New Te Awamutu personal trainer Steven Marshall, who operates as Changing Tides Fitness, wants to help make a difference in other people’s lives - physically, mentally and emotionally.
Originally from Taranaki, Steven moved to the area six years ago.
“[The name] Changing Tides came to me from being back home, so close to the beaches. Someone’s journey at the gym is like the tide at the beach, coming in and going back out. It’s like life, you have the highs and you also have the lows,” he says.
“I moved up here, not knowing anyone. It was a fresh start. I was farming and being alone gets to you, then the mind starts to play its games. I started getting depressed.
“Sitting there going through YouTube videos, I came across Seth Feroce and thought I would give the gym a go.