Lieven Van Linden

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Dutch
English
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Who is Lieven Van Linden?

Lieven loves to explore and experience all the internal and external limits of our human existence. This curiosity has led him to run ultra-long distances in the deserts of Morocco (Marathon des Sables - 240 km) and the jungles of Brazil (Jungle Marathon - 260 km), among others. He hikes snow-capped mountains dressed only in swimming trunks and dives in the ocean on one breath. After his engineering studies, he worked for 10 years in an international corporate environment, holding various management positions within quality and procurement. After completing an Executive MBA, Lieven started his own company, Built For Endurance, helping leaders and their teams optimize energy, health and performance. He began specializing and continuing education in various body-oriented methods such as the Wim Hof Method, Intermittent Living and is a certified breath coach. In his pathways, he uses biometric data and body-centered experiences to support people toward sustainable behavior change. His keynotes are about overcoming fears and exploring your untapped potential. About using technology and experiences in improving your health and work performance. About finding meaning, happiness and the best version of yourself. He believes that we all have the innate capacity to thrive in stressful situations and come out stronger and more resilient.

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    Stronger due to Stress

    During this keynote, Lieven will explain, through his own personal story, the physiological concept of stress and how stress can help us become healthier and happier. From an evolutionary perspective, short periods of acute stress helped Homo Sapiens survive and evolve as a race. In fact, stress can make us stronger on a physical, mental and emotional level. Experience for yourself during the keynote the transformative potential of these acute stressors such as cold, heat, thirst and (air) hunger and how they can increase your resilience, improve performance and thus protect you from the chronic stress of our modern lives.

    The Quantified Self

    Using data and technology to support sustainable performance

    We are all becoming data donors. Who these days does not share their personal data with external parties in one way or another, to improve a product they own or a service they use? In the field of health and well-being too, more and more consumers are using wearables to gain insight into one or more biomarkers. In this keynote, Lieven will share what measurements are being used to quantify health and well-being, and how companies are starting to use biometric data from employees to optimise their physical, mental and emotional health. Lieven will also share the one biomarker that trumps all - Heart Rate Variability (HRV) - and why everyone should measure it. By following a process called biohacking, everyone is able to optimise their health and performance in a sustainable way.

    The power of cold

    In Lieven Van Linden's team-building workshop, ‘The Power of Cold’, you will experience for yourself the healing potential of cold therapy for your mind and body. A Wim Hof instructor and Intermittent Living coach, Lieven shares the scientific rationale for why cold has benefits for every human being. He outlines the rich history of cold therapy and how different cultures have used it for thousands of years to improve overall health. Lieven teaches you the basic concepts of what happens on a physiological level when you step into an ice bath. Together with the group, we will first do an intense guided Wim Hof breathing which is the perfect preparation for the ice bath. Afterwards, after the necessary preparations, you yourself take the step to discover the power of cold and immerse yourself in the ice bath. An intense exploration of your own daring and the perfect mindset training.