The Key To A Better Life Testimonials

On meeting David and his team you will find out how much he loves his job, his clients and what he is achieving. I can say on speaking to most of his clients. we love him and his team. He is a very deserving winner of the UK's most loved Personal Trainer.

I met David when he was on Gladiators. Hegained our respect by totally dominating the show. He made a fool of all of us Professional Glads and I have been friends with him ever since. When the opportunity arrises I get down and train with David. He has helped me a lot of rehab after several serious injuries and now with my Powerlifting. I have a plastic doll that looks like me but I can't help but feel there should be a David Long action figure. He is the best!

No gimmicks, no fads. David has found the pathway to much better living. He is a inspiring Personal trainer and pull together a wealth of knowledge to point you in the right direction. his emphasis is about you taking the small steps to make your own life better he just corrects you along the way. I would not train if I was not with David, but I feel more confident now and train at home on my own following a program David designed for me then see him twice a week in the gym for my really challenging sessions. I want to be a role model and with David'd help I am getting there!

My husband and I are in or late 70's and we do not feel at all out of place training with David at the RAC Gym. We have personal training with DAvid or Mark twice a week. We have never felt so good. Running circles around our piers has a real advantage. We feel full of life and are able to do things we could not do in our fifties. We wish we had started earlier!

My husband and I are in or late 70's and we do not feel at all out of place training with David at the RAC Gym. We have personal training with DAvid or Mark twice a week. We have never felt so good. Running circles around our piers has a real advantage. We feel full of life and are able to do things we could not do in our fifties. We wish we had started earlier!

I would happily recommeend the Personal Trainers to anyone who is serious about getting in shape. The gym is great with equiptment to suit everyone from free weights to X bikes. Give it a go these guys will help change your life.

Rugby fitness on a friday with Mark and Gus is awesome.I strongly urfe anyone to try a session with themIts the highlight of my week. Thanks guys x

David mark and Gus have made my training great over the past three years. They have aided me in all aspects of my training. I'm proud to say I entered a amature strongman competition with there help. I strongly reccommend them.

I have been training on and off for years never really having the drive to obtain my goals untill now.!!! These guys really know there stuff i train with Mark. He constantly pushes me to work harder and gain more from my gym session. Thanks Guys.

Whilst I don't always relish dragging myself out of bed to face a running machine first thing in the morning, once I arrive the atmosphere and the people make it all worth while. I can safely say I've never ending a session regretting it. The training, the people and the atmosphere is fab & I'm really glad I've found this little gem. Thanks

David and Mark are such a laugh, I have found two brillant Personal trainers who keep me motivated and give me very enjoyable sessions that challenge me. I have set myself a goal for this year and the next 5 to follow. I feel unstopable thanks to the KTABL.

Whilst I can't say I'm always looking forward to dragging myself out of bed first thing to face a running machines - once I'm there, the atmophere & people just make it all worth it. And I can safely say I've never left regretting making the effort.

The best trainers, great gym. Amazing results, what more could you ask for? I suspect there will be more big things to come form those Long Brothers.

The team at KTABL show excellence in all that they do. Slick and efficient, I have total confidence in everything we do in the gym and the results really show. 2 & a half stone of fat lost since I started training a year ago.

I started training with David after a major knee opp and wanted to snowboard again. I had lost all my confidence and any strength I had in my legs. I am pleased to say that after a good 6 months of training I was fitter and stronger than before. 3 years later, the knee opp is barely a memory and dosen't impeed me at all.

Great training, great atmosphere, great people. I usually have to drag myself there but always come away feeling so much better for it (and the golf handicap's dropped 3 shots in 6 months - can't be bad!) Thanks

Work commitments sadly took me away from this gym for over a year. Not only has 2011 brought me the fortune of a new job in Cirencester, but it means I can train 3-4 times a week again, as the office is 2 minutes away! Between them, what David, Mark and Gus don't know about personal training could be written on the back of a postage stamp - clicheed but true! I would, and I do, recommend this gym to everyone, quite simply because it has something for everyone!

