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Steve, 60 from Headingly
“My one and only goal this year was improving my overall fitness to walk in the Scottish mountains every day for our annual week away (except the usual one rest day).
That target was achieved with the added challenge of cycling on some days to actually access the mountains (45miles)”*
*Results may vary from person to person. We cannot guarantee ‘specific’ results, however we do offer a money back guarantee.
For about ten years I have been going Munro bagging with a group of friends in September. During my trip in 2013 I experienced quite a lot of discomfort in my knee joints and they felt very unstable. Before my 2015 trip I was looking to join a gym and Chris H recommended I try Diligent. I have been a member of other gyms previously but never in small group led sessions. I had a target that in 3 months I was going to Scotland and needed my knees to survive better than they had the last time.
Here’s Steve doing a finisher with his wife, Liz:
I joined initially for 3 months with a target of getting through the September trip with reduced or no discomfort in my knees. This target was extremely successful with the stability of my knees but I found I was only doing hills every other day. So on my return from Scotland I set myself a target of keeping up with the rest of the group (most of whom are several years younger than me) in 2016. My one and only goal this year was improving my overall fitness to walk every day (except the usual one rest day). That target was achieved with the added challenge of cycling on some days to actually access the mountains (45miles)!*
*Results may vary from person to person. We cannot guarantee ‘specific’ results, however we do offer a money back guarantee.
Steve brings a contagious energy and enthusiasm to every session. He’s hungry to see progression at each workout – whether that’s an improved completion time on his cardio exercises or more weights lifted doesn’t matter, as long as the numbers are going in the right direction. He loves to try new things and the exercises he can do now in terms of complexity and skill are a world away from where he started. An amazing achievement; shows what you can do with determination and dedication… And the right programme of course ;0)
Lyz – DF Level 2 Coach
With a program I am attending all the sessions and my overall fitness is much better. At home we have a very large garden so I now manage several hours of strenuous physical work which previously seemed to exhaust me for days afterwards. My overall fitness is much higher. My weight has never been a specific target during my time with Diligent but as a byproduct I find myself cutting down on snacking and generally eating more healthily.*
I have had “programs” from gyms before but once the program has been given it has just been a tick box when I completed all the prescribed exercises. With the system that Diligent use the sessions are monitored and the individual elements continually adjusted as fitness improves. Additionally, each set of activities only last a few weeks so that before they become routine they are being changed and new challenges set.
Don’t think of Diligent as a normal gym where you attend and go through the various pieces of equipment and leave. At Diligent each session is changing and evolving with additional weights or slightly different movements. Every month there is a review and the training program changed and adjusted to your goals.
I think the biggest difference is that you are an individual and not just a member.
*Results may vary from person to person. We cannot guarantee ‘specific’ results, however we do offer a money back guarantee.
