
Share
23rd April 2019
04:44pm BST

While the surgery was initially successful, he began suffering from chronic back pain, despite weeks of intensive physiotherapy. His injury soon became debilitating, affecting his everyday life in ways he could never have imagined.
Camden-born Babai was almost out of options before turning to mobile personal training service, PGPT. This move has had a life-changing impact, he says.
Babai has now recovered fully from the crippling chronic back pain he was suffering from, and recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of competing in his first ever boxing match.
"When you're not in pain you take every day things for granted. When you're in pain, it's all-consuming. Living with it every day was a trigger for me; walking up the stairs, sitting down, lifting up my niece, putting on my socks and shoes – it was always there."
He vividly remembers the moment he realised he had to try alternatives to ease his back pain.
"The final straw was at a big family dinner and I just couldn't sit at the table any longer. I had to go into the living room while everyone was still eating and lie down on a hard floor, thinking, 'I can’t live like this, there has to be another way.'"
Babai turned to PGPT, a leading mobile personal training service in London. PGPT helped him to devise a comprehensive strength and conditioning programme. They also overhauled his diet to help him build muscle around his lower back.
Working out three or four times a week and building far greater portions of protein into his daily meals, Babai began to make crucial, incremental gains.
After many years dreaming of competing in a boxing match, Babai finally fulfilled that dream earlier this month, having made a full recovery from the chronic back problems.
"I was at the lowest of lows, thinking I'd never do sport again or live a normal life, but PGPT have totally turned that around. They've made it possible for me to not just get back to where I was, but to feel better than I ever have."
If you - or someone you know - has made an impressive transformation with a story to tell, you could be featured on JOE's Transformation Tuesday!
Just send your nominations to Alex.Roberts@JOE.co.uk
Explore more on these topics: