Sam Wood reveals the heartbreaking reason he fell into a weight gain spiral, reaching 'seven kilos'
Fitness guru Sam Wood has revealed the heartbreaking reason he packed on the pounds in 2022, shortly after his daughter Harper was born.
The Bachelor star, 43, shared Body and soul that his youngest child contracted an infection shortly after her birth in May 2022, which took a heavy toll on his mental state.
“We were quite stressed and overwhelmed by all of this and exercise was the furthest thing from my mind,” he began.
'That was the first time in my life that I really felt that way. I gained six to seven kilos. I was in terrible shape.'
Fortunately, his newborn recovered quickly and Sam was able to rely on the support of his fitness community to get back into shape.
Fitness guru Sam Wood (pictured) has revealed the heartbreaking reason he packed on the pounds in 2022, shortly after his daughter Harper was born
The Bachelor star, 43, told Body and Soul that his youngest child suffered an infection shortly after her birth in May 2022, which took a toll on his mental state. Pictured: Sam and Snezana Wood with their daughter Harper in 2022
“I finally told my team that I was in a rut. It was at the beginning of one of our eight-week challenges,” he said.
'I held myself accountable and received a lot of support. That was enough momentum to get me going.”
Sam has built a reputation as one of the leading voices in the fitness community since appearing on The Bachelor in 2015.
In 2022, the entrepreneur sold his fitness program 28 by Sam Wood for $71 million to myDNA, a company that offers customers personalized fitness and health plans based on an analysis of their DNA results.
The deal makes Wood an investor in myDNA, with a five percent stake.
Since launching in 2016, 28 by Sam Wood has attracted more than 400,000 individual users and partnered with the likes of Woolworths and Blackmores vitamins.
Sam and wife Snezana Markoski share daughters Willow, six, Charlie, four, and one-year-old Harper.
He is also stepfather to 17-year-old Eve.
The couple have been together since they met on The Bachelor Australia in 2015 and married in Byron Bay, NSW, in 2018.
“We were quite stressed and overwhelmed by all of this and exercise was the furthest thing from my mind,” he began. 'That was the first time in my life that I really felt that way. I gained six to seven kilos. I was in terrible shape'