Personal Training Client: Tan Kar Joo

Age: 50

Occupation: Senior Consultant

Personal Trainer: Llyon Lim

 

I heard about FTI from a close friend for some years. However, I never thought much about it as I am generally fit and I am happy with that. It was only when I decided to attempt a full marathon overseas that I thought it would be good to undergo some training, with the hope of completing the marathon without too much injury. I therefore signed up at FTI. It has been more than a year now, and I must say FTI has prepared me way beyond just completing the marathon, it has given me a life skill that will enable me to stay active without pain and injury in the longer term.

 

While training for my marathon, I started having pains on my knees and ankles, which I expected. I was totally amazed when these pains went away immediately after Llyon did what he called “releases”. Llyon was very patient in answering my many questions, and I learned a lot about how tight muscles could cause problems in areas far away from the muscles themselves, and how I could release them on my own using the therapy balls. I felt good that I am now able to relieve my own pains, and more importantly, that I am able to prevent injuries to my joints and hence preserve them longer.

 

Llyon observed that I have a poor sense of balance, which I knew all along but thought nothing of it as I have accepted it as “part of me - genetic”. Just 2 years ago, I lost my balance (if there is any in the first place) and fell while crossing a stream during my Fansipan trek in Vietnam. Also, I sprained both my ankles countless times, due to my lack of balance and weak ankles. I never thought I could ever improve my sense of balance. Llyon was very persistent though I was not able to do many of the single-legged exercises that he designed for me. After many months of training, I am happy to report that our hard work had paid off – I had no problems crossing a stream on rocks in my recent Nepal trip!