Formula BMW world class racing car driver Jonathan Legris from Bournemouth,is speeding up his recovery from cancer with the help of a personalisedfitness training programme devised by healthquest. The 16 year old hasdoubled his fitness and improved his strength, which has helped him to getback into professional car racing. Jonathan, prior to his illness, was thenumber one Formula BMW racing driver in England and number five in theworld. He is now looking to reclaim his position and has just been awarded aBMW scholarship worth £35,000 towards his training in preparation fornational and international races next year.

Jonathan was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2002 and has spent thelast two years in and out of hospital having treatments. The disease affectsthe lymph glands and he has had 24 tumours in his neck, and tumours in hisbladder, groin, lungs and liver. His treatment has been extremely successfuland he has made an excellent recovery.

Without regular exercise due to long-term hospitalisation, Jonathan’s bodybecame weaker and he also put on additional weight. His personal trainer athealthquest in Bournemouth developed a tailor made fitness programme,designed to strengthen his upper body so that he could return to car racingas soon as possible. The exercises worked the neck, arms, and both the lowerand upper back, and this was combined with cardiovascular exercises to givethe entire body a thorough workout. Since joining healthquest, Jonathan’sstrength has increased and he has doubled the amount of press ups, stomachcrunches, squats and lunges that he can achieve per session.

Jonathan said, “Exercising at healthquest has helped me to feel much betterand I’ve been able to return to normal activities, including car racing, alot sooner. It has improved my fitness and strength, as well as helping meto lose some unnecessary pounds. The trainers are great; they help you toachieve so much in just one hour each session. healthquest is a veryfriendly place where you can get the results you want in a way that istailored to your needs and I’d recommend it to anyone.”