It’s not lengthy now till our 2025 Superb Loser fixture, to be performed at Leyton Orient’s stadium and, heading down from Scotland, Alistair Harkness can’t wait to get going.
Alistair has misplaced seven stone with the MAN v FAT membership in East Kilbride, that’s greater than a fifth of his physique weight. He weighed in at 27 stone 11 kilos (176.5kg) when he began in March 2024 and at present is at 20st 12lb (132.6kg).
He says he enjoys the accountability MAN v FAT offers him on his personal weight reduction journey.
“You get out of it what you place in and I like the truth that while there might be higher, fitter gamers than you, when you do effectively off the pitch, you’ll be able to have an enormous bearing on the general outcomes of your staff,” Alistair advised manvfat.com.
“I had been fitter and lots lighter a number of occasions earlier than becoming a member of MAN v FAT, and diets and train had been profitable earlier than, however these had been once I was youthful and had fewer tasks.
“Simply earlier than lockdown in 2020 I modified jobs, then had two youngsters in 2020 and 2023, moved home and accomplished a full refurbishment of the brand new home. Throughout such a busy interval my very own well being grew to become much less of a spotlight and the times of going to the gymnasium 5 occasions every week had been gone. I received lazy and placed on weight.”
And, says Alistair, the affect has been large:
“I’ve turn out to be extra concerned with the group as I’ve turn out to be fitter on the pitch. I additionally completed a season as prime scorer on account of my weight reduction which is nice on your personal morale. My psychological well being has improved as I get a set time on a Friday evening to train. The step challenges have additionally made me realise how typically inactive I used to be. I now actively search to extend my steps by strolling or operating at occasions that swimsuit to try to guarantee I’m being energetic each day.
“I’m lots more healthy and plan to proceed to enhance myself with the view that this might be a long-term life-style change that can hold me engaged via the aggressive setting that the leagues convey. I’d positively advocate MAN v FAT to others.”
East Kilbride’s MAN v FAT Soccer membership, which meets each Friday night at Premier Soccer EK (PlaySport) on Stewartfield Manner.
Figures from Weight problems Motion Scotland report that 72% of males dwelling within the Lanarkshire well being board space are chubby (together with weight problems), 34% are overweight and a couple of% have morbid weight problems To seek out out extra about MAN v FAT Soccer and to find your closest membership, go to www.manvfat.com/soccer
