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About Darin Steen

I've been working out consistently since 1981, when I was a sophomore in high school. Holy cow,that is 29 years. Time flies when you're having fun. In that timeframe I probably only missed a handful of workouts. And I have learned a lot about what makes up an effective, safe, fun, time efficient, and ever evolving fitness routine. I can tell you that I have never felt or looked better in my life as I do today at the age of 44.

I started working out, first in my parent's basement, then in the dungeon weight rooms of the YMCA in Kankakee, Illinois, before moving on to the great University gym at Olivet Nazarene University.

After my 14-year football career ended in 1989 when I was cut by the Chicago Bears, I went into competitive bodybuilding. Not for the love of competing (standing on a stage in my underwear scared me to death) but because I had a 40-inch waist and no idea how to get the fat off.

I became a drug-free for life competitive bodybuilder, at which point I really started to learn what works and does not work for fat loss.

Then I became an employee and writer for Natural Bodybuilding and Physique & Men's Health Magazines, and websites like www.Mercola.com, www.bodybuilding.com, and www.GlobalHealthFitness.com.

I have always had to approach extreme athletics and competition from a more sane approach than most. At the age of 2 I had one of my cancerous kidneys removed. So when the temptation came to take drugs or hormones to prolong my football career or my bodybuilding career, it was easy for me to say no. I have always been, and always will be, a lifelong drug-free athlete. On top of that, my body does not want to be lean and muscular. I have to work at fitness and fat loss every day.

Because of that I have learned a lot about what you need to do be fit.

After I graduated from Olivet I had to make a career decision. Was I going to use my degree and teach (with a $14,000 per year salary)? Or was I going to drive a truck for UPS full time ($42,000 per year salary)?

In hindsight I made the wrong decision. I chose UPS. I worked for them for 17 years until August of 2001. At that point in time I decided to start living life on my own terms, and became a full time fitness trainer.

I believe that one of the main secrets to success is to earn an income doing what you love to do. Then you will never work a day in your life. That is one reason why I feel so blessed. I love helping people live a higher quality life through healthier fat loss lifestyle choices.

And so my journey took me from the dungeon gyms and basements where I started, to one of the fastest growing fitness companies in the world, Life Time Fitness.

Within the first six months I became the highest income earning trainer the company had ever seen (out of over 1,800 trainers nationwide). And I stayed the busiest trainer the company had ever had for the next five years, at which time I opened up my private facility here in Chicago.

I have been training myself, my trainers, and my clients here for the last 3 years.

Along the way, I invented the fast fat-burning system that I call, "The FATLOSS LIFESTYLE System." It is viewed by many professionals as the most unique, time efficient, safe, fun, and effective fitness / fat loss program ever designed.

You could say that my passions evolved from baseball, basketball and football, to competitive bodybuilding, to fitness training, to now being as fit and active as possible, hopefully into my 100's.

I have come to understand that it's not only about being lean, fit, and active. It's also about being more creative, less stressed, more confident, more energetic, and being able to work longer, more productive work days. And then come home with some energy left for the most important people in my life-- my family.

I am talking about "REAL" energy. Not two cups of coffee in the morning, or ephedrine, or diet pills.

You are about to learn about the only true "Fountain Of Youth" that exists. The healthy FatLoss Life Style.

More About Darin Steen:

Full-time Personal Trainer / Life Coach for 8 years
44 years old, married for 15 years, 2 daughters
8 years certified through ACE and NASM
Sold and serviced over 18,000 personal training sessions
Bachelors degree in Physical Education
Life Time Fitness "Trainer of the Year" nationwide (out of 1,500 trainers) 2001, ‘02, ‘03
Owner of "Steen's Elite Physique's" training studio, Chicago Il.
Personally trains Dr. Joe Mercola – www.Mercola.com
Personally trains Jim Fannin - www.JimFannin.com
Is a professional "Reach Your True Potential" Coach on one of the world's busiest health and wellness companies, Global-Fitness.com
Is an "Expert" for Anthony Ellis at www.bodybuildingcoach.com , for Tom Venuto's www.amazingabs.com and for Jeff Anderson's Combat the fat www.musclenerdfitness.com
WNBF professional drug-free for life competitive bodybuilder for the last 10 years
Author for Natural Bodybuilding Magazine, Men's Health Magazine's, & Bodybuilding.com
Author of over 30 professional articles distributed on-line through e-zine
Author of "The FATLOSS LIFESTYLE, 12 Week Body Transformation Program"
Produced and distributed "Reach Your True Potential" newsletter since May, 2006
Over 500 individuals have graduated from his unique, time efficient program *Professional motivational speaker
Conducted his "Train the Trainers" seminar at Club Industry, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il, 2005
Conducted his "How to Live Long & Strong to 110" at Health Freedom Expo with Dr. Mercola, Schaumburg, Il, 2009

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