Sustainablefitness Reviews 

For many years I have been trying to get my weight down but could never achieve it. Joining this sustainable fitness programme has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for my health and wellbeing. I have lost 18 kg, but what I’m most proud of is that I’ve been able to maintain my weight and manage it successfully long term.

Unlike other programmes I’ve tried in the past, this wasn’t about restrictive diets or unrealistic expectations. It taught me how to make healthier choices, build positive habits, and create a balanced lifestyle that I could genuinely sustain. The support, encouragement, and practical guidance made all the difference. The tools provided will be with me for the rest of my life and now have no fear on how to manage and maintain the weight loss. This culminated with the fitness programme provided by the team is easy and made me leaner and as they say ‘no embarrassment taking my shirt off at the pool’.

I now have a much healthier relationship with food and exercise, and I feel stronger, more confident, and more in control of my health than ever before. This journey has shown me that lasting results are possible when the focus is on sustainability rather than quick fixes.

I am incredibly grateful for everything this programme has helped me achieve and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to make meaningful, lifelong changes to their health and fitness

I joined Sustainable Fitness back in November 2024, and after being part of the program for over 18 months, I can honestly say it has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for my health and fitness.

Since starting, I’ve now lost over 16kg - without feeling like I’ve had to survive on plain chicken, rice, and sadness.

Working in aviation means my schedule is rarely normal: commuting, travelling, changing time zones, airport meals, hotel food, delays, early starts, late finishes, and routines that is constantly changing. Somehow, Sustainable Fitness has made staying consistent feel completely doable.

More recently, I started the gym program with Coach Dan, and he has been brilliant. What really stands out is that this isn’t like a copy-paste plan or some scripted fitness program pretending to care. There’s a real human behind it, and Dan genuinely takes the time to understand my lifestyle, my goals, and what actually works for me.

He’s even making the effort to meet me in person and go to the gym together, which says a lot. That kind of personal touch makes a huge difference. It feels like a proper coaching relationship, not just someone sending you a plan and hoping for the best..

Dan is easygoing, supportive, and knows exactly when to give me the push I need – especially after a long difficult week. He keeps me accountable without making it feel stressful, and he always helps me adapt when life inevitably gets chaotic.

The best part is that the program still lets me enjoy real life. I can travel, eat out, socialise, enjoy local food, and still keep making progress. It’s not about being perfect; it’s about building habits that actually last.

If you work in aviation, travel a lot, or have a schedule that looks like organised chaos, Coach Dan and the entire team at Sustainable Fitness team will prove that getting in shape whilst working in Aviation is absolutely possible!

Couldn’t recommend Dan and Sustainable Fitness more. Real support, real personalisation, real results 💪✈️

The sustainable fitness team are top class! Highly recommend them to anybody trying to make a difference in their lives! The team are super committed to keeping you on track, providing regular check ins with your coach and great advice from other members of the SF program! Like many others in the program, I work in the travel industry full time and have a busy lifestyle, often involving frequent travel, but the team here have kept me on track and pushed me to feel better, healthier, and stronger than ever before!

This is my second review of Aviation Health and Fitness. My first review was written four weeks into the programme when I was already 5kg down. Fast forward 9 months (just under 39 weeks) and I’m now 27kg down, and I could not have done it without these guys.

Working in aviation as an aircraft engineer, doing 12-hour shifts across days and nights, with family life on top, I needed something that would actually fit around real life – and that’s exactly what this has done.

What’s impressed me most isn’t just the weight loss, it’s the support through everything life threw at me in the middle of it. They coached me through type courses, holidays, Christmas, and even an operation where I was out of action for weeks before surgery and then another six weeks afterwards with no exercise and very limited movement. At every stage they guided me, adapted things, kept me focused, and showed me how to stay on track instead of falling off completely.

Darren and Dan have been brilliant throughout. Their support, knowledge and encouragement have genuinely changed the way I think about food, health and long-term progress.

One of the biggest unexpected positives has been the community as well. Being surrounded by other aviation professionals all trying to improve their health and lose weight creates such a supportive environment. Everyone understands the challenges that come with shifts, fatigue and aviation life, and that makes a huge difference.
This has genuinely been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I’m healthier, lighter, and more confident, and all without having to give up the things I love, like eating out and having a beer. It genuinely feels sustainable, and for the first time I feel like this is something I can maintain for life.

I honestly couldn’t recommend Aviation Health and Fitness highly enough.

