Darlene
Doug is Awesome! He is very knowledgeable in nutrition and weight training. Douglas offers a lot of encouragement and motivation to help you achieve your personal goals.
Jeffrey
Douglas is a great trainer. He combines his physical know-how with a true sensitivity to the client’s needs. He modifies all exercises to push the client but stays within respectable limits that won’t turn you off to going to the gym. Douglas is really wonderful at motivating while keeping a good sense of humor. He makes the experience pleasurable and has a nice energetic presence that makes you feel seen and important. I have been working out with Douglas for about 6 months, and I notice a solidness in my body, especially my upper body and arms. We started off slow and gradually have built up in weight and endurance. I’m much stronger and feel more confident pushing my body. I’ve had a lot of personal trainers, but I would say that Douglas is my favorite. He is the most reliable, has a creative spirit, and is an all around fun guy. I recommend him to anyone who wants to train with an understanding, compassionate, kick-ass trainer.
Paul
Douglas Taurel has really brought great value to my quality of life through improved fitness. He delivers his training sessions with just the right combination of discipline and motivating support; whilst advising on the very relevant matters of nutrition and lifestyle. His customer-centric attitude, responsive service and tailored approach make his services hard to substitute! I particularly like his customized workout-cards which allow me to follow up with my own efforts between Douglas’s sessions.
Susan
Douglas is part trainer, part coach. He’ll encourage and motivate you to reach your fitness goals. Douglas tailors workouts from session to session to meet clients’ changing needs. Your workout program will be unique. Those interested in a low-challenge workout should keep searching for a trainer. Douglas will push you to the next level.
John
Douglas is the reason why I come to the gym – for the first time since 8th grade. However, I made no guarantees about how long I would go to the gym, which is where you come in (I had only committed to a month). You have been conscientious, knowledgeable and very aware of both my limitations and capacities (which are happily increasing). You are sensitive and have a great sense of humor. This is a way of telling you how grateful I am to you, not merely for your expertise but for who you are.
Sweta
Douglas is a dedicated, friendly and helpful personal trainer. He was consistently willing to go beyond what was expected to help me accomplish my objectives. He is a very pleasant and thoughtful person and he has a genuine concern for others. I would not hesitate to recommend Douglas to anyone.
John
I’ve been working out for a year (amazing) with a top qualified multi certified trainer. He trains at a completely equipped private gym; a cooperative with other trainers, so there is no gym fee. He offers new clients 2 free sessions. Try him out.
Blossom
In less than three months of working with Douglas, I have gone from a 10 minute mile to a sub 8:30 mile. Douglas is extremely knowledgeable about exercises, equipment, and nutrition and puts a lot of thought into my workout for each individual session. He is extremely encouraging and motivating. He pushes me beyond what I would be able to do on my own, yet not more than what I capable of doing. I would recommend Douglas to anyone.
George
From weakling to brawny,
From back pain to no back pain,
From 173 lbs to 184 lbs,
Darlene
Over the past 3 months, you have helped me increase in size and strength -
Douglas, I thank YOU!
TIM
My chest was 36″ and now it is 42″.
Shoulders use to measure 48″ and now they are 52″.
Biceps were 13″ and now at 16″ – I’m on the way to developing “Big Guns”.
Examples of my strength increase – leg press went from 180 lbs – 5 sets of 20 reps to 570 lbs – 5 sets of 8 reps. Dumbbell on chest press from 35 lbs to 80 lbs – 3 sets of 5-7 reps.
Because of the variety of exercises you brought to each workout session and your meticulous planning, every session was different making them refreshing and challenging. Your constant words of encouragement motivated me to perform 2-3 more reps – allowing me to go beyond the “18 mile” mark. You have also shared nutritional advices that helped me to gain 11 lbs and still maintain a 32″ waist. Impressive – I think!
In the beginning, I did not notice the changes, but others did. A co-worker said, “George, your shoulders are getting wide. You are looking big.” Another said, “You are looking good these days. What are you doing?” I simply said, “thank you”.
Mark
I wanted to take some time to thank you for all your help during the last Tri season. You have offered a complete package in coaching/training.
I was happy to find that you could offer guidance in all aspects of my training program, strength training, endurance, nutrition, and flexibility.
During my training it was evident that you cared about my goals and worked hard at keeping it interesting as well as challenging. Every workout was different. Each time I wanted to quit, you were there to push just enough. Your thoughtfulness in preparing my workouts has been much appreciated and actually quite rewarding.
