“Over the last year we’d just lost that passion and put weight on, so we needed something that gave us more motivation and that sense of community as well.
“I have a complex multisystem disease of unknown aetiology, which is a posh way of saying nothing works how it’s meant to, but no has been able to find the genetic cause, they just know it’s there.
“Part of the thing I find hard with motivation is that it’s a degenerative disease so I have muscle wastage, and it does get worse as time passes. There’s nothing I can do about that and actually the only thing that will slow that disease progression is exercise and physiotherapy.”
Davies reiterated the importance of exercise and nutrition, as she explained how FIT Jacks has felt like an escape from her everyday caring duties.
“Myself and Amy have always realised that there is no one tablet that fixes what we have, but there are things that can help and improve it,” added Davies.