I worked out for 10 years and became a Fitness YouTuber 

I have clinical depression, been on heavy medication for almost 2 years, am now 50 kilos overweight, most things in life still feel pointless but I’ve started dragging myself to the gym over the last few months. This video couldn’t have come on my feed at a better time. Thank you for sharing your story and your approach to life. Watching this video has made me feel hopeful about my own ability to change life for the better.

Mark. I've said it before but I just love your clean cut, straight to the point, honest approach. In an generation of fake RU-vid wannabees, that make content just for likes. You show that being your honest self makes more of an impact. Keep up the amazing work. Ps. The tiny t-shirt are a much better upgrade to the suit.😉😂

A long one folks so feel free to skip if you are after the health and fitness content - more of that up next week 😁 💪 🏃 And sorry the audio isn’t up to scratch here…. Will be perfect next time 🙏

I've been watching a bunch of your vids the past week ever since getting one in my recommended. I've always wanted to be fit, attempted multiple times with varying results. You're a great motivation, thanks for everything you put out.

One of the things I have always thought about when watching your videos is “This guy could be a stand up comedian”. Now I know I am not the only one.

"If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got."

"You find him inspirational, don't you?" my wife asked me when I showed her one of your vids lately. And she's right. Only just discovered them, but they are funny and inspirational, and in the 4 days since I watched the first one I'm on day three of the 16:8 and I went for a run today for the first time in months (well, more of your lampost-style run, but exercise.) Thanks.

Big fan of this sort of content. I’m finding in my fitness journey that mindset is everything. You can calculate how to get your body in better shape but getting your mind in shape is an art.

It's your personality. I have just discovered you looking through my recommended, all similar videos, but you stuck out to me. I like your attitude, your humor, your interests.

Well done Mark - you've definitely inspired me (67 yr old road cyclist) to go above average

Been following for a while - always great content. Thank you!

Great job! You are an amazing motivator. Congrats on all your success!

Thank you for your honesty. This video is exactly what I needed to hear at this exact point in my fitness/YT journey.

Great vid Mark, totally admire you and feel inspired. Glad you've found your Why in life.

I am so incredibly glad I found this channel. Very good message, both entertaining and motivating. You deserve every subscriber and view and much more! Keep the great content up!

Brilliant, I look forward to each video. More power to you.

Mark …bring it ….all the best for the new full on venture, loving your varied content. Looking forward to seeing the journey.

I really enjoy your attitude towards fitness. I find it very motivateing and refreshing keep up the good work

Incredibly motivating, and happy to hear that more content is coming in the future!

I started watching you when you did the trip on your 701. I now enjoy the rest of your content. Thank you and good luck with your new direction I’m sure with your determination you’ll make it.

This is awesome. Can't wait to see everything you put out Mark.

What a video!! Thanks for sharing this mate, didn’t know what to expect, but loved this and so pleased I watched it!

Always killing it. Have felt I've been on a similar journey to you. Thanks so much for always inspiring with laughs!

Thanks for all the videos. It's inspired me to keep running, work on my mental health and getting stuff done. You rock. Thanks for sharing your journey.

Good luck going full time Mark. Only found your videos earlier this week. It's your message that I find refreshing.

Love the video, and love the humour, also a big fan of the logic of trying to better yourself FOR yourself. Yesterday finished my first month since I started exercising and transforming myself, your story is inspiring, and helps a lot to keep going, thank you for sharing!

I have watched some of your videos lately and I must say they are so entertaining, inspiring and motivating! Thank you for sharing your story!

You're such an inspiration Mark. I'm so happy you'll do this full time! It will be great. I've discovered you right after buying my Epix 2 watch. There was a useful video of yours where you were explaining how to use the stamina function. After that your videos keep popping up on my YT homepage... and I was hooked!

Love your channel, Mark. Love your dry jokes, love the dogs, and love your honesty.

Mark love all the videos, wish you all the success with the new adventure. Keeping being above average.