This is my second review and from a different stage of the program. After losing 12kgs on the initial weight losing stage and a gentle intro to lean muscle building at home with a few weights and exercises from my coach, the jump into the deep end in my mind was required.
Having only visited a gym twice in my life over 20 years ago and not having a clue what to do, it did feel a bit daunting to go and sign up.
So, armed with a 3 day a week plan, accompanied with video clips and guidance from my coach, the next phase began.
The program requires you to video yourself carrying out the exercises. Even more daunting in my mind, but with the first one out of the way, sent to my coach 18600kms away, return video from my coach pointing out technique corrections when required, recheck video returned, technique confirmed correct, we are off to the races! Two form video checks a week so very manageable.
Now into week 12 at the gym, the wins are beyond my expectations. Looking back at the weights and reps from my first few weeks, to what I can do now has muted that negative self talk that questions the process and my potential fitness level.
It really is the process, consistency and support from the program that now has me feeling fantastic,having a new found self confidence and ultimately has rewritten my new normal way of living and set in stone new habits without much effort.

For anyone out there struggling with their weight/fitness in aviation this is the program. It just takes trust in the program and the coaches and most importantly trust and belief in yourself.

Thank you, Darren, Daniel and the team at sustainable fitness, for your constant support, guidance, and motivation throughout my journey. It has been a pleasure working with you during my weight loss process. You always make sure I stay on track, follow the right steps, and stay motivated.

Your knowledge and dedication truly show in the way you guide and support me. Thanks to you, I’ve lost 20kg, and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I feel healthier, happier, and more confident.

I still have a few more kilos to lose, but with your continued support, I’m confident I’ll achieve my goal. Highly recommend Daniel to anyone looking for real results

I cannot recommend Sustainable Fitness Aviation enough! I am super happy with this program, it has been absolutely amazing from day one.

As a pilot, I am constantly traveling, dealing with crazy schedules and hotel living, which always made staying healthy feel impossible. This program is a total game-changer because it’s actually designed for our lifestyle. Even with my hectic roster, the flexibility of the plan allowed me to stay on track, and I’ve successfully managed to lose weight!

What really sets this apart is the accountability. No matter where I was in the world or what time zone I was operating in, I got all the support I needed from the team to keep going.

If you fly for a living and think you don’t have the time or consistency for a fitness program, this is your sign to sign up. Huge thanks to the team for creating something that actually works for crew life!

After trying many different diets, programmes and fads over the last decade or two, I find the Sustainable Fitness programme and structure totally different for the better. The amazing coaches show and guide you through the process so well, it really is a learning experience. They have so much knowledge to share and they do it in a very non judgemental way. They understand that life can be chaotic between work and family/personal life and they support you through the ups and downs with the progamme. Losing weight is a different journey for everyone, and the team in Sustainable fitness are well aware of this and that makes this programme so different and unique to others. Highly recommend linking in with the team and learning more about the programme

Really positive experience since I joined 8 weeks ago. Already seeing results. The best part of the programme is the coaching and Dan has been in particular has been a huge support with great knowledge and tips. Accountability but in a supportive way is what is achieving the results. Well worth the investment and would highly recommended to anyone looking to improve their health.

Best money ever spent. Nothing is more valuable than being healthy. I cannot thank Darren, Dan and Kris for all their help in the last 7 months of this journey.

Being a busy A Licensed Engineer who was constantly balancing working in base, line and AOG, I felt I had no time to focus on my weight. I got to the heaviest I had ever been and was stressed about getting through my final exams for a B1 License.

I saw Darren’s posts on instagram and thought I’d enquire about what the programme entailed. Previously I had tried going to the gym and putting myself in a calorie deficit, but never saw any results. Darren and I spoke not even 24 hours later on a call after the enquiry and I learnt the results that many others in aviation had achieved with the programme and instantly knew I would fit in well.

The support I have received from not only the amazing coaches but also other members of the community is amazing. Coach Dan has had to tolerate me and my many drinking holidays for months but has taught me so much.

I am no longer clueless in the gym, I can ask stupid questions, I can still eat and drink what I want. I am not even hungry most of the time. I still enjoy pizzas, burgers, a lot of alcohol and energy drinks but I am still able to control and lose weight.

This programme is a life lesson. It’s not a scheme to just “do 5 days in the gym” or “eat nothing but salads” etc. You can choose to learn as much or as little as you want. The coaches are so informative, will happily give you alternate workouts if you do not like certain ones, or will go out of their way to create a home workout if you do not have the time or the confidence to go to an actual gym.

I did this during the busiest part of my life, I had exams on the go, just changing job relocating 6 hours from home, while I had multiple upcoming holidays planned. During all of that time, never once did I feel like this programme interfered with anything.

Dan and Darren, thank you for everything so far on this journey, the support and knowledge you’ve given me is invaluable. The weight loss phase is almost over, then it’s time to get some muscle on 💪

Great experience with Darren and Dan, currently at the lowest weight iv been in 15 or more years. For me being held accountable weekly has made the difference between failure and success the Guys have done this perfectly with me in the best way possible which has helped me keep pushing I have been on the programme with them for over a year now and I have only seen benefits from it. 100% could not of got to where I am now without there guidance, support and knowledge.

