.
Completed MF60.

That bridesmaid dress she’d bought too small and was convinced she’d have to replace?

It bloody fit. 🙌🏼

But life happened too.

Alex unexpectedly lost her dad during MF60. At a time when she says she would previously have retreated to the sofa and Netflix, instead she kept walking. Kept training. Kept showing up.

And now, when she thinks she can’t manage another box jump, she thinks about her dad, the man who could do a one-handed press-up, and you best believe she does it. ❤️

Then there’s another transformation you can’t see in these photos.

For years, Alex watched her kids horse ride from the sidelines because her weight meant she couldn’t join them.

This year?

She’s taken lessons and completed two incredible treks through the Cheviots WITH them. 🥹

That’s what this is about.

Not waiting until you’re fitter.
Not waiting until you feel confident enough.
Not waiting for the “right” time.

Just start.

You genuinely have no idea where that first 30-minute session might take you.

And in Alex’s own words:

“If you’re looking for more than a gym, if you’re looking for people who take the time to know you, understand your goals and where you’re at now… I can’t recommend Maximum more.”

Ready to find out what your own before and after could look like?

♥️