Dutch athlete Matthijs spent six years in pain despite physiotherapy, surgery, and chiropractic care. The Wim Hof Method's breathing exercises and cold water swims eliminated his injuries and got him back to football. He credits the practice's simplicity: just breathing and cold exposure.
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My name is Matthijs, and I'm an injured dumbass. I'm just a regular Dutch guy, and I played football, and I stepped into a hole, and my knee snapped back. And from that moment on, I just had injuries upon injuries upon injuries, and my whole body was out of balance. I'm struggling with physical injuries for almost 6 years now, and I've seen physio after physio after physio. I had a knee surgery, I saw a chiropractor, a podiatrist, and none of None of them were able to help me with my injuries. And when you're— I was 21 during the time, and when nobody can help you, you get into a black hole. This method helped me get back on my feet and smile and feel that I'm alive again. And I'm very grateful for what this methodology brought to me, and I am really fired up to let people try and show them that it's so easy. The exercises here really blew my mind. I've tried some of the techniques at home, and I swam in the river during the wintertime last year. It was really like, man, I couldn't stop screaming, holy shit. I was just searching around on the internet because nobody was able to help me with my injuries, and I came upon this method on my own. And I just started trying it out 2 years ago, and now I finally got a chance to meet Wim Hof, the legend himself. So I took the chance. My experience with this method during this weekend is mind-blowing. What the fuck? I've tried some of the techniques back home, And now I did it with a whole group of like-minded people on the same frequency, the same energy levels, with Wim. And I've never spent my money in a better way than this. This is something for the rest of your life. It's mind-blowing, and I feel so bloody energized and capable of, you know, just going back to the field again and just, yeah, live. Wim is a very charismatic guy, and he has a A sense of humor that's very easy to understand. He can get in touch with you really easy. I would tell people who haven't tried it yet, just, it's so easy. It's just breathing and just finding the right tool, and it is around in your own backyard. It's so easy to smile and feel good and feel happy, strong, and alive again.
