"Great achievements take time, but with a 'never give up' attitude nothing is impossible," says Santosh with a radiating smile.
A finance professional of 39, Santosh was worried about his weight gain.
Desk job at work only added fuel to the fire as his Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA type 3) – his childhood partner kept him inactive!
A foodie that he was, controlling diet was not his cup of tea. When he was tilting into the obese category at 96 kgs, he knew that it was the ‘wake up call’.
But the odds were against him as the degenerating muscles stopped him from taking up heavy workouts yet weight reduction was paramount to prevent further muscle damage.
A desperate Santosh tried various weight control strategies like crash diet, GM diet, etc which proved a failure due to lack of guidance.
Helpless, as he stood, WQ came into his life like a new dawn. With the help of a coach, Santosh found a new lease of life as he came to know about the lifestyle changes, nutrition.
He embarked on a customized walking program along with a detox schedule and slowly the miracle began to unfold.
Soon Santosh was pinching himself to believe what he saw – the weighing scale needles dipping 12 down! With a health condition like his, Santosh felt he had achieved the impossible.
“When determination is your friend and a guide like WQ walks alongside, no obstacle is too big to overcome” says Santosh who feels more agile at 84 kgs and is all out to inspire and help those in need.
(Wellness Quotient proudly presents the WQ champion Santosh’s story as yet another hope for many out there who want to achieve wellness but are uncertain if they can!)