!["I REALISED THAT IF I COULD BE THE ARTIST OF MY OWN BODY AND BE SO MOTIVATED ABOUT ONE THING, I COULD PUT THE SAME EFFORT INTO EVERYTHING ELSE"](https://cdn.magzter.com/Men's Fitness/1706183120/articles/HO3QY4Mi61707810033309/I-REALISED-THAT-IF-I-COULD-BE-THE-ARTIST-OF-MY-OWN-BODY-AND-BE-SO-MOTIVATED-ABOUT-ONE-THING-I-COULD-PUT-THE-SAME-EFFORT-INTO-EVERYTHING-ELSE.jpg)
Having won 2022’s edition of Love Island, clocking up a hefty 1.6 million Instagram followers in the process, you could forgive Davide Sanclimenti for taking his foot off the gas as 2024 gets underway. But before finding fame – and love – on the ITV2 show, Sanclimenti’s original passion was fitness. A qualified personal trainer and entrepreneur, with degrees in economics and finance, he’s now become the brand champion of nutritional brand SCI-MX, to promote the importance of well-balanced supplements that place quality of ingredients front and centre.
Sanclimenti’s journey to becoming one of the UK’s most renowned fitness fanatics didn’t start easily. As he wrote on Instagram at the end of 2023, his focus on fitness started after a period of body shaming, which he suffered as a child growing up in Italy.
‘I was body shamed in school,’ he wrote. ‘I was classed as overweight as a teenager, so I started training. Running like I was in a marathon and swimming like an Olympian. I was eating almost nothing, until I lost an unhealthy amount of weight.’
“When you’re teenagers, if guys are going to make a joke about your body, they don’t keep it back,” says Sanclimenti when we speak over Zoom. “That happened a lot. I remember a friend who was like, ‘You will never have abs because you’ve got a belly.’ Many jokes like that, and they affected me back then.”
This story is from the February 2024 edition of Men's Fitness UK.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the February 2024 edition of Men's Fitness UK.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
![BALANCING ACT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/_GSNha05G1718963093104/BALANCING-ACT.jpg)
BALANCING ACT
Incorporate balance training into your routine to sharpen skills, reduce injury risk and boost overall performance
![TIMING IS EVERYTHING](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/aKtZhD2cG1718963010704/TIMING-IS-EVERYTHING.jpg)
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
KICKSTART YOUR DAY Seven concrete benefits of working out in the morning
![RACK RELIEF](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/Sj8zxx3ib1718962762267/RACK-RELIEF.jpg)
RACK RELIEF
Unlock strength and flexibility with these targeted mobility stretches for achieving an optimal front rack position
![MAKE WAVES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/nsLLRhDWf1718962622060/MAKE-WAVES.jpg)
MAKE WAVES
Tackle this full-body session from record-breaking swimmer Ben Proud
![LIFT BURN REPEAT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/fKP45HUrD1718962219265/LIFT-BURN-REPEAT.jpg)
LIFT BURN REPEAT
Metabolic resistance training (MRT) combines structured circuit training with progressive weights for time-efficient fat loss and muscle growth. World-renowned physique coach Gareth Sapstead has all you need to know
![GOAL DIGGER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/1SjZl_qyL1718961665741/GOAL-DIGGER.jpg)
GOAL DIGGER
SELF-DEVELOPMENT GURU NICHOLAS BUNNEY LAYS OUT A GAME PLAN FOR SETTING ROCK-SOLID GOALS AND CHOOSING GENUINE VALUES OVER QUICK FIXES
![HORMONE HARMONY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/TJ5R-7ZNF1718957703315/HORMONE-HARMONY.jpg)
HORMONE HARMONY
Life coach David Phillips beat depression and found happiness by hacking his neurochemicals - here's how you can do the same
![HOSTAGE TO HERO](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/nyvND2aPS1718957423381/HOSTAGE-TO-HERO.jpg)
HOSTAGE TO HERO
Keith Boyd overcame a heart condition, guerrilla warfare and kidnapping to break a 26-year-old running record
![METATATION](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/p1vmi8myj1718956901330/METATATION.jpg)
METATATION
Headspace XR is the mindfulness and meditation app for use with Meta Quest virtual reality headsets, but is it mind expanding or mind numbing?
![REACH FOR THE SKY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/498/1740439/kY89dHBiK1718956746164/REACH-FOR-THE-SKY.jpg)
REACH FOR THE SKY
Hoka's Skyward X promises that holy grail of running shoes: speed and comfort. But it really shines over moderate-paced miles