I can’t thank this team enough. For the first time in over a decade, I’ve hit a weight in the 200s—that’s a milestone I hadn’t seen in 10 years. Through my aviation career, even post-surgery, their program helped me break through major roadblocks. Now that I’m back at work, I’m losing weight and feeling better than ever. I fully trust and believe in this system—it’s truly been life-changing, and I’m incredibly grateful for the results.

I decided to go with the team at Sustainable Fitness after seeing the difference in one of my good friends at an aviation event, and knowing that I needed to do something about my overall health, I decided to take the plunge and get in contact with Darren. It was definitely the right decision, and I have seen a massive change in my appearance and how I feel on a day-to-day basis, losing over 10kgs, and feeling comfortable in the gym.

The team set clear and acheiveable goals for you and the best bit is always on hand to help and support on a quick whatsapp chat or on the regular catch ups.

If you are looking to improve your health, especially if you work in aviation and desk-based a lot of the time, I really recommend the team. A big thanks to Daniel, who was there to support me at all times. You have to be ready to commit to it, though, as the team can guide and support you all the way, but you have to be ready to make the changes and take your own responsibility.

I’m about 2.5 months in now and already down 14kg!
The coaches are amazing, especially Rob who really takes the time to explain every part of the process and is always there to answer any questions
Looking forward to seeing even more results in the next few months

As a night shift worker in my fifties, my health was starting to suffer after 15 years on permanent nights, and having a family that took priority, meant that time to focus on my fitness was drifting away. I knew something had to change if I didn’t want the rot to set in.
I found sustainable fitness through a work colleague and looked into their plans.
Just coming up on four months on the plan and am over 12kg down on my weight so far!
A comprehensive introduction from the team made sure that I was on the right track and regular progress checks ensure that I’m heading the right way.
Coaches Darren and Rob have been fantastic!
I’m still on the first phase and I’ve still got some way to go, but, I’m feeling fitter, lighter and dropping belt notches like nobodies business!
The online groups are great for me. Everyone understands the struggles those of us in the aviation industry face on a regular basis and their support and inspiration keeps me going when I doubt myself.

I signed up at Sustainable Fitness six months ago. At first, I didn't know what to expect, but I really wanted to do something about my current situation.

I was quickly welcomed in a friendly and warm manner by the team, and my current situation was taken into account.

Six months ago, I weighed almost 100 kg and didn't know how to loose weight quickly and responsibly. With the help of the team, I weighed 76 kg four months later. I feel fitter and have more energy for my children again! You get help with exercises in the gym, your eating habits, and your daily routine. I feel confident again and can't wait for summer!

Special thanks to Daniel for guiding me through this process! I would definitely recommend this.

Thanks to Darren and his team.
I am already 5kg down in a month.
Currently the middle of a class room course then back o to a shift pattern. Looking forward to the next 5 months. Thanks heaps.

I started my fitness journey at 80kg with majority of my weight being body fat. I work as an aircraft maintenance technician and alternating shifts between days and night. Prior to joining the program I had very slowly managed to bring myself down to around 78kg. Once on the program, I partnered with Darren and Dan who taught me the “non-negotiables” principles which I will always apply going forward.

Having created a consistent meal plan to match my hectic schedule that would change week in week out, Dan guided me through my weight loss and helped me get down to 66kg looking slimmer than ever and confident as ever! The techniques i’ve learnt are invaluable and it truly is SUSTAINABLE. Having completed my program, I am capable of ensuring that I maintain this low weight and not get back to my old self that would stress eat or snack resulting in unhealthy weight gain. Darren and Dan are two of the most reliable individuals I have had the pleasure of working with, ensuring accountability, integrity, and transparency whilst also allowing me to enjoy the process rather than force myself to get through it.

Whilst on the program, I was able to enjoy holidays, family events, moving house AND moving to permanent night shifts yet using the knowledge they gave me I was still able to lose weight!

The program works. I have been trying many diets for a long time (keto,intermittent fasting….)but this is the first time I am able to consistently lose weight. I work in aviation,so meal planning is a difficult task as many times I don’t have access to healthy options or the most appropriate ones. Rob (my coach) has been fantastic during the journey and has been giving me good advice since the beginning,helping me out,specially when out of base and food options was scarce.
So far I am down 13kg and if I am finding something hard about this program is to achieve the calorie goal (I have never eaten in such a consistent way and not felt hungry once during the process.)
Program makes you accountable for the decisions you make,motivated you to achieve goals and offers you the information and advice whenever you need it.
I have learnt a lot about food and healthy habits (sleep,screens,hydration)
Thanks Rob!!thank you guys!!

Since January, I've had nothing but incredible support and great advice from the lads at Sustainable Fitness.

- Instant Updates
- Great Communication
- Fantastic Advice
- Very Knowledgeable

The lads shape your journey around your schedule and it has worked out for me brilliantly knowing that I won't have to stress about gym sessions, updating my progress or asking for advice on what's necessary in advancing.

100% would recommend to anyone who works in aviation whether if your in an office role or airside.