March 17, 2016

A Day In The Life Of Darren Rowe

BE WELL Advisor, Barnsley

06:00 My alarm goes off. Time to get up. I have a very busy day in front of me. Always start the day with some good stretchers to get my joints working correctly. Make myself some breakfast, usually porridge with blueberries in (very important meal). It fires me up for the training session I am about to do. Always catch up with the news to see what is happening in the world.

07:30 Arrive at the local gym. Catch up with two of the gym instructors who are friends of mine. Start my training session, it’s my favourite today as it’s arms day. Hit the weights for half an hour then jump on the treadmill for a half hour run. Get a shower then it’s off to work.

09:00 Arrive at the Dearne office. Catch up with my team leader Suzanne then I check my emails. After that I plan my Pilates session out that I am going to deliver and collect any equipment and music =that I am going to use.

10:00 Arrive at the Pilates class I run. It’s a really popular class. I really enjoy teaching Pilates as its great exercise for all abilities and it’s nice to see how far my clients have improved with their health and mobility in such a short amount of time.

11:30 I meet up with my colleague Debbie and we plan and discuss our BE WELL weigh loss group that we are going to deliver this afternoon. Today we are covering good and bad fats. We then review the clients that are attending the group and talk about the different ways we can help them achieve their goals.

12:30 Lunch time. I am having a Tuna wholemeal sandwich and while I am eating this I catch up with a bit of work I need to do on the database.

14:00 Debbie and I turn up to deliver the BE WELL session we both run in the village of Wombwell. We both enjoy running these sessions as the people who attend gain a wide variety of knowledge on various topics such as portion control and the importance of physical activity.

16:00 I meet up with one of my clients in Goldthorpe. I am so proud of her as when we first met she told me she had tried loads of fad diets and as never lost any weight. Since we have worked together she has lost over 1 stone. It’s a good feeling to work in a job that improves people’s lives.

17:00 Time to work at our community gym. It’s busy today so I have plenty of gym inductions to do. I then work with a client who has very severe health issues and together we work out a programme that is safe and effective to improve her condition. Finish working at the gym and check emails again.

20:30 Arrive at home and sit down with my partner, we have tea together (Salmon and rice) and then we are off to Sheffield to watch Star Wars -I can’t wait!