CF Stories: Jonny Simpson

We caught up with Jonny Simpson at the Bodytek Fitness gym in Carlisle where he talked about life growing up with Cystic Fibrosis.

 

Jonny travels to Newcastle regularly for his care to see Dr Stephen Burke director of CF Adult Centre at the RVI. He takes around 50 tablets each day to help with digestion and antibiotics to suppress infections, plus vitamins and minerals to maintain his health. He talked about his life now, how his workout at the gym helps maintain good lung function and enables him to build up muscle and strength, but at the age of 16 before he really understood his Cystic Fibrosis, he was underweight and it wasn’t always easy to stay well. Jonny now looks and feels great, he keeps busy working as a personal trainer, promotes Fight Life supplement products and we are looking forward to working with Jonny who will be helping promote awareness and events with our Cystic Fibrosis Care Charity