WHO AM I?

I am Karel Veldkamp, physiotherapist with a master’s degree in Health Science. Since 2015 I am a certified WHM instructor (level 2) and since 2019 I am also a certified OxygenAdvantage instructor.

In my courses and workshops I like to take you on a journey through the body in an evolutionarily conscious way. I do this with a scientific basis and with the use of measurement and reward instruments.

My personal story is very similar to that of Patrick McKeown (OxygenAdvantage). I had been in poor health since early childhood due to asthma. In Patrick’s words, my identity was based on everything I wasn’t. I wasn’t fit, I wasn’t healthy, and I was never sure of myself with all my allergic and exercise induced bronchospasms and mucous reactions. I too have always looked for a solution to these health problems.

An important moment in my search was when I obtained my open water diving license for some years ago. It turned out that I emptied the oxygen bottle much faster than my fellow students and had to go up earlier. The dive instructor then gave me a 15 liter bottle instead of a (normal) 12 liter bottle, saying that some simply use more oxygen than others. That answer didn’t let go of me and gradually brought me closer to the real causes of my health problems. A few years later I signed up with Wim Hof, who claimed that oxygen could be far more important for your health and performance than many people thought. His method has finally put me on the right track to permanently improve my health, and that of others.