DARRELL PATTERSON

" For everything in a man's life is not destined. He who overcomes adversity stands upright, prosperous and defined."

DARRELL

PATTERSON

Q. Thanks for interviewing with us, tell everyone who you are and what you do.

A. Thank you for interviewing me. I truly appreciate it. My name is Darrell Patterson. I am a serial entrepreneur and world-renowned fitness enthusiast.

Q. What or who motivated you to be the man you are today?

A. Nothing necessarily motivated me. Motivation is a temporary feeling that comes and goes! I simply want to be better each and every day! I can say that my parents instilled DRIVE in me at a young age. And that has carried over into my daily movements and my approach to how I handle my career and life.

Q. What made you want to pursue a career in fitness?

A. About nine years ago, I lost my corporate job and I had to figure out a plan with my son on the way. I’ve always loved fitness; and I decided to make it a career. I started out spending my entire day at the gym from open to close looking for clients and asking people if they needed a trainer. I finally got my first client at $30 per week. The rest, as they say, is history. I literally walked into my purpose out of necessity.

Q. Let’s talk about “Heat Xtreme” and the motivation behind it?

A. HeatXtreme is a fitness lifestyle and supplement brand. Our core mission is to bring health, wellness, and fitness into the homes of people all over the world. We want to provide effective programs that any person, anywhere at any time can utilize to help them stay engaged on their fitness journey. I’ve had to dig deep to find ways to improve the virtual training programs provided through my HeatXtreme platform. It has been important to me to map out an easy-to-follow blueprint of multiple affordable options which include gym and home workouts and meal planning. Being creative and innovative has been at an all-time high for me as I look for new ways to inspire people and help motivate them to want to continue to work out while having fun doing so. All of these components have led to a well-rounded and easily accessible fitness program. That’s what keeps people interested and longtime HeatXtremers.

Q. Tell us more about the challenges and programs you offer?

A. The HEAT Challenge is a 30-day online transformation program. The challenge offers home/gym/ dumbbell/body weight workouts, meal plan, various meal plan structures (e.g., IF, keto, carb cycling), accountability calls, support group, nutrition coaching and information, recipes, tips on how to cook your food. It offers everything you need to be successful on your fitness journey. You name it; we provide it! At the end of each 30-day round, 5 people are awarded $2,500 each.

I also have the 14 Day Abs and Ass Challenge. With this program, I provide live workouts via Zoom. We focus on core and glute work.

Q. Can you give 3 tips on staying healthy and fit?

A. First off, do what is fun! Make it fun for you; so, the next things I mention don’t feel like a chore. Let’s face it. No one likes chores. The major keys are commitment, consistency, and discipline. Those three attributes should always kick in whenever motivation and desire are lacking. Here is where your mindset comes in. It will be the driving force that pushes you over the hump so to speak. If you make a choice, which starts in the mind, to remain committed and disciplined to being consistent, you will keep that agreement with yourself. This, in turn, leads to an overall better you.

Q. What has been your biggest challenge you’ve had in your career?

A. I face challenges every day in my career. The fight to be #1 is a daily challenge because people fail to succeed when they fail to adapt and change. I’m constantly having to revisit the game plan and strategy! I must constantly evolve myself and my business to not keep up with the curve but stay ahead of it.

Q. Tell us one fun fact about yourself?

A. I am truly a big kid at heart. My son and my daughter definitely bring that part out of me even more.

Q. Are you working on any projects or upcoming events?

A. I’m always working on new things, but you have to stay tuned!!!

Q. Where can the readers follow you?

A. They can follow me on all social media platforms under @ iamtherealdp, @heatchallenge, @ heatxtreme, @heatperformance, and @the14dayabsandasschallenge. The website for my business is heatxtreme.com.