Great stuff as always. Having watched most of your videos from the start, the quality has gone up on content, motivation and jokes. I am finally getting cleared to do more since my shoulder surgery 6 months ago, and your videos always fire me up and makes me laugh whilst doing it! Cheers and congrats on all of the hard earned success!

Mark - thank you for your content: both informative and funny. I just finished my first half marathon this morning and you definitely inspired me to do this and plan to take on a full marathon in October.

Very refreshing vids Mark. Thank you for keeping at it!! (And yes, recognizable and motivating - not only the fitness aspects)

Love this! Glad I found your videos

Great video Mark. Congratulations on your changes/growth in all facets and thank you for your work, as it's Very inspirational to myself and so many others. Keep growing and finding new challenges that benefit both you and your family, as well as your community. Have a great day.

Congrats, Mark! Excited to continue watching your fitness and RU-vid channel grow 🤘

Great video Mark, yet again you've motivated me! Good luck to you on your journey. 👍💥

Your videos motivate me regardless of what they're about! Keep it up!!

LOTS of good advice and motivation in this one. Thanks to RU-vid for recommending Mark.

I stumbled across your page maybe 4/5 months ago and I’ve been hooked since. You’re the only RU-vidr that I’ll watch every video regardless the content just because you’re very entertaining and inspiring. I hope you get all the success you deserve and keep smashing it bud

Great video Mark. Love your content! Thanks!

Love this Mark, been watching and recommending your channel for some time now. There are an awful lot of men who can relate to this journey, hiding in a fat suit and measuring success in pounds and pence appears to be going out of fashion, health is wealth. Keep it up and your channels growth will fly I’m sure 👍🏼👍🏼

brilliant Mark, this was the video I needed this week, thanks for the motivation and straight talking, it really resonates. I went out for my first outdoor ride on the weekend after only riding on the Wahoo, and came acropper twice (including head butting a pole), but it was magnificent and I really pushed myself out of my comfort zone. Coming into road cycling as a 43 year old is confronting, but totally worth it, and it’s nice to not feel alone in these sorts of bonkers journeys! 😆🙌

I'm genuinely pleased when I see you have a new video out.. I'll put time aside to watch them well and enjoy them. As to why I do that with yours and not others? The content is great. But it's much more a combination of your story telling and your personality. Your honesty and your willingness to share elements of your not so 'RU-vid shinny' struggles, are key for me. The jokes and the dog are cherry on the cake. Thanks and keep at it.

Loving the channel Mark, thanks for sharing!

Found your channel about 3 weeks ago, and since then I've watched almost every video on the channel your story is amazing your jokes make me giggle endlessly and your dogs make me actually like dogs (sorry I'm a cat person). I've been a relatively decent level athlete for a couple years but post covid was struggling with motivation your channel has completely flipped that, I now can't find enough time to train so thank you for the positive impact you have made on me and so many others.

Great video Mark. Your 5k video inspired me to get back into health and fitness. 1 stone lighter and 4 minutes quicker in parkrun so far this year, thank you for the motivation. Good luck as a full time RU-vidr!

Just what I needed to hear as i've done 3 months of gym but not much progress, thank you for being a breathe of fresh air 🙌 love the humor too 👏

Love your channel and your videos. It’s your delivery which just keeps me hooked, even when the topic itself doesn’t hugely grab me (like cycling). I’d love to see you do more on swimming!

Congratulations on your success. Thank you for helping me get motivated on being overall healthy and registering for my first ever triathlon.

Thanks Mark. I’ve been really enjoying your honest content. It’s really refreshing that your message is “do what works for you” with consistency and the results will come. I share your motivations and it’s been good to get a bit more of your personal story. Cheers buddy!

Mark. Love your content and I'm happy I found your channel by accident some months ago. Your USP is your honesty and the relatable way in which you cover your subjects. Very inspirational. I found myself at 40, out of shape, over weight and generally unfulfilled in life. Your videos have become one aspect of a range of things I now use to get fitter, faster and stronger (hopefully happier as well, we'll see) I thought my best years were behind me and had been squandered, your videos help me see that's not the case if I don't want it to be.

