Increase your Strength

Do you sometimes lack trust in your body? Do you feel as you walk that you might lose your step, miss a step or that your knees or hips might just give in? Would you like to jump up and say yes to a friend that invites you to cycle the Alpes, go on an outdoor adventure, or even just go for a hike, a run, a longer cycle without having this underlying fear? Or maybe you desire to more freely play with your children or grandchildren without constantly stressing about not getting injured or falling.

Trust in one’s body is essential to build up the courage to embark in unmissable advenrures in life; to be there for your family, to be able to do things with your friends, to fulfill your bucket list. Fear is limiting, making us miss out on otherwise historical, epic moments.

This is why I believe that strength training is essential for everyone, no matter what age, sex or circumstance. However, I do feel that conventional fitness has its faults, and thus I have been tweeking my method as the science changes per year and as I take different courses. Currently I mix my knowledge and experience of pilates, yoga, fitness, calisthenics and functional patterns.

I believe that strength begins in the so-called core. To me the core is the abdominals and hip flexors at the front, the lower back muscles and glutes at the back, and the postural/stability muscles of the the trunk. So, needless to say, building up a strong core is not the simplest of tasks as there are lots of muscles involved which are also strengthened in different ways and intensities. Once the core is strong and stable, you will be able to exert so much more strength through your limbs: to run faster, walk firmer, throw harder, pick up heavier, because you are working as a system rather than as isolated strong muscles.

What does a trajectory to increase your strength look like when you train with me?

  1. AWARENESS : Becoming aware of your body, your breath, how you feel and what you want to feel and be. Starting to learn about your breath and body and to be able to “monitor” your breath and core muscles.
  2. CORE: Learning to activate your core in order to use it to create strength, have better posture and better moving patterns.
  3. FUNDAMENTAL MOVES: Learning how to correctly perform the fundamental human movements, like a squat and push and pull patterns; building on step 1 and 2 so that you move as a system, rather than isolated muscles.
  4. PROGRESS: Increasing the difficulty and/or weight of the exercises at the speed that you need and that your body can take in order to create stamina and long-lasting strength (and muscle growth if desired).

Each training and trajectory goes at your tempo and is programmed according to your needs and goals. So don’t be afraid that you are not ready or that you won’t be able to do it, because you are the protagonist of this story, so only you can determine what the next step is. What I ask is that you are open and curious to learn about your body, your patterns, your mind and lifestyle and that you are willing to try at times to do things in a different way that you might be used to. Sometimes small changes work and sometimes they don’t, but the only way to find out is to try. I ask that you stay aware, that you listen to me but mostly to yourself and that we work together in your journey towards a stronger you.