Confessions of a weight-loss cyclist
April 25, 2009
Confessions of a weight-loss cyclist
For 10 years Frank Kinlan's bike remained unused and gathering dust in his attic.
He piled on the pounds and did no exercise, but refused help to lose weight.
Then one morning, weighing 21 stones (133kg) Frank decided he had to do something. "One morning I looked in the mirror and thought that I had got to do something, so I picked the phone up and got an assessment with my local health trust."
"I was massive, with a 46-48 inch waist, and I found it difficult to get clothes to fit," he said. Assessors told Frank, aged 49 who is from the Wirral, that he needed to lose weight and exercise more. They signed him up for their initial 12-week course, which used British Heart Foundation guidelines.
Full detail in BBC website