What I like about your videos Mark is that, for me, it is a blend between an adventure/challenge video and a podcast that I think keeps your material fresh. I look forward to seeing more of your runs and also you checking in with your audience on things you've learnt in life/just figured out. Thanks!

Recently found your channel and really enjoying binge watching your videos. Taking great inspiration from your story. Since having children and changing jobs I piled on the weight and just started running last year and completed my first half marathon this month, not quick or pretty but I completed it. Feeling motivated after listening to your story! Great job!

Mark congratulations and you have a great story and because of you I have gotten outside a lot more and bought my first pair of running shoes and am starting my home gym. Thank you for sharing your story and keep up the good work.

Great vid as always Mark. I'm in it for the running but, always enjoy watching someone destroy themselves in any way they choose. Thanks for for providing that each week.

Really inspiring video. Love the content and the message. Good luck in going full time!

You are immensely entertaining!! Keep doing what you're doing!!

I love your message and your content, you have inspired me to take up running again as its something I enjoy but find hard to get motivated for. You also inspired me to keep going with my own channel!

Rarely comment on anything, but your videos have been great. Just like you said, complete luck that I found you, but each video has been entertaining and/or motivating. Good luck on you transition to doing this full time. Very inspiring!

Thank Mark, very inspiring and entertaining. Loved your storytelling. Watched all the way through

Amazing work, great to see your channel growing so fast.

Mark thank you , so very appreciative for your honesty work and for being yourself , your a great guy .thank you .

Good luck for the future Mark, you sound like a very savy guy, Im sure you'll be very successful and I was excited to here that your going to try and go full time with the RU-vid vids. Congrats bud!!

Keep doing what you're doing Mark, it's spot on, the mix of content, the humility, the delivery, the humour, the film clips, the graceful bike dismounts, the Zwift screaming, bringing Jen along now too, the dog assists, the occasional putting down of offspring, it's all great 👍👏👏

There’s something special about your content. It’s to the point yet funny and motivating. Great combo.

videos like this are so much more inspiring, like as you said, you don't even need someone of your niche of things to motivate you. Just an honest story of someone managing it all (kinda) and getting above average about all the things they love and seeing what struggle others have to go through is really inspiring and I hope you do your honest-right to the chase style of things forever.

I discovered your channel almost 2 years ago and I'm glad I did. Love how well informed you are, how sporty you and your family are, the amount of information you share, the reality and own experience, the effort and how human you feel. I follow few RU-vidrs and I consider them educational, motivational (but not in an eat pray love BS way) and entertaining! You, Jeff Nippard, Will Tenny, Everything is photogenic (Sarah LaRocque) and Mythology channels. What a treat!🤟 Keep up the motivation, the effort, cheers!

I "found" your channel about 4 weeks ago and have been loving the variety, humour, common sense and exercise focused life skills. I'm looking forward to seeing where you can take this full time and I'm along for the ride!

I watch every video you release regardless of the topic, I just know I’ll enjoy it. Good luck with going full time with RU-vid, sure you’ll get above average results!

Your videos are both very entertaining and motivating! Keep up the good work!

Hi Mark, I have told loads of people about your channel as you are so engaging. I don’t normally speak about RU-vid channels so on the sample size of 1 I think you will be very successful. Also thanks for giving me motivation to train again. I was a bloody good cyclist (though I say it myself) but lost my mojo for some reason then felt it hard to ride as I would never be that good again but now I’m happy with better than average down to you. I’m also running, climbing etc again. Thanks for the leg up.

Mark great stuff again - Keep it up!! Have been spreading the word about your channel!!!

Watched every single video. What an inspiration you are. Keep up the good work

Hi Mark, thanks for the way in which you convey your thoughts, experiences and ideas. In a world so jaded its refreshing to just hear someone speak and not repeat or provide a sermon. I admire people who have the resilience that I lack , I am not sure the pressure and stress you were subjected to and what questions you asked of yourself at that time, the manner in which you were able to move through it with bravery and clarity is very humbling and makes me question my lack of fight when confronted with seemingly overwhelming issues. I stumbled upon your channel , RU-vid timing was impeccable , please continue to do the human stories and experiences along with the physical, both are equally important. Thanks again for your energy and insights. Finn

Love the content Mark. I've never related to anyone who claims that someone is inspiration to them...until I've found your channel and you are an inspiration to me. I am at the start of your journey. Dad, unhealthy and running a new business. Hope I get a fraction of your success in a few years. Keep it up!

