Two friends,
one common cause.
We have known each other since high school and have been close friends ever since. We have shared two things in particular: a close connection to our grandparents and a passion for strength training. HALTBAR was born from the desire to enable our parents, grandparents, and everyone to age with dignity.
A fall my grandma had a few years ago showed me how thin the line between independence and everything after can be. I have visited my grandparents every Sunday since I can remember. My parents taught me early on to appreciate the time we have with our family, because it is limited.
Health has always been part of my life: strength training, nutrition, and for some time now also professionally. I conduct research at the Max Delbrück Center on disease models for ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that leads to muscle paralysis and ultimately to death.
My work in biomedical research has shown me that research and funding focus almost exclusively on treating diseases. That is important and saves lives. But it also means we invest a disproportionate amount of energy into fixing problems that could often have been prevented. HALTBAR starts at the other side.
As a teenager I played soccer passionately, and since early adulthood I have been at home in strength training and boxing. Strength and movement were never a project for me, but always a part of how I live.
My family and their health are deeply important to me: I visit my grandparents frequently, and for a couple of months now, I have been going to the gym with my mom. Her happy smile after a tough workout is one of the main reasons I wanted to build HALTBAR — to enable others to share this empowering experience and spend quality time together.
I used my bachelor's degree in business administration to find my real passion: data analysis. Currently, I am working on my master's in Information Systems Management at TU Berlin, focusing on machine learning. At HALTBAR, I bring both together — the understanding of how training actually works in everyday life, and the methods to turn research into concrete, individual recommendations.