'I had a wonderful journey with Iris!
First of all: She is a beautiful person who manages to put all her crazy amount of power, her humbleness and softness in her coaching. She is fire, water, earth and air to me. A perfect support to guide me through all phases of my challenge.
The challenge:
As an actress my wish was to prepare for my next movie. Being on her own in Chilean winter mountains, my character „Lina“ has to face a horrible time searching for her missing child. On top Lina is a former Olympic figure skater, which brings a certain body and mind history.
Together we set the main goals: slim down, get fit, feel strong and healthy within the next 3 months until the shooting starts.
Preparation:
We had a thorough conversation about all health circumstances, equipment that we can use, goals, food habits, hormonal situation, schedule possibilities, app instructions etc.
Starting the program after being sick for a longer time, we had to start from scratch. Iris would ask for a few self tapes of certain exercises, to make sure I have a proper execution while training.
The journey:
I felt safely supported through the whole time. Iris was building up intensity in a challenging but doable way, so it was easy to stay motivated. I could ask any question at any time, we checked in every week so she could plan the following week more precisely. It was even easy to follow the program while being on a van holiday, because we simply adapted the equipment and exercises in an enjoyable way. When I had a low point, she built me up with kind words and adaptions in the training program. Though slimming down was one main goal and we decided to track weight, it never felt like loosing weight was important at any time. For me that was a crucial thing in order to keep a healthy approach and accept my own body and pace.
While going through this process, I could clearly feel how I got to know my character Lina better. As an actress I love to also prepare physically, as it brings different depth in understanding the psychology and history of someone.
The result:
Honestly, for the first time in my life I had a super challenging sports plan and managed to stick to it while having fun and at the end also reach my goal. I was surprised that my body and appearance changed noticeably. I gained strength, my knee pain was so much better, I didn't struggle anymore not snacking, I lost weight (5,8kg) and felt prepared to climb the Chilean winter mountains.
I needed someone to supervise me in a caring and professional manner.
Thank you Iris for this wholesome experience! <3'
(movie: „El Deshielo“/ „The Meltdown“, director: Manuela Martelli)
