Couldn't Run 20 Minutes, Then Ran 35 the Next Day - Here's What Changed

"From a completely inactive family to serious illness and back to being stronger than ever - Andrew's honest journey through every stage of fitness." Andrew's story proves that it's never too late to start, restart, or come back stronger. As a podiatrist who treats the consequences of inactivity daily, he combines personal experience with professional insights about exercise, aging, and prevention. His remarkable journey includes: • Growing up in a completely non-exercise family with zero activity • Psychological breakthrough from 20-minute running struggle to 35 minutes overnight • The power of environment: how living with a fit partner changed everything • Over-exercising phase and the lessons learned from obsessive training • Life stage reality: how career and young children derailed his routine • Serious illness that left him bedridden and unable to do a single push-up • Complete rehabilitation from 90-year-old mobility back to peak strength • Professional insights: why many disabilities are exercise-related • Prevention vs treatment: how our medical system gets it backwards Key Quote: "A significant factor in a lot of disabilities and aches and pains in older people are directly related to how much exercise they did. Our medical system tends to over medicalise things - we wait until we get sick and then try and treat them." Personal Wisdom: "Exercise is a product that sells itself. If you do it for long enough, you will feel better. Start small and probably start smaller than you think you need to." This isn't about perfect fitness or dramatic transformations. It's about understanding that exercise journeys include setbacks, health crises, and life stage challenges - and that comeback is always possible with the right approach.