INNA

 My name is Inna, I’m a busy Administration Manager working for a leading Australian Charity and I have been a client of Marat’s for the past 7 years.

Prior to working with Marat I have tried every type of weight loss plan under the sun.

At 16 I lugged 2 bin liners full of Jenny Craig food on my 11 hour train ride to Melbourne.

At 17 I found myself in the office of a trendy dietician ready to design me a bespoke meal plan.

For the next 11 years I’ve read every article on weight loss and tried every new-fangled diet and exercise plan found on the pages of glossy magazines and fitness books. Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, Blood Type Diet, Raw Diet… You name it – I’ve done it.

Nothing worked.

Each week the scale went down one kg and up by the same kg the following week. The roller coaster of elation followed by despair was never ending. 

At some point I threw out the scale to save myself the anxiety. It was pure chance that had me stepping on one again for the first time in years. I was in a doctor’s office having just received very happy news and thought “What can it hurt now?” The number staring back at me shocked me into numbness. All the happiness I felt evaporated into thin air. I was 10 kg heavier than I thought I was all these years. To my mind the number was insurmountable and my heart shattered. I knew then and there it was time to try something drastically new.

I set up a meeting with Marat and told him outright: “I’ve tried it all before, I don’t think you’ll get any further but this is the last thing I’m trying.”

Over our initial conversation I laid out my entire history – my weight loss struggles, my relationship with food, all my experiments and heartbreak, my current goals – everything. We spoke at length & I walked out of our meeting feeling like I grew wings. Going in I wasn’t sure if Personal Training was for me and I was almost certain I couldn’t afford it but after having spoken with Marat my confidence in his abilities, expertise and passion for helping people improve their lives has crossed out all my previous concerns. I knew this was the route for me and I believed him when he said he’ll help me achieve my dreams.

Over the next 7 years Marat has taught me a different way of life. My initial goal was simply to shift the numbers on the scale but as our training expanded and our professional relationship grew so did my goals and dreams of what was possible. It was no longer simply about the numbers. It was about my ability to participate in City2Surf (a feat I never even dared to dream of!) or run 7 rounds of Coogee Stairs or lift weights above my body weight (and many other people’s!) or even enjoy waking up at 6am for early morning BootCamp. Not just grudgingly participate in but actually look forward to! It was about me now having valuable skills, knowledge and newfound zest for life that I could share with other people. Of course the numbers on the scale as well as dress sizes dropped but Marat’s contribution to my life went far beyond the physical – Marat has changed my outlook on life and what it had to offer me. Without his everlasting generosity, patience, experience and unyielding desire to give his clients 110% of his time and expertise I would not be the healthy, vibrant and vital person I am today.