I have never had a Personal trainer before but decided to work with Mark to improve my fitness for MotoX. The circuit sessions have been great I have improved my strength and cardio. I highly recommend it to everyone.

I train with Mark and have done for several years, whatever goals I set myself in the gym I have reached from PB on bench to strongman event training. The guys really know there stuff. Thanks for having the best equiptment and the drive to help us train so hard!

David Long is an excellent PT. Once you've worked with David and visited his Gym you're never going to go anywhere else.
The gym has a good atmosphere for all ages and levels of fitness, and David has some great 'equipment' when compared to other gyms ive visited.

I am very grateful to David and his team. He has been so patient with my training and his will for me to be successful is nothing short of remarkable. They have really been my key to a better life and I am sure they will continue to be for me and many others. Thank you.

Fabulous Personal trainers, wonderful environment to train in and perfect mix, which Makes David and Mark the UK's Best Personal trainers. Lovelly, lovelly boys. x

And that's the point really. I'd recommend him to my granny who wants to get a little bit fitter to ward off the worst of old age and I'd recommend him to the serious sportsman who wants to move to the next level and hit a specific target.

I originally went to David for a specific reason. I'd had a knee injury and was worried that it wouldn't be strong enough to ski on. As usual I'd left it late but David designed a programme that saw me through a hard week in the Alps. I've stayed on at the gym after the ski trip and this is rare for me as I'm fairly fickle and tend to exercise in splurges. The reason I've stayed on has to be David and the skill and enthusiasm he brings to the whole business of getting and staying fit.


A good personal trainer has got to have a multitude of skills that range from the hard/technical to the soft/interpersonal. And this is where David scores so highly. He's extremely knowledgeable, interested, and interesting on the technical aspects of training and sport. There are a lot of fads out there but there are some great new techniques and David is able to sift the useful from the dross. I feel that his training is giving me an all-round and deeper level of fitness.

A fantastic gym facility with motivating members of the fitness team! I would highly reccommend them as Personal Trainers and fitness gurus.
Whether you are looking for weight loss, to tone up or simply maintain your fitness levels. They have a program to suit all needs!

I've been training with Mark for about 5 years every session is different and constantly pushes me to new levels of fitness

The Gym and the Personal Trainers (David Mark and Gus)continue to remain the best. I'm here for life

I have been training with Mark and the guys at the gym for the past year. Its been great training and i'm really enjoying it which is the key for me. Thanks guys.

It is wonderful to escape work at lunchtime and after 5 to the tranquility of the gym. David & Mark always give me a lovelly warm welcome and have help me so much when I really needed it!

The gym boasts excellent equipment, relaxed atmosphere and wonderful personal trainers, who are extremely knowledgeable. I have been training with the team fo 2 yearsand enjoy every session immensley. ;-)

David at the RAC gym is an excellent personal trainer as not only does he motivate and support you but also leads by example. I have been going along to be trained by David for almost ten years now and am thrilled with how well I feel mentally and physically for my age. Having said all these years that I couldn't run David trained me for a 10K race last year which I finished in a very respectable time. I recommend him to anyone who asks me about personal training.

David Long is a multidimensional, multidisciplined trainer who makes every session feel different & more interesting than the previous one. He manages to get the very best out of his clients because he knows both how to encourage them while driving them to the limits of their abilities. He deserves a top accolade just for his good humour, dedication & drie. Rt Hon Sir Richard Needham

I have been attending PT sessions with David for over 7 years. His attention has improved my weight loss (fat), figure, shape and most importantlymy determination to push myself much more than ever before. He is always courteous and keeps and eye on my techniques and corrects even when I am training on my own.
I am 62 and now fitter and stronger than ever. I can 5k without any trouble and much more with practise. He's Great!

There is a great atmosphere in the gym between the personal training clients, members of the public and the Trainers.
David & Mark are always great for suggesting new elements to my training programs and pointing interesting things out. Key to a better life have been one of the biggest helps in recovering to full fitness after my shoulder opp.

David has been extremly helpful with my injury re-habilitation as well preparing my personal training programmes.
No other gym I have attended has offered the same personal attention, including always checking that my home exercises are being done correctly.

