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Athlete Performance at the healthloft

Elite-level coaching, recovery and health — for athletes at every stage of their journey.

Whether you’re an upcoming talent, an active competitor, a dedicated amateur, or a retired athlete redefining your identity, the healthloft offers an integrative performance system that supports not only your sport — but your whole life.

Here, performance is built through intelligence, recovery, nervous-system balance and clarity.
Not chaos. Not burnout. Not noise.

Train for today.
Thrive for decades.

Athletes are humans — not machines.
And they deserve a space where both performance and deep health coexist.

At the healthloft, you receive an environment designed for:

  • sustainable performance

  • intelligent, periodised training

  • injury prevention and recovery

  • metabolic and inflammatory balance

  • mental clarity and competitive resilience

  • long-term health beyond your active career

This is sport without burnout.
Progress without pressure.
A path that honours the athlete and the human.

Why Athletes choose the healthloft:

The Performance System for Every Athlete Level

  • Building foundations for a long, healthy career.

    We help young athletes develop:

    • movement quality

    • strength & coordination

    • recovery habits

    • mental resilience

    • healthy identity formation

    • injury-prevention structures

    • nutritionbasics for sports, recovery and longterm health

    A boutique, grounded alternative to high-pressure youth programs.

  • Maximising performance while protecting body and mind.

    We support:

    • in-season & off-season periodisation

    • high-level performance athletic training & planning

    • complete nutritionplanning for peak recovery, health and performance based on microbiomanalysis

    • physio & injury treatment

    • cPNI for inflammation, gut health, recovery and stress

    • competition preparation

    • mental performance routines

    You perform better when your biology is supported — not overstressed.

  • Redefining identity, movement and health beyond the competition era.

    Retiring from sport is a profound transition.
    We help former athletes rebuild:

    • a new relationship with movement

    • strength without overtraining

    • identity beyond the athlete label

    • body image clarity

    • deep, sustainable health habits and nutrition

    • nervous-system balance after years of high stress

    This is a safe, elegant space to become a whole human again.

  • For high-performing humans who love their sport and want structure.

    We refine:

    • technique

    • strength foundations

    • conditioning cycles

    • recovery tools

    • nutrition & habits

    • mental clarity and confidence

    For those who want to train like an athlete — without the chaos of traditional gyms.

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Why us?

  • Melanie Schnider

    As a three-time World Champion and Olympian, I know the pressure, the injuries, the late nights wired with adrenaline, and the fear of losing momentum. I know how hard it is when “rest” feels like the last thing you can afford.

    The athlete mindset is unique — disciplined, driven, relentless. It shapes your identity long after your competitive years.

    And it makes all the difference when the professionals guiding you understand that mindset from the inside.

  • Thaddäus Schnider

    After more than ten years coaching athletes at elite institutions such as OYM, AVZ and as Head of Athletik at the SCL Tigers, I know what high performance truly requires: strength, speed, resilience — and the wisdom to prevent injuries before they appear.

    My own years as an NLB hockey player taught me the emotional and physical reality behind the athlete identity. I understand when to slow athletes down, when to accelerate them — and how to guide them as humans, not just performers.

Athlete Coaching Options:

Hybrid Movement Coaching — Athlete Edition

Your full performance plan, aligned with your sport, your season and your life.

Includes:
✓ monthly periodised program
✓ weekly check-ins
✓ healthloft membership
✓ recovery guidance
✓ nutritionplanning based on microbiom
✓ nervous-system management tools
✓ optional mental coaching add-on

First Assement: 300 CHF (one time assessment)
Microbiomanalysis at medivere Labor: 250 CHF
(one time analysis)

Pricing coaching:
340 CHF/month
Commitment: 3 months

cPNI for Athletes



Physiology for performance — inflammation, energy, gut, sleep, immunity.

Working on the systems that determine:

energy levels,
inflammation,
digestion & nutrition,
stress,
pre- and postgame regulation,
injury and pain recurrence,
sleep & recovery,
biorhythm for athletes

Pricing:
• Initial assessment
— 300 CHF
• Follow-up — 150 CHF
• Athlete full Health Program (incl. all of the above) — 390 CHF/month


Train for today.
Thrive for decades.

Physiotherapy for Athletes

Injury treatment, recovery and structural balance.

With ordonnance:
✔ covered by Swiss basic insurance

Without ordonnance:
• 45–60 min — 150 CHF
• 5-pack — 725 CHF

Small Group Performance (2–4 Athletes)

Focused, competitive and deeply effective.

Pricing:
• 60-min — 80 CHF/person
• 10-Pack — 780 CHF
• Monthly (1–2×/week) — 220–460 CHF

Athlete Personal Training (1:1)

Precision training for strength, power, speed and structure.

Ideal for:
high end performance,
movementskill development,
off-season development,
return-to-sport,
technique refinement,
injury cycles,
performance plateaus

Pricing:
• 60-min — 160 CHF
• 10-Pack — 1500 CHF
• Monthly (1–2×/week) — 600–1300 CHF

Optional Athlete Add-Ons

Recovery Massage
— 130 CHF
Breathwork for Athletes — 29 CHF
Off-season Strength Guide — coming soon
Competition Prep Toolkit — coming soon
Peak Performance Blueprint — coming soon

Mental Performance Coaching
by Fabian Lüthi

Run by the specialist Fabian Lüthi.

For:
competition mindset,
clarity & confidence,
post-injury fear,
resilience under pressure,
focus and routine,
identity support for retired athletes

Pricing:
• Session — 150 CHF
• Package (3 sessions, tools, plan for daily life, debriefing) — 450 CHF
• free orientation call/ talk

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Feedbacks:

  • Alina Pätz

    5-fache worldchampions curling and 3x olympian.

    “With Melanie and Thaddäus, I’ve reached my peak — performing at the world’s top while feeling stronger and healthier than ever.”

  • A person kiteboarding on a large wave in the ocean.

    Hendrik Witschi

    Pro-Kitesurfer

    "I've worked a lot with Fabian on building my self-confidence and managing challenging situations. Together, we identified the right techniques to help me stay composed during critical moments and perform at my peak. We can talk openly about anything, and I've developed a trusting relationship with him."

  • Simon Wüest

    Profi-Eishockeyspieler, EHC Visp und ehem. EVZ

    “Melanie combines professional expertise with genuine care. She helps me recover, stay strong, and keeps me grounded beyond the game. She keeps my body ready to compete at the highest level. Her treatments give me strength, balance, and confidence every time I step on the ice.”

  • Eine junge Frau mit langen, welligen braunen Haaren, die mit neutralem Gesichtsausdruck direkt in die Kamera blickt.

    Maelle Meessen

    Volleyballspielerin NUC

    “I feared I’d never train pain-free again. Mel restored my body, my confidence, and my belief in what’s possible. Her support changed everything.”

For the Athlete. For the Human. For the Future.

Our mission is not only to elevate your performance —
but to protect your health for the decades beyond your active career.

Whether you're rising, competing, redefining or simply dedicated,
the healthloft is your space.