The River Club

PERSONAL TRAINER/SPORTS THERAPIST

Darren Steward

I qualified as a (National Academy of Sports Medicine) Certified Personal Trainer in 2005, whilst studying for my BSc Degree in Sports Therapy. I started working straight away, first as a fitness instructor and then taking on private personal training clients once I graduated from university in 2008 and could devote more time to them.

I have always been fascinated by the human body and how it works. This leads me to being very passionate about what I do. I am sure you would have found this out if you have ever asked me a question relating to health, fitness or nutrition as I can tend to talk for ever on these subjects. It is definitely also reflected in my coaching style. I take quite a methodical approach combining science and experience when working with my clients. I believe it is important to educate, as well as motivate and direct, after all my time spent one on one with clients is limited to a few hours a week, the rest of the time they have to put the work in and be disciplined themselves, even if I am only a phone call away.

PERSONAL TRAINING

The one thing that underlines my work with all my clients is injury prevention. Having the knowledge I gained from my degree I recognise the importance of keeping the body well balanced and the joints stabilised. For this reason no matter what your goal there will be an element of this in everyone’s programme design, even if its not necessarily recognisable by you.

More recently my interests have turned largely towards nutrition, completing 2 separate nutrition related certifications in the last year. The most recent being BioSignature Modulation, which is a non invasive assessment that correlates hormone imbalances in the body, which can lead to stubborn body fat stores and health issues. I am currently taking on clients for this assessment but I will be limiting how many people I will have signed up at one time, so if interested get in contact.

Qualifications

  • Bsc. Sports Therapist
  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer
  • Precision Nutrition Coach level 1
  • Biosignature Modulation Practitioner level 1
  • Corrective Exercise Specialist
  • Junior Athletic Conditioning Specialist

Contact

Please ask me how you can achieve your training goals this year. Contact me for a free PT tester session.