Just simply the top dogs. As far as quality, creative training that gets you fit and lean you could not find a better team. David & Mark have pushed me hard to get me in great shape for this years competitions. Bring on the world. Thank you boyz!!!

I really enjoy going to the Royal Agricultural College gym.I have been to a gym before, but this is the only time that I have felt that it is an enjoyable place to be. I put this down to the atmosphere that is promoted within the gym which is friendly, motivating, encouraging and positive. You can often hear laughter at the gym, something that I have not heard before at a gym.
The training team are highly professional, knowledgeable and come with a wide range of experience within the fitness industry that they are very keen to share. The personal training sessions themselves are varied and challenging using a variety of equipment. During your session you are constantly being challenged to achieve one more repetition to beat your personal best and therefore attain your goals. The trainer really makes you feel that you are being looked after and that for me has been very motivating as I want to do my best for them. You get the impression that they really want you to achieve no

David has been brillant with my training. I have never seen such comitment in an individual to help someone else succeed. He starts training so early in the morning as a perfect role model, to show us that you can always make time to look after your health and well being. I don't think any other trainers would come in and train me and be so considerate at the times I train and he has trained for an hour himself before I even start! Superb gent and deserves to retain his title as the UK's most loved personal trainer.

After nearly of a year of struggling to maintain the motivation and finding going to the gym a chore I acted on a colleagues recommendation to sign up for personal training sessions. I find the sessions very rewarding and fun and David encourages me to push myself far more than I am disciplined to push myself. As a result in the short time I have been training with David the varied and fun sessions along with the helpful advise on diet and eating habits has been effective and motivational and I look forward to continuing to work towards my goals with his support.

David and the team at "The Key to a better Life" are in my opinion the best personal trainers I have ever used. Thank you.

if you're looking for a positive change in your life then key to a better life is a great way to make it happen. Fab personal trainers who are always enthusiastic and tailor programmes to fit your needs whatever the circumstances. A definate BIG thumbs up from me.

Dedicated, Knowledgable, thoughtful, considerate are a few words that describe David Long. He remembers all his members names and always says good morning, and good bye. David has the ability to remember eveyones injuries and their successes. He always encourages and supports. Thank you David for the last 10 years of PT.

David & Mark are very good Personal trainers. They always give us good advice whether we are having PT or just following our schedules. They are always will to help and guide us aloong the right lines.

David and his team are always encouraging, no matter what your level of fitness and achievement.Thank you for all your help.

Key to a Better Life and David in particular has been a revelation for me. I have been a member at many gyms before and had numerous personal trainers before, but none come close in terms of expertise, commitment and enthusiasm.

There is nothing that David doesn't know about personal fitness, his programmes are always varied so you never get bored of doing the same thing over and over. His encouragement and enthusiasm for your achievments, however small, make you feel like you are the only Client he has.

The improvements he has made to my fitness and more noticeably my muscular strength have been astounding and unachieveable without him. It is a testament to David and his team that while I often leave the gym exhausted, my body feeling like it could do no more than stagger to my car, I bound back into the gym the next day ready for more!

In the gym I always work out on my own and follow my training programme which David or Mark prepares and updates but I always get first-hand coaching and training. I am enjoying the Pilates class and the laughs (!) and David is very enouraging and motivating during the workout. Feedback from all guys in the Gym always valuable.
Can not resist being far away...from the gym!

David has helped me regain my mobility following a serious knee injury and has helped me to build up my fitness and confidence. I am very grateful to him for his patience and perseverance and I would thoroughly recommend him as a personal trainer

David has been training our son, Ben, for more than two years now and he is not just a trainer, he's also a great role model. Ben wants to be a professional rugby player and we don't think he could be in better hands. David really is the best!

In my continuing crusade to get fit a key part has been the motivation and professionalism of David and his team. They have provided me with an exercise regime that fits in with my work schedule and one that gives me the rewards to want to carry on.

I really wanted to push myself so started training MMA and circuits with Mark @ the key to a better life, I have really enjoyed all my training, although its tough its really worth it.