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A company, just like any living thing, has to have some starting point, some catalyst that allows it to spring into being. For Yes You Can Fitness that starting point was the result of personal soul-searching on the part of company owner John Curran. In a recent interview John said the decision to create his fitness firm was inspired by a rather shocking announcement on the part of his personal physician. In the following article John outlines how a personal epiphany encouraged him to the launch his successful business.

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Sometimes a business is created out of a recognized need, at other times a business is created out of love. For owner John Curran, Yes You Can Fitness’s origin was a happy melding of the two. “The name really says it all. Regardless of your age, physical capability, goals or available time, you can get into shape. I should know, happily I’m the living proof,” Curran said.
The Genesis of Yes You Can Fitness began several years ago after Curran experienced a life changing epiphany. “My life was on the line,” he explained. “I was 340 pounds, I ate junk food, I loved chocolate bars (three or more a day) and I drank too much. To be honest I did just about everything you could do that was bad for your health. One day I had to go to the doctor and he told me that based on my current condition if “you were a horse you’d be put down.” That brought me up short, that statement was the kick in the head I needed to realize that if I didn’t do something right now, I was going to die!”
Today Curran has shed more than 125 pounds and through a carefully developed physical fitness program that involves a combination of Anaerobic and Aerobic exercises, in addition to diet and other factors, he is in the best shape he has been in for decades. Once he realized the regiment of exercise he followed had worked so well his thoughts turned to helping others. “I recognized there are a lot of people like me, Baby Boomers and others, who want to get into shape but don’t want the whole gym thing. That’s where the Yes You Can Fitness concept came from.”
Unlike with a traditional fitness provider there is no need to go to a gym, in essence by employing Curran’s unique business model the gym now comes to the client. Serving many people throughout the greater Nanaimo area, Curran visits his clients personally, bringing his equipment and expertise with him. “As many of the exercises I use involve resistance training there is no need for big bulky equipment. I use exercise balls and small dumb bells, equipment that doesn’t require a big investment on the part of the user. I encourage the client to purchase their own. I also customize the program to the physical capability of the customer. I have younger clients and some who are in their 70’s, with everyone having a program designed just for them. There’s no one size fits all approach to what I provide.”
Yes You Can Fitness was born as an entity just about two years ago, and has grown remarkably in that time. In addition to the one-on-one training regimes Curran (who is a BC Recreation and Parks Association Certified Instructor) also leads group training sessions out of the facilities of the Nanaimo Athletic Club on Bowen Road. “I really love it when people ‘get it’ when they realize the work their doing is making a difference to their bodies and their lives,” he explained. “People know they need to exercise, but they don’t know how. They don’t know where to begin, and they don’t necessarily want the intimidation and cost which can come from going to the gym. The Yes You Can Fitness approach removes all of that. It’s personal, it’s fun and it’s tailored to the individual. Most of all it works! There is no age limit to better health and fitness.”