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44 J I L L A U S T R A L I A H ow did your passion for fitness start? My passion for fitness started when I was a sophomore in high school. I was a football player (American football) and was told that in order to play at the next level, I needed to put on some weight (apparently I was a little too skinny and undersized for the varsity level). I was then put in touch with a trainer in my hometown and we got to work. It was a brutal process, a lot of painful mornings from waking up sore, and there were a few times were I was thinking this wasn’t for me. Once I started to see the changes my body was making and the strength I was building, I knew the sacrifice was paying off. This is when I became addicted to the process of changing your body and seeing how good you could feel from working on your health and fitness.  Do you have a daily mantra? My daily mantra is to remain positive through affection. You never know who is watching you or feeding off of your energy. Smile, wave, say hello because you never know who you’re impacting with such a simple gesture.  training with John Peel world John Peel is a personal trainer who believes in smart, efficient, low impact, well prepared, and most importantly, effective training and also believes in teaching your mind to take control over your body. I N T E R V I E W B Y Michelle MacLeod johnpeelfitness