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From 110kg in a Melbourne IT cubicle to ultramarathon finish lines at 47.

22 years. 4 gyms. 1 book. 1 exit. The full chapter — what worked, what didn't, and what I'm doing next.

40 kg
Lost
4
Gyms built
12
Races finished
1
Book published
Top 100
Business Leader, 2023
The 22-year reset

22 years. 40 kilograms lost. One ridiculous goal at a time.

If you're carrying weight you can't shake, if "one day" became 5, 10, 15 years, I know exactly where you stand. I stood there. At 25 I was 40 kilograms heavier and out of excuses. What I did next is the whole book.

I came to Australia from India as an international student. Got into IT. Built a career. Got heavier. Burnt out. The body was the engine I never serviced.

Then I lost the weight — 40 kilograms over two years. People kept asking how. So in 2017 I wrote a book called "The New You", founded Keystone Fitness Club in Melbourne, and co-founded the Australian Indian Fitness Association. SBS Hindi featured the story twice that year. I quit IT.

Then at 40, something shifted. Started running. Kept running. One race at a time. One ridiculous goal at a time. The body finally caught up to the work.

Comrades 89km. Everest Marathon. Now 100km at You Yangs. I'm 47. The body is finally moving in the direction it should have been moving the whole time.

If I can, so can you. The body is the one engine you can't replace.

Manny Adhana — before and after transformation
Operator · Founder · 10 years

10 years. 4 gyms. 2 countries. Now investing what I learned.

Built Keystone Fitness from one location in 2016 to four locations across two countries — Melbourne × 3 + Ghaziabad. Scaled it. Sold it in March 2026. Now operating Fairmont Property Group (commercial real estate brokerage, Melbourne) and HelloReception (AI receptionist for trades, gyms, and real estate). Plus mentoring early-stage founders walking the same path.

Started
2016
1 location · Upper Ferntree Gully, Melbourne · Keystone Fitness
Scaled to
4 locations
Across 2 countries · Melbourne × 3 + Ghaziabad · 10 years
Sold & building next
March 2026
Now building Fairmont (commercial real estate) + HelloReception (AI startup)
The four locations
Keystone Fitness Club · Upper Ferntree Gully
Upper Ferntree Gully
Established 2016 · Melbourne
Keystone Fitness Club · Craigieburn
Craigieburn
Established 2017 · Melbourne
Keystone Fitness Club · Ghaziabad (franchise)
Ghaziabad (franchise)
Established 2018 · India
Keystone Fitness · Truganina
Truganina
Established 2025 · sold March 2026
Officially launched by

The Hon. Heidi Victoria · Former Victorian Minister.

Manny Singh with the Hon. Heidi Victoria at the launch of The New You
2017 · Melbourne · Book launch
Officially launched "The New You" by Manny Singh
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