REAL BODIES
WORDS: KEVIN LONG
PHOTOGRAPHY: JOSEPH SINCLAIR
Darren Merchant, 43, Sales Order Administrator
I thought doing ‘Real Bodies’ would be something different, a little challenge for myself. I wanted to push my limits. I’m doing this today for the older generation. We don’t always get a look in. My body has changed a lot – I was heavier when I was younger – so it’s an acknowledgment of that.
HEIGHT 6’0
WEIGHT 11.4
STONE 159.6 POUNDS
OPEN UP ABOUT YOUR BODY
DIET
I TRY TO BE AS HEALTHY AS I CAN AND I THINK MY DIET IS ACTUALLY PRETTY DECENT. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PROTEIN BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING. I’LL EAT A SALAD AT LUNCH AND DINNER IS USUALLY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF TUNA AND JACKET POTATOES.