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PEOPLE PROFILE Wil Graham
Wil won the 2010 edition of the hit ITV series The Biggest Loser after shedding more than 8 stone. He’s now training to become a PT with Future Fit Training
When and why did you decide to ‘turn your life around’ and get fi t? I’d been extremely overweight since I was 19 and, at the age of 28, I realised I was putting on a stone or more every single year. By March 2010 I weighed 29 stone 6 pounds, and I talked to my GP about bariatric surgery. I was approved for a gastric band, where they remove over 80 per cent of your stomach. When I told my parents, they were really disappointed – they felt it was the easy way out. While at my parents, I used their PC to check my emails and came across an application form for The Biggest Loser. I entered never expecting to be selected, but after numerous tests and checks I had to make a choice – surgery or the show! I thought I’d try everything available to me before surgery, so went on the show.
Can you describe the experience of winning The Biggest Loser? It was the best and worst situation I’ve ever been in. The best because I’m now looking forward to a healthy, happy life, but the worst because I did it in front of millions of people. Trying to change, crying, eating and tackling physical as well as mental demons head-on in public is defi nitely not for everybody. It sounds silly, but when I used to imagine being semi-naked with someone like Davina McCall nearby, standing on cattle scales for a television programme wasn’t at all what I had in mind!
What was your profession before featuring on the show? My background is in marketing. Right before the show, though, I worked anti-social hours for a bank – I felt like I wasn’t capable of doing anything else because of my weight.
What made you decide to pursue a career in fi tness? It’s such a signifi cant part of my everyday life now that I know better than anybody
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else how benefi cial fi tness can really be. To think I might be able to have a positive impact on somebody else’s life is just immense – and the fi tness industry is growing so quickly that I just know I can make a positive difference. When I found out about Future Fit, I knew I had to train with them – they have great courses and I just felt they’d support and prepare me to help others to the highest standard.
You are training to be a personal trainer – what are your plans after you complete the course? I’m really fortunate to already have a waiting list of clients! As soon as my training is done, I’m going to complete my GP referral and specialise in fat loss and the obese market, since I know fi rst-hand how hard the fi rst steps can be – and how rewarding it is afterwards. I’ll set my own business up – I can’t wait! In the long-run, I’m aiming to open gyms
targeting people who are obese or morbidly obese. I don’t believe there’s anything affordable out there at the moment that specifi cally caters for people struggling with overwhelming targets. I’m also going to launch my own weight
management group in 2012 – weight loss with a difference!
What’s the number one weakness in the fi tness industry Based on my own experiences, I’d have to say that only the best fi tness providers get the balance right between sales and retention through good service. It’s one thing to get a new member, and completely another to keep them happy afterwards.
What’s your favourite life motto or quote? My trainer from the show and now one of my best friends, Richard Callender, used to say to me: “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people think you cannot do.” This really sticks out for me. He believed in me when I never even believed in myself.
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