A Singaporean Fitness Success Story

We all seen how people achieve greatness through hard work and perseverance. Most of these stories come from celebrity who have the star power to motivate all their fans. However, most of us can’t relate to the lifestyle of the celebrities especially we are just yet another common working people who are time poor in this busy world. Perhaps, if one of us ‘common people’ can also made it, then it will surely be a great motivation for us. Such is the following story of a common Singaporean. Gerald Koh’s before and after photos showing his body transformation have created a buzz in the internet world.

Gerald used to be tired all the time and found it tough even for simple tasks like walking up a flight of stairs. He was then very concerned about the risk of cardiovascular disease. He was the subject of humiliation among his peers at NS and university for his appearance.

Health and personal ego forced him to make a change with his life. He learned from YouTube videos on basic weight lifting programme. Gerald also research on healthy diet and started eating more whole-food as opposed to processed junk meal.

Gerald strongly believes that as long as one follows the basics of a balanced diet, active lifestyle and sufficient rest, positive transformation is guaranteed and life will surely change for the better.

Gerald’s secret recipe of fitness success is setting short-term goals for himself that are achievable without affecting his daily schedule too much. He believes that if his goal is too unrealistic, he would give up middle of the way.

Start with baby steps to gain momentum, your body will then adjust and crave for more rigorous exercise and you keep on adding on resistance progressively. There is no short cut to great body, just the good old persistence and patience. 

我们都看过别人如何通过努力和毅力实现惊人的健身效果。但这些故事大多数来自名人，而他们和我们这般打工族人很多方面都有很大的差别。也许，如果我们其中一个“普通百姓”也能做到这一点，那么这无疑将成为我们的一大推动力。接下来要讲一个普通新加坡人的故事。Gerald Koh在社交媒体展示了他身体转型前后照片之后，引起了一阵轰动。

Gerald以前时常觉得很累，就连基本上楼梯等简单任务上也觉得很难。那时，他非常担心以后会有心血管疾病的风险。他的外表也受到他同学们的侮辱和讥笑。

健康和自尊使他决定要改变自己的生活。他从YouTube视频里学习基本的举重计划。他也研究健康饮食。

他坚信，只要保持均衡饮食，积极的生活方式和充足的休息，就可以保证有突破的转变，生活肯定会变得更好。

Gerald健身成功的秘诀就是为自己设定短期可以实现的目标，又不会影响太多他的日程安排。他认为，如果他目标太不实际，他恐怕会半途而废。