{"id":2090,"date":"2022-10-03T21:11:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavesleuven.be\/teammembers\/femke-rits\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:01:29","slug":"femke-rits","status":"publish","type":"teammembers","link":"https:\/\/wavesleuven.be\/nl\/teammembers\/femke-rits\/","title":{"rendered":"Femke Rits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Femke Rits<\/h1>
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Kernwoorden<\/strong><\/h3>\n

EMPATHISCH \u2014 TOEGEWIJD \u2014 AVONTUURLIJK<\/p>\n

Femkes achtergrond<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Femke <\/span>groeide <\/span>op <\/span>in <\/span>het <\/span>rustige <\/span>Haacht, <\/span>een <\/span>hechte <\/span>gemeenschap <\/span>die <\/span>liefkozend <\/span>\u2018Hecht <\/span>Haacht\u2019 <\/span>wordt <\/span>genoemd. <\/span>Haar <\/span>verhaal <\/span>bij <\/span>Waves <\/span>begon <\/span>met <\/span>een <\/span>onverwacht <\/span>telefoontje <\/span>van <\/span>haar <\/span>voormalige <\/span>stagebegeleider <\/span>Bavo, <\/span>die <\/span>haar <\/span>potentieel <\/span>herkende <\/span>en <\/span>haar <\/span>aanmoedigde <\/span>om <\/span>haar <\/span>talenten <\/span>verder <\/span>te <\/span>ontwikkelen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Met <\/span>vijf <\/span>jaar <\/span>ervaring <\/span>als <\/span>kinesitherapeut <\/span>en <\/span>vier <\/span>jaar <\/span>als <\/span>personal <\/span>trainer <\/span>heeft <\/span>Femke <\/span>heel <\/span>wat <\/span>kennis <\/span>en <\/span>vaardigheden <\/span>opgebouwd <\/span>om <\/span>haar <\/span>cli\u00ebnten <\/span>te <\/span>helpen <\/span>hun <\/span>doelen <\/span>te <\/span>bereiken. <\/span>Haar <\/span>professionele <\/span>interesses <\/span>liggen <\/span>onder <\/span>andere <\/span>bij <\/span>communicatie <\/span>en <\/span>de <\/span>biomechanica <\/span>van <\/span>de <\/span>onderste <\/span>ledematen. <\/span>Daarom <\/span>volgde <\/span>ze <\/span>verschillende <\/span>bijkomende <\/span>opleidingen, <\/span>waaronder <\/span>cursussen <\/span>rond <\/span>voetbiomechanica <\/span>(Running <\/span>Rewired, <\/span>barefoot <\/span>education <\/span>en <\/span>The <\/span>Sporting <\/span>Foot\/Ankle), <\/span>ACT <\/span>(Acceptance <\/span>and <\/span>Commitment <\/span>Therapy), <\/span>motiverende <\/span>gespreksvoering <\/span>en <\/span>pijneducatie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daarnaast <\/span>heeft <\/span>ze <\/span>expertise <\/span>in <\/span>dry <\/span>needling, <\/span>chronische <\/span>pijnbehandeling <\/span>via <\/span>een <\/span>multimodale <\/span>aanpak <\/span>gebaseerd <\/span>op <\/span>neurowetenschappelijke <\/span>inzichten <\/span>en <\/span>osteoporosegerichte <\/span>programma\u2019s <\/span>zoals <\/span>Buff <\/span>Bones. <\/span>Deze <\/span>brede <\/span>kennis <\/span>sluit <\/span>aan <\/span>bij <\/span>haar <\/span>holistische <\/span>visie, <\/span>mens sana in corpore sano<\/span>, <\/span>en <\/span>stelt <\/span>haar <\/span>in <\/span>staat <\/span>om <\/span>zorg <\/span>op <\/span>maat <\/span>te <\/span>bieden. <\/span>Om <\/span>deze <\/span>visie <\/span>verder <\/span>te <\/span>verdiepen, <\/span>breidt <\/span>ze <\/span>momenteel <\/span>haar <\/span>kennis <\/span>over <\/span>relaxatietechnieken <\/span>en <\/span>de <\/span>fysiologie <\/span>van <\/span>stress <\/span>uit <\/span>via <\/span>het <\/span>postgraduaat <\/span>Relaxatietherapie <\/span>en <\/span>Ademhalingstechnieken <\/span>aan <\/span>KU <\/span>Leuven.<\/span><\/p>\n

