{"id":18184,"date":"2026-04-14T07:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18184"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:23:52","slug":"personal-trainer-shocked-to-find-health-company-using-his-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18184","title":{"rendered":"Personal trainer shocked to find health company using his photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sion, 38, from Porthmadog, Gwynedd, began his fitness journey in 2013 after his first year at university in Liverpool. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Returning home, he was shocked when someone made a jibe about his weight. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This was the spur for him joining a gym, which became a life-changing moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;[I] actually fell in love with fitness and the gym,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I knew from that moment on, like that&#8217;s what I wanted to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sion went on to qualify as a nutritionist and then opened his own gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But while he was helping other people shed weight and get healthy, his own fitness got put on the backburner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It was only after the birth of his son in 2018, and putting on five stone, he decided he had to take action again. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His family had a picture taken in a photo booth, and he said: &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t believe it was me [in the image]. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I was a fitness coach, a gym owner and I was overweight and it did not make sense. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I was putting weight on because I had been covering myself with like hoodies and everything. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want my son to grow up and look back on photos and I&#8217;m there overweight and stuff, so I just made that decision to get myself in shape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c705jy13yp9o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sion, 38, from Porthmadog, Gwynedd, began his fitness journey in 2013 after his first year at university in Liverpool. 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