Why Women Lift Why Women Lift Part 1: Keuntungan Mengangkat Beban Untuk Perempuan Banyak stigma dan persepsi negatif tentang olahraga angkat beban pada kaum perempuan yang membuat banyak wanita Indonesia menjauhinya atau bahkan melakukannya dengan cara yang salah dan tak terarah. Padahal, ada banyak keuntungan yang bisa dinikmati perempuan apabila rutin mengintegrasikan latihan beban yang baik dan benar. Di blog Level kali ini, mari kita simak diskusi mengenai mitos dan juga fakta soal angkat beban bersama para lady coaches kami: Coach Karen dan Coach Dian.   Apa saja mitos – mitos yang ..read more

Indira: “I train so I can improve my yoga practice” Biography Name: Indira Christiani Occupation: Business Development Manager in Film Industry Height: 160 cm Weight: 57 kg Personal Trainer: Alfad Indira had been practising yoga for over 6 years and wanted to improve her yoga practice. “There are certain yoga poses that require a lot of upper body strength, so my goal was to learn how to lift and also to build a strong but lean body.” As a beginner in strength training, she wanted someone to develop a training program that was relevant to her yoga training. Indira heard about Level from her f ..read more

Coach Spotlight: Mario Pangestu We caught up with Mario Pangestu, our resident Strength and Olympic Weightlifting coach at Level Jakarta to talk about how he joined us, the pandemic, and why he’s known as “The Gorilla”. Welcome to the team! Tell us about yourself! I was born in 1988 to a family of four brothers and I’m the youngest! I’m a Pelita Harapan graduate and from the age of 16, I’ve been going to the gym almost every day cause I like it so much. I didn’t hang out much cause I was too busy geeking out at the gym! Haha Eventually, I graduated from the Australian Institute of Fitness b ..read more

Anjani: “I train so I can eat and live more sustainably” Biography Name: Anjani Sekarsari Percaya Occupation: Business & Operations Manager Height: 1.60m Weight: 68kg Personal Trainer: Karenina   Having worked in the fitness industry for several years, Anjani struggled with maintaining a healthy mindset with regards to fitness, aesthetics, and food. Anjani always wanted to build muscle and get stronger but did not know how to do it sustainably. As a result of years of compulsive over-exercising, she ended up injuring herself on multiple occasions. She realized that she needed someone ..read more