A FITNESS guru has offered a helping hand to a 30-stone father who was declared “too fat to work”.
Joseph Spendlove, founder of Slim Brother, read Barry Fowers’ story in the Burton Mail and he jumped at the chance to help out.
Mr Fowers, of Field Avenue, Hatton, suffers from heart problems, diabetes and irritable bowel syndrome. He has been told by doctors that he is unfit to work because of his huge size.
Mr Spendlove is offering his services free of charge for three months in order to help Mr Fowers get back into shape.
After hearing he would be receiving the help from Slim Brother, the overweight dad of one was delighted.
“I’m very pleased,” he said. “This is just the type of help I was hoping to get – one way or the other.
“My sister has been trying to get me to see Joseph for a while now, but it’s great to be able to meet him and get started on fixing my weight.
Mr Spendlove, also of Hatton, appeared on Channel Four’s Big Breakfast in 2001 during his own battle against obesity. He said: “I can totally relate to his position because I used to weigh 31 stone.
Mr Fowers also hit out over comments about his employment situation, saying: “I took this voluntary redundancy so I could sort this problem out.
