For eight years, Niloufer Sultana has faced a number of health challenges, including being diagnosed as pre-diabetic, and suffering from a stroke and three heart attacks. By 2016 Niloufer knew it was time for a lifestyle change. Upon joining the YMCA, she felt she had finally found a place where she was welcome and comfortable enough to work on her health.
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Karen Turner didn't realise the damage her unhealthy eating habits were having on her body.
Exhausted from her full-time commercial cleaning shifts, she would be too knackered to cook herself a decent meal and would eat whatever was around the house or order takeaways.
Read MorePeta McMillan from the YMCA introduces the Jumpstart programme at the official launch in Upper Hutt.
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