I'm sort of drawing parallels for myself. Very much in the doldrums myself - where you used to be- and what I can do to make things better before I disappear into the abyss. Love your content.

I love your message to be 'better than average'. It is sincere and to the point. It is motivating to know that there are other out there that focus on the betterment of oneself as the only benchmark that matters; and enjoy with like-minded ppl for healthy challenges.

Another great video Mark. Keep enjoying the journey.

Lots of wisdom in this, really liking your videos recently.

Awesome work Mark, been amazing to see your journey!!

Great video mate. Really enjoyed the stories about your life and the straight to the point plan that ultimately brought you to where you are now. I find your videos are a hilarious take on what anyone who pushes their fitness to the next level may go through in their own journey. Really great stuff. Look forward to more videos incoming.

Thank you Mark! I often come back to this video when I start to doubt myself. And I love to see it when people "come alive" like this.

Genuinely love your stuff. So great. Roll on 1 million subs!

I absolutely love your ‘above average’ messaging.! Fantastic to hear how you have developed in this past 10 years.

Recently found you and truly inspired me to start running! I got me a good pair of shoes and started running. I thought I'd be terrible, but I just did my first sub 30min 5k and I know I can do better! Keep doing what you're doing! :)

I find you very relatable and informative and I know your channel is going to take off! You deserve it to in any case. Good work.

Found this channel when i got my fenix 6 pro for my 50th, now my favourite channel. Love the motivation and humour

Hi Mark. Loving the content. Having only started running at the age of 58 at the start of the first lockdown 2 years ago and having to stop twice between lamp posts to running another Half Marathon on Sunday I find your content motivational, entertaining and humorous and at a level I can empathise with. I have found a new me under the 5 stone of extra weight I've been carrying for far too long. That friend has long since left. Loving my new journey. Marathon booked for October 👍

Thanks for sharing your story and being such a great inspiration!

So glad I’ve found this channel, and is legit funny . Great job 👍🏻👍🏻

I've seen videos of people documenting their journey but I never felt so inspired like I'm now watching this video. You story is so motivating and they way you presenting it. All the best on what you do Mark! 💪👏

Love your content Mark! Thanks for sharing. You inspire me so much to keep on training and improving my performance - not aiming for utopian results but to just improve and be above average.

Reached your channel when you did your first pain caves review. Watched, and enjoyed, every video since then. Started the barefoot running, tried B category races in Zwift just to be dropped in the first 2km, and improved my English (Spanish subscriber here - now I understand (almost) every joke). It is just the honesty, the passion you transmit when talking about anything you do. This is the channel, and the content, I did not know I need but I needed. Thanks Mark, ride on!

A cracking discussion and presentation, highly motivating as lots of your vlogs are. I too am a fan of Atomic Habits by James Clear and your other points are great too. It's very interesting to hear how you have made the changes you have and the improvements you've seen. I'm 62 and have been yo-yoing weight and fitness for decades, 30 kilos overweight, now trying it seriously again after hospital/pneumonia last year. Keep up the good work inspiring, entertaining and educating us.

What a great video to come across on a Sunday before the workweek to put things into perspective. Cheers & Thank you!

You tell a fantastic story, a great watch. I started watching you too at the time of the Zwift climb. Love your videos, you are you, that’s what makes them a good watch 👍🏻

Congrats on the well earned success! Your videos continue to help me stay motivated and get out the door to go running. Personally i'm waiting patiently for the Nixon "above average" merch!

Loved this, I relate to it all more than you know, great pace, and right-timed humour and as a veteran, now overseas worker, going through a divorce and using fitness to manage stress, this is a great video. Great stuff mate.

I started Zwift in January and found your videos from one of your rides and stuck around for your incredible motivation.