"When I first met Tracey I was in a sorry state and I'd more or less given up on my body. I led a ridiculously sedentary life; I worked at home hunched over a laptop, lived 30 seconds from the tube and was quite capable of spending days at home without venturing out at all. I felt bloated and heavy whilst my back and neck muscles were incredibly tense.

That something was not right with my body was a feeling which haunted me day in, day out. I couldn't wear nice fun clothes and knew I was harming my health. But I felt paralysed and apathetic – I just couldn't seem to change the status quo. And all the while my expensive gym membership fees were debited monthly from my bank account…

So I embarked on two personal training sessions a week with Tracey. Initially I was extremely nervous but Tracey never made me feel as if being out of condition was a crime, and set about getting me into shape with her own unique brand of practicality and compassion. She initially concentrated on sorting out my posture, increasing strength and improving flexibility, and as I saw results I became naturally more active and started going to the gym on my own too. She also gave me some sound dietary advice and knowing that I was seeing her on a regular basis helped me stick to a long-term healthy diet – something I've never quite managed before.

3 months on and I've lost well over a stone and walk down the street with my head held high. And it's not just weight loss – my body shape really does seem to have changed. I'd always considered myself weak and puny but now I'm not scared of carrying heavy bags and feel a lightness and freedom which I've only experienced very briefly before after the odd starvation diet (only to put it all back on again in the next couple of months). With Tracey's continued support I am confident that my new body is here to stay."

Hannah Borno, Journalist