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An aquabag, a medicine ball and a resistance band have one thing in common: they do not quite do wha...
Forty-eight hours between two heavy sessions for the same muscle group, and easy movement on the day...
Personal trainer costs per month depend on your frequency, format and trainer. Learn what determines...
The difference between manual therapy and physiotherapy is in the approach: manual therapy is a spec...
Your body holds itself up with tension: bones float in a web of muscle, tendon and fascia. What biot...
Training with an injury rarely means stopping completely. With adjusted load and good guidance, movi...
You train three times a week and nothing moves. The hours in which your body processes that training...
Started before and stopped again? That rarely comes down to character. What works is a rhythm that s...
That first step out of bed shoots through your heel. What runner's heel is, how to spot it, who gets...
Sports physiotherapy or regular physiotherapy: the difference is in the goal. Learn when each fits a...
A full diary calls for a coach who knows your world. What life experience, lifestyle knowledge and r...
Starting with strength training takes technique and patience above all. Here is how to build up calm...
Back from holiday and out of rhythm? Here is how to restart training and nutrition without an injury...
What does personal training in The Hague cost, and what do you get? An honest guide price plus the v...
Reducing visceral fat: what is it and what really works? This belly fat around your organs matters f...
Losing weight with a personal trainer: what really works? Lasting weight loss comes from rhythm, gui...
Five months, more than five kilos of fat gone and a metabolic age from 47 to 30, while the scales ba...
Lowering your body fat percentage: what really works? A small deficit, strength training, enough pro...
Physiotherapist or personal trainer: what do you need? We explain the difference, when to choose whi...
Steven de Bruijne (58) always saw himself as sporty, but work kept taking up more space. In this gue...
Lose fat and build muscle at the same time? With body recomposition you steer by your body compositi...
Your people are your greatest asset and your biggest risk. A dedicated personal-training partner lik...
After 40 you gradually lose muscle mass, whether you are a man or a woman. But that process is not o...
A shoulder that keeps nagging when you put on a coat or sleep on your side. A rotator cuff injury ra...
Physiotherapy is essential for recovery and helps the body become functional again. At de Werf we fo...
Manual therapy is often used for stuck backs, stiff necks or recurring joint complaints. Many people...
An injury stops you in your tracks. Sometimes literally, often mentally too. You want to recover, bu...
Stress and burnout often feel like personal shortcomings. As if you should have managed it better, b...
You build a strong body in the gym. Recovery, balance and suppleness? They deserve just as much atte...
At de Werf we deliberately don't work with one type of trainer. No standard approach, no one-size-fi...
You come in for training. And yet that's not always where it starts. Sometimes you notice your body...
Anyone who walks into de Werf notices it straight away: this is not a place you come to just to swea...
You don't choose a personal trainer lightly. You trust someone with your time, energy and health. Ye...
In the world of strength training it's often about schedules, sets and standard exercises. Squats, d...
Healthy eating isn't about being strict, denying yourself things or 'starting over' time and again....
A negative energy balance - using more energy than you take in - is essential if you want to lose we...
You've finally found the motivation to take your training seriously. You open your diary, look up a...
You see it all the time in the gym: people balancing on a wobbly platform, focused on keeping their...