Meet Ryan. Ryan has been training with me for 4yrs and recently turned 60yrs old! Yet he is still training, Boxing and producing music!
The lead singer of a band in the 1970’s and 80’s Ryan is proof that age is never a barrier to chasing your dreams and enjoying your life and really is an inspiration. I can only hope I can hit as hard as Ryan when I am 60!
More importantly, Ryan credits Boxing for helping him have the energy to enjoy time with his grandchildren. Isn’t that what life is really about? To enjoy good health so we can spend more time with those we love.
Interview with Ryan
Name Ryan Helman
What is your job?
Sales director of a healthcare company
Sales director of a healthcare company
How Long have you been training/boxing?
15 years
15 years
What got you interested in training/boxing?
Watching Boxing on TV
Watching Boxing on TV
What do like most about boxing/training?
Pads, bagwork and sparring
Pads, bagwork and sparring
Do you have any hobbies outside of the gym?
Recording Music
Recording Music
Do you follow other sports outside of Boxing? Is there a particular sportsman you admire?
Football, and David Beckham
Football, and David Beckham
Which Boxers do you particularly enjoy watching?
Chris Eubanks Jnr
Chris Eubanks Jnr
If you could choose to watch two boxers past or present fight each other, who would you most like to see?
Spencer Oliver v Manny Pacquiao
Spencer Oliver v Manny Pacquiao
Mike Tyson v Muhammad Ali – who wins?
A young Tyson all day long
A young Tyson all day long
Floyd Mayweather Jnrs defense or Mike Tysons offence – which would you rather possess and why?
Tyson’s offence
Tyson’s offence
What do you think of the Floyd Mayweather Jnr v Conor McGregor matchup?
Not much, boxer v MMA fighter. Only one winner, the boxer
Not much, boxer v MMA fighter. Only one winner, the boxer
How do you motivate yourself to keep training?
Enjoy training
Enjoy training
How has the training made a difference to your life?
I have better cardio, and generally fitter to do other things in life
I have better cardio, and generally fitter to do other things in life
Who or what inspires you?
My grandchildren inspire me to stay fit and well
My grandchildren inspire me to stay fit and well
If you could go back in time to when you was a child, what advice would you give yourself?
Do what my parents were telling me. Start boxing
Do what my parents were telling me. Start boxing
Do you have any words of wisdom you live your life by?
Follow your dreams, it’s never too late
Follow your dreams, it’s never too late