I approached this past season with the general goal of placing better than the year before. With your help I was able to drop 76 positions to place 87th in a field of over 650. I’m setting a goal at placing in the group of Elite finishers (i.e. Top 60) and with your coaching, I’m sure I’ll get there.
Once again, thanks for bringing so much to the proverbial training table. Your knowledge base, diversity, and follow-through have helped tremendously in my realization of my Triathlon goals. Looking forward to more training.
John
Just last evening, I was sharing with friends just how helpful you were in helping me to attain my goals is last November’s NYC Marathon. Having run many marathons in the past, I was always convinced that running 40 – 50 miles a week was the way to achieve success. Given my age, 49, and the foot and joint injuries I suffered over the summer, I thought breaking four hours this year would be a pipe dream. Meeting you changed all that. You taught me to emphasize sprinting over distance, thus sparing my body excessive wear and trauma. And guess what? I ran my fastest marathon since Chicago in 1979 when I was 24 years old. Now that is a result!
I want to thank you for your gentle but firm encouragement. You were always focused and even followed through with e-mails, phone calls, and postcards to support my attitude. Above all, you were always a gentleman and true professional. Thank you for making this year’s NYC Marathon a success story for me. With your help, I look forward to doing 3:30 next year in celebration of my 50th birthday.
Eileen
Douglas Taurel has been my personal trainer this past year. I have found Douglas to be very knowledgeable in his field, very trustworthy and very dependable. His efforts on my behalf have made a real difference in my treatment of DIABETES and in my personal belief in myself. I make this recommendation with regard to Douglas Taurel, without reservation.
Helen
On March 17, 2002, 5 months before my 62nd birthday, I was pushed down in a movie theater and broke my left hip. This necessitated an 11 day hospital stay and 4 pins. For the first time in my life I experienced the psychological and physical effects of feeling fragile, having to walk with the support of a cane and the fear of being pushed again. I felt insecure just walking in the street.
After three months of physical therapy – and still walking with a cane – I joined the NY Health Club and had the good fortune of being assigned to Douglas Taurel for personal training. We worked on my balance, strength, mobility and my confidence and before long I was able to walk without the help of a cane. I have been working with Douglas for several months now – it’s not always easy, especially those once legged squats, and requires a lot of hard work and perseverance, but Douglas never lets me give up. Physical therapy alone would never have enabled me to get back to normal this quickly – I owe this to Douglas.
I have osteoporosis and do not want to break another bone. I am continuing to train with Douglas and feel stronger than ever. If someone were to ask me if I could do push-ups, my answer would have been never. That’s not true any more – I’m even doing one-legged push-ups. I am continuing to get stronger by the week and feel that I have taken 10 years off my age. I can’t begin to tell you what this has done for my confidence.
Thanks Douglas, I couldn’t have done it without you.
Sophia
I recommend Douglas Taurel as a personal trainer during PREGNANCY
I trained with Douglas from the beginning of my second trimester until
about a week before delivery and found the experience extremely rewarding
for the following reasons:
• I was consistently confident that Douglas would not make me do anything that could compromise my health or that of my baby. Whenever there was the slightest doubt he urged me to ask my doctor before engaging in any exercise. There was never a discrepancy between his advice and that of my doctor.
• Despite physiological changes such as a weaker sense of balance, I never felt uneasy doing any of the designated exercises, many of which would have felt unsafe were I doing them on my own. I had full confidence that Douglas would catch me if I lost my balance. He monitored my health and well-being extremely closely, while pushing me to work as hard as I safely could.
• Unlike most women I know who have been pregnant, I did not have any back pain throughout my pregnancy, I believe this is due to the stretches I did with Douglas.
• I found that training with Douglas not only allowed me to have a comfortable pregnancy, it also proved extremely helpful during delivery, having improved both my strength and my stamina.
• Douglas’ bright personality made training as enjoyable as it was beneficial. If at all possible, I would certainly train with Douglas during any future pregnancy.
Nanette
Douglas, thank you for helping to make my 2nd PREGNANCY such a wonderful, positive experience.
Amanda
Helena was such a huge baby and without your expert training I would not have been able to carry her and recover so quickly afterwards. I feel I was really fortunate to have you as my trainer during my first pregnancy. And the exercises you taught me I practiced after my second pregnancy which helped me to regain my shape.