I began training 10 years ago as a new member of my local gym, having never really taken regular exercise before then. The first 3 years were spent haphazardly training without any specific goals or direction. Gym work had become a monotonous routine within my daily schedule.
This was when I decided to take personal training lessons with Darren to hopefully inspire and motivate me with realistic goals and challenges. Initially he gave me a programme that would build up my core strength for overall fitness, but over the coming months instilled real inner belief that I could take my new found confidence out on the road and begin running.
Until then, I had viewed outdoor running as an impossible task that would require characteristics I could never aspire to. Darren devised a running program that complimented my gym training, which would see me begin with a 2-mile run that gradually over time built up to a full 10-mile run. Darren’s challenge of being ready for a half-marathon within several months, ludicrous as the thought first appeared, had suddenly become a reality.
This was when I decided to take personal training lessons with Darren to hopefully inspire and motivate me with realistic goals and challenges. Initially he gave me a programme that would build up my core strength for overall fitness, but over the coming months instilled real inner belief that I could take my new found confidence out on the road and begin running.
Until then, I had viewed outdoor running as an impossible task that would require characteristics I could never aspire to. Darren devised a running program that complimented my gym training, which would see me begin with a 2-mile run that gradually over time built up to a full 10-mile run. Darren’s challenge of being ready for a half-marathon within several months, ludicrous as the thought first appeared, had suddenly become a reality.
On the day of the Godiva half-marathon Darren was on hand to run alongside myself and a group of his fellow clients. It is truly an understatement to say that without Darren’s professionalism, dedication and insight I would never have dreamed that I could undertake a run of 13 miles. Since my first race in 2005, I have run in the following two years to make it three in a row!
Darren has set my sights on running a full London marathon next year. He is a personal trainer who not only ‘talks the talk’ but unequivocally ‘walks the walk’! Thanks Daz.
Bali Basra
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