THE NEW MR MOTIVATOR Ronnie cues up fitness trainer career
SNOOKER ace Ronnie O’Sullivan is set to be a Mr Motivator style fitness guru.
The sporting legend plans to host well-being weekends where fans can undergo training sessions with him.
Ronnie, 42, who has already penned a book on nutrition, told the Daily Star Sunday: “Health and fitness is my passion.
“I want to reach out to people who have busy lives. I want to show it’s possible to still be healthy.
“I’m on the go all the time and I travel a lot so I take boxes of food.
“I’ll be doing weekends where people can come and do exercise and learn to cook.”
The five-time world champ added: “I’ll teach them some recipes and go on a run with them.
“And I’ll talk about how I’ve changed my lifestyle.
“I also want to set up my own eight-mile assault course. I’ve done a few of those challenges in the past and won.
“The guys from the Army saw me and thought ‘he’s a snooker player, he won’t be any good’, but then I did well and won it.”
Ronnie wants to spread the word about health and fitness after overhauling his lifestyle and shedding more than a stone.
He said: “A while back I had injuries that meant I couldn’t run. I piled on the weight.
“So I went to see a nutritionist and since then I’ve lost about a stone and a half.
“I feel better than I have ever felt and that’s down to a combination of fitness and nutrition. I’m much healthier.
“When I get to 50, 60, 70 I want to look well.
“I don’t want to have a heart attack and end up sitting there with tubes hanging out of me. I don’t want to look a state in front of my grandkids.” One of snooker’s greatest ever players declared: “I want to be active and live as long as I can. I want to live to a hundred and I don’t want those years to be s***.”
Ronnie reckons his new fitness empire is just what Britain needs.
He added: “As a nation we are unhealthy. There’s a tendency to eat the wrong foods.”
Ronnie is also carving out a career as a novelist. His new title Double Kiss is already a hit.