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FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNER!

A personal trainer from Liverpool is on a mission to help others in the same way he turned his life around. Alex Sloan, 28, hit rock bottom due to years of alcohol and drugs, to the point where he had nerve damage and couldn’t speak, but is now completely sober and helps others live a better life through Limitless Lifestyle Community.

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Alex has been completely sober since December 2021 and is now Director of Limitless Lifestyle Community alongside his business partner Levi Osborne. The pair founded the first of its kind personal training community in Liverpool, helping people live a sustainable healthy lifestyle, but in Alex’s case it comes from a long, hard battle with self-destructive behaviour.

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From an early age, Alex struggled with confidence and was subject to a lot of bullying — even getting hospitalised on a number of occasions. He remembers having conversations with his mum about her wanting to remove him from school to escape the bullying and start afresh in a new school.

Because of this, Alex was very shy and always wanted to be popular and respected by his peers. His wish became true when he finally left school — joining a successful band and working in a busy city centre bar. He was soon living the ‘high life’ however this soon came with a cost to his health and his body started to deteriorate.

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Alex explained: “Being in the band opened my eyes to partying and people started wanting to be around me. I developed a name for myself for being the crazy one who was always the last one standing. Then as the bar was getting busier and busier I was responsible for providing a boss night and having hundreds of people a night coming up to me and praising me.”

He continued: “It felt like the more messed up I was the better the night was for everyone, the busier the bar got and the more praise I got. Looking back, it was a vicious circle. My life consisted of gigging, wild nights in the bar and partying — alcohol and cocaine had got a grip of me.”

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Things spiralled out of control and things became really bad for Alex during the Christmas period of 2017. December saw him working long hours in the bar and partying excessively — becoming completely embroiled in the lifestyle that was causing him so much damage.

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Alex explained: “I was working from 10am – 1am every day for 15 days but was taking cocaine every day to keep going. Those 1ams turned into 5ams and some days I’d just stay in there and work right through, having a nap in the office before the next shift.”

He continued: “Shortly after that month-long binge, I had really bad issues with my nerves and ended up with my left shoulder blade being paralysed for 8 months. Not long after that the nerves in my vocal chords shut off leaving me without a voice for 4 months. I had so many conversations with my mates saying, I need to stop, I don’t want to keep doing this anymore, but they told me it was ok and just a bit of fun!”

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Despite telling his friends he needed to stop, he continued — even with a paralysed shoulder blade and no voice. He tried to stop on many occasions but continued to relapse, feeling worse about himself each time, until he made the drastic decision to leave the country and work on a cruise ship.

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He explained: “The first three weeks were horrendous going completely cold turkey travelling around the Baltic in the middle of winter. All my so called ‘mates’ hadn’t messaged once to see how I was or even what I was doing. I was the only English-speaking person on the ship out of 5000, I’ve never felt so isolated in my life.”

He continued: After 4 months of constant daily mental battle about wanting to give up and come home I settled into it and really enjoyed the rest of the 8 month contract. I thought I’d finally beat my demons. I had been sober for 8 months and didn’t even think about partying anymore. I was in the best physical and mental state I had been in years!”

That all quickly changed when I returned from the ships. The day I got home I was out for 4 days and before I knew it, I had fallen back into my old ways. I had spent half of my savings from the last 8 months on partying and before I knew it, it was like I hadn’t been away at all and I was right back in that life.”

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Going back to his old ways represented the lowest point of Alex’s journey and he developed an overwhelming hatred for himself to the point he considered ending it all. Before he went to work on the next contract out at sea he had a conversation with his mum that made him make a change once and for all.

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Alex said: “Its hard for me to explain the hatred I had for myself and not wanting to carry on anymore, I had tried and failed too many times and I was completely defeated. That was the lowest point in my life. I remember having a conversation with my mum and thinking how destroyed she would be if she knew what her only child had turned into — slowly killing myself with substance abuse.”

He continued: “For the next two years and three contracts later, It was a slow and gradual process. Each contract being sober but with small set back after set back each time I came home, but going out and taking substances was becoming less and less frequent. Until boxing day 2021 when I had my last drink and everything else associated with it.”

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Alex decided to fill the void with training, eventually becoming a personal trainer and meeting Levi Osborne. The pair shared the same idea about personal training being about ongoing, sustainable change rather than a quick fix — changing bad habits and mindsets — and decided to create their own personal training concept.

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Alex said: “I’ve turned my life around massively — if I didn’t I might not even be here today. It was a long and lonely journey that I almost never made it to the end of on a couple of occasions. I knew then that I wanted to create something that would help people overcome anything they were struggling with, whether it was partying, disordered eating, self confidence or self love.”

He continued: “I never want anyone to have to go through these challenges on their own, I know first hand how hard it is. Anyone who joins us at Limitless has an incredible support network around them every step of the way on their journey!”

“Limitless Lifestyle Community is a health and wellness community whose focus is on improving our members’ lifestyles through a sustainable and holistic approach. We believe that if you want to start living a healthier lifestyle, you must start surrounding yourself with a community of people who are also trying to live a healthier lifestyle. It’s great to see everyone achieve their goals.”

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Limitless Lifestyle Community offers unlimited personal training, stretching and mobility, nutrition planning, goal setting, a walk and talk group, a running group, social events and challenges. Since forming in May 2022, the personal training community has helped over 50 people — with Alex passing on his life experiences.

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One member, Justin Hopper, said: “Alex and Levi are amazing and so supportive — these guys have genuinely changed my life. I am someone who has always lived an unhealthy lifestyle — from a really poor diet to partying way too much. Approaching 40, I knew I couldn’t live like this forever and joining the Limitless community is the best thing I’ve ever done.”

He continued: “Having been there himself, Alex has been very supportive in my journey of living a better lifestyle. I go to the gym every morning, no longer drink in the week and eat healthier. I’m still a work in progress and still have work to do on myself but I’ve come such a long way — if people like Alex and I who have partied A LOT can do it then so can you!”

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Alex is now thriving and living his best life as Director of a very successful personal training company that’s helped transform lives. There are big plans in the pipeline for the concept to grow and expand, but Alex never forgets where he has come from and how he’s turned his life around.

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He summarized: “If you really want to make the change you must look at yourself, who you spend your time with and you will have to make some tough decisions. One thing I found on my 5-year journey is that it’s so much harder to do it on your own. I don’t want anyone to have to suffer on their own like I did and I’m so grateful to have been able to create a community with Levi that helps so many people.”

He continued: “It’s not just about the partying, it’s the disordered eating, the lack of self-love, the lack of self-belief. Most of us want to live a happier and healthier lifestyle and there’s no better place to do that than at Limitless Lifestyle Community.”

For a free trial with Alex at Limitless Lifestyle Community call 07803507095 or contact via the WEBSITE!

Limitless Lifestyle Community offers unlimited personal training, a 24/7 support group, a sustainable nutrition plan, stretching and massage, social events, challenges and more for a set monthly fee. The concept was formed by Alex Sloan and Levi Osborne in May 2022 and has countless 5 star reviews.

Limitless Lifestyle Community / The Lab, 40-46 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 5SF

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