Waarom ze doet wat ze doet<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Femke <\/span>gelooft <\/span>erin <\/span>haar <\/span>cli\u00ebnten <\/span>de <\/span>kracht <\/span>te <\/span>geven <\/span>om <\/span>zelf <\/span>met <\/span>hun <\/span>pijn <\/span>aan <\/span>de <\/span>slag <\/span>te <\/span>gaan <\/span>en <\/span>een <\/span>actieve <\/span>rol <\/span>te <\/span>spelen <\/span>in <\/span>hun <\/span>herstel. <\/span>Ze <\/span>zet <\/span>sterk <\/span>in <\/span>op <\/span>motivatie <\/span>en <\/span>biedt <\/span>hen <\/span>de <\/span>handvatten <\/span>die <\/span>ze <\/span>nodig <\/span>hebben <\/span>om <\/span>opnieuw <\/span>vertrouwen <\/span>te <\/span>krijgen <\/span>in <\/span>zichzelf <\/span>en <\/span>hun <\/span>lichaam. <\/span>Ze <\/span>haalt <\/span>veel <\/span>voldoening <\/span>uit <\/span>cli\u00ebnten hun <\/span>uitdagingen zien <\/span>overwinnen <\/span>en <\/span>hun <\/span>fysieke <\/span>en <\/span>mentale <\/span>kracht <\/span>herontdekken. <\/span>Voor <\/span>Femke <\/span>is <\/span>elk <\/span>traject <\/span>een <\/span>samenwerking, <\/span>gebaseerd <\/span>op <\/span>vertrouwen, <\/span>begrip <\/span>en <\/span>een <\/span>gedeeld <\/span>engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leuke weetjes over Femke<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Buiten <\/span>haar <\/span>werk <\/span>haalt <\/span>Femke <\/span>veel <\/span>energie <\/span>uit <\/span>verbinding <\/span>met <\/span>anderen <\/span>en <\/span>nieuwe <\/span>ontdekkingen. <\/span>Ze <\/span>houdt <\/span>van <\/span>rustige <\/span>ochtenden <\/span>en <\/span>uitgebreide <\/span>brunches, <\/span>waarna <\/span>ze <\/span>graag <\/span>de <\/span>natuur <\/span>intrekt <\/span>of <\/span>nieuwe <\/span>culturele <\/span>en <\/span>culinaire <\/span>ervaringen <\/span>opdoet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Creativiteit <\/span>speelt <\/span>een <\/span>belangrijke <\/span>rol <\/span>in <\/span>haar <\/span>leven, <\/span>of <\/span>het <\/span>nu <\/span>gaat <\/span>om <\/span>zingen, <\/span>iets <\/span>leuks <\/span>doen <\/span>voor <\/span>haar <\/span>dierbaren <\/span>of <\/span>zichzelf <\/span>uitdagen <\/span>om <\/span>angsten <\/span>te <\/span>overwinnen <\/span>en <\/span>te <\/span>groeien. <\/span>Als <\/span>levenslange <\/span>leerder <\/span>verdiept <\/span>Femke <\/span>zich <\/span>graag <\/span>in <\/span>geschiedenis <\/span>en <\/span>menselijk <\/span>gedrag, <\/span>steeds <\/span>op <\/span>zoek <\/span>naar <\/span>nieuwe <\/span>kennis <\/span>en <\/span>vaardigheden.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wat <\/span>Femke <\/span>echt <\/span>bijzonder <\/span>maakt, <\/span>is <\/span>haar <\/span>grote <\/span>inlevingsvermogen. <\/span>Ze <\/span>kan <\/span>zich <\/span>sterk <\/span>verbinden <\/span>met <\/span>haar <\/span>cli\u00ebnten <\/span>en <\/span>oprecht <\/span>begrijpen <\/span>wat <\/span>ze <\/span>doormaken. <\/span>Zo <\/span>biedt <\/span>ze <\/span>zorg <\/span>met <\/span>veel <\/span>aandacht <\/span>voor <\/span>de <\/span>persoon <\/span>achter <\/span>de <\/span>hulpvraag. <\/span>Ze <\/span>zet <\/span>zich <\/span>met <\/span>hart <\/span>en <\/span>ziel <\/span>in <\/span>om <\/span>haar <\/span>cli\u00ebnten <\/span>te <\/span>ondersteunen <\/span>en <\/span>een <\/span>betekenisvol <\/span>verschil <\/span>te <\/span>maken <\/span>in <\/span>hun <\/span>leven.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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