Thomas Frankenbach

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Thomas Frankenbach (born January 10, 1973 in Wiesbaden ) is a German health scientist , exercise trainer and author .

Life and career

Frankenbach initially trained as a nurse at the St. Vincenz Hospital in Limburg an der Lahn and then studied nutritional sciences at the Fulda University of Applied Sciences as well as psychosocial, integrative and complementary health sciences at the Graz Interuniversity College . This was followed by training in nutritional counseling (professional association Oecotrophologie VDOE), relaxation and stress management procedures as well as psychotherapy (integrative gestalt therapy ).

In 1988 , Frankenbach started karate and is a 2nd Dan in open-minded karate, 2nd Dan in kickboxing , 1st Dan in Shōtōkan karate as well as an instructor for self-defense . He was on national and international podium placements in various martial arts associations. At the WKC (World Karate and Kickboxing Council) world championship in 2012 in Cádiz , Spain , he reached the quarter-finals as karateka .

From 1996 Frankenbach initially worked as a fitness trainer and seminar leader for stress management as well as nutrition and exercise topics at sports schools , private educational academies and vocational schools . The first corresponding contributions for trade and general- interest magazines followed in the course of a study-related internship in the editorial team of the Fit for Fun magazine in Hamburg 2000 .

Since 2004 is Frankenbach member of the International Association for Community Health food (IgFÜR) carried by the tegut - Board was founded Georg Sedlmaier. There he works at regular intervals as a consultant for bio-psycho-social health topics.

In 2004 he worked as a lecturer for non-verbal communication and kinetics in the field of psychosocial health at the International Summer University of the University of Fulda.

Since 2004, Frankenbach has been advising internationally successful professional and amateur athletes, both psychologically and in questions of training, nutrition and regeneration.

Since 2005 he heads the department of nutrition and exercise in the rehabilitation clinic Dr. Wüsthofen in Bad Salzschlirf .

In the context of clinical studies , scientific work and publications , Frankenbach has dealt with the interactions between nutrition , the body and sociological and psychological influencing factors.

Frankenbach's work is characterized by the combination of depth psychological perspectives with aspects of movement theory , physical well-being and physical performance. In his book Why runners are persistent and surfers enjoy life - what your sport reveals about you (2012), he deals with the deep psychological aspects behind the motivation , sports to drive. Against this background, in Frankenbach's view, the examination of individual motives for doing sport can also be used to promote self-reflection . His explanations are based on the depth psychological thought models of Sigmund Freud , Carl Gustav Jung and Michael Balint as well as on aspects of psychosomatics and sport-specific body language .

In his book Somatic Intelligence (2014) Frankenbach deals with the ability of the organism to use signals such as appetite, aversion and digestibility to indicate a person's individual nutritional needs. Based on his nutritional and gestalt therapeutic background, he presents an exercise program in the same work to promote the perception of these body impulses.

Publications (selection)

  • Somatic intelligence - hearing what the body needs. Koha. Burgrain. 2014.
  • Health compulsions. (Eds. Hoefert W. and Klotter, C.) Chapter vegetarianism. Pabst Science Publishers. Lengerich. 2013.
  • Why runners are persistent and surfers enjoy life - What your sport reveals about you. Koha. Burgrain. 2012.
  • Vegetarians in Germany - Historical, Sociocultural and Dietary Aspects. Scripta Mercaturae. St. Catherine's. 2008.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of publications by Thomas Frankenbach under Archived Copy ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thomas-frankenbach.de
  2. ↑ Birgit Lutz: I run, so am I? In: Süddeutsche Zeitung on November 12, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Frankenbach, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German health scientist, exercise trainer and author
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiesbaden