{"id":1098,"date":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:40:43","slug":"how-one-member-lost-15-kg-in-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/how-one-member-lost-15-kg-in-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Member Lost 15 kg in a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1098\" class=\"elementor elementor-1098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast year a member walked into our Bellville studio feeling tired, heavy and unsure where to begin. Twelve months later, she had lost 15 kg and could do ten push-ups.\n\nThere was no crash diet. She trained three times a week with Riaan Botha, planned her meals with Nadia Abrahams and walked every evening after work. Some weeks were hard, and she missed a few sessions.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">I stopped chasing quick results. I just kept turning up, and slowly my body changed.\n\n<cite>Member story, FiksFabriek<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nHer biggest tip is to pick habits you can keep. She still trains with us today and has signed up for the Tygerberg Hills trail run.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African personal trainer standing beside a gym wall, holding a clipboard with a training plan, smiling at camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a gym bench top laid out with fitness gear: foam roller, resistance bands, skipping rope, water bottle, fold\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What changed in her first three months<\/h4>\n\n<p>She began with two gentle sessions a week and a simple food diary. Within twelve weeks, she had more energy, slept better and had dropped her first 4 kg. Nadia helped her swap sugary snacks for easy high protein options from her local Checkers.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What kept her going all year<\/h4>\n\n<p>A regular training slot, a coach who checked in and a small group of members who cheered her on made the difference. She also tracked her progress by how her clothes fitted and how her lifts improved, not only by the scale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year a member walked into our Bellville studio feeling tired, heavy and unsure where to begin. Twelve months later, she had lost 15 kg and could do ten push-ups. There was no crash diet. 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