I began training with Marco Oliveira in November 2013 so it has now been a whole year. Initially I trained once a week and later as it came closer to summer I increased my classes to twice a week. I can honestly say that I could feel results from the very first class. I have always been a gym user and would go usually 3 times a week. When I started with Marco I had genuinely thought I was in pretty good shape and was astonished to find how unfit I actually was. It is incredible the difference it makes to work out with a personal trainer as knowledgeable as Marco as he was able to plan a routine specific for my needs, and in the last year I have seen my shape completely transformed. It is such a pleasure to be a couple of clothes sizes smaller and to wear nice clothes which now hang so much better on me. I am thrilled with my results and proud of how much stronger I now am and I have to say that becoming fitter has definitely been a confidence boost for me. In addition to designing a training plan for me I found Marco to be extremely knowledgeable regarding anatomy & physiology, I often can have trouble with my neck and shoulder muscles and as a trained masseuse Marco has been able to help me out with any problem areas and save me a trip to my physiotherapist. Marco has also offered great advice with regards to diet. He is very easy to talk to and after a year I definitely consider him a good friend and he even has the patience to listen to my woes after a long day. I still attend my own gym on average once a week. I have not been strict about this or my diet and still have as full a social calendar as always. I have cut bread out of my diet significantly, substituted cereal for fruit in the mornings and try to eat fresh as much as possible. Small changes that I am not regimental about- I still enjoy a McDonalds from time to time! So I still believe that my transformation success is totally down to the training I do with Marco. And the best thing about training with Marco is that it is FUN!! He makes each and every work out a variety of different exercises. I laugh a lot and I always look forward to my class always feel a terrific sense of achievement at the end. So a huge thank you Marco I could not have done it without you!!!