Gym Therapy

Top British model Ricki Hall is using fitness to overcome addiction.

- John Plummer

Ricki Hall is one of Britain’s leading male models. His distinct, tattooed look has represented brands such as Paul Smith, Diesel, and Lyle & Scott. He has modelled at fashion weeks in London and Milan, worked with David Beckham and dated Kelly Osbourne. But longterm alcohol addiction threatened to ruin his life until a 12-week body transformation programme helped him find salvation.

Muscle&Fitness: Why did you get into fitness? 

Ricki Hall: Basically, I’ve been using the gym as my sort of therapy. I’ve been battling a massive drinking problem for the last 12 years. I’ve been in and out of rehabs, therapies, and meetings of all sorts to help fix my disease. They all failed, until I found the gym.

Why was gym therapy more successful? 

Because I was in control. I could lift as little or as much or as long as I wanted to. I finally felt I was in charge and calling the shots. This was when I met James, my personal trainer at FE Gym in Whitechapel.

Why have his methods worked?