‘A breakdown led me to change my life – and lose more than five stone’

‘A breakdown led me to change my life – and lose more than five stone’

Juls Abernethy, 51, is the founder of a wellness company. I was 39 years old when I ended up in a mental hospital for three months and that experience was a huge wake-up call that my life needed to change. I was working in human resources and very stressed. I’d work, come home for lunch, … Read more

‘I was bedbound with back pain – now I lift weights five times a week’

‘I was bedbound with back pain – now I lift weights five times a week’

Dr. Paul Frank Faulder, 46, is the CEO of a scientific software company and lives in Cheshire. I was 17 years old when I first felt an intense stabbing pain in my lower back, the kind that stops you in your tracks. I went to the doctor who prescribed an anti-inflammatory and even though it … Read more

How to lose weight with a military mindset

How to lose weight with a military mindset

I’m about to be put to the test by two of the toughest men on the planet: SAS: Who dares wins presenters past and present, Ollie Ollerton and Jason Fox. I’m at London’s Jubilee Hall Gym to learn how a military mindset can help middle-aged people like me. Earlier this year, aged 51, I rowed … Read more