{"id":7564,"date":"2026-03-02T09:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavesleuven.be\/teammembers\/naomi-uten\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:55:51","slug":"naomi-uten","status":"publish","type":"teammembers","link":"https:\/\/wavesleuven.be\/nl\/teammembers\/naomi-uten\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Uten"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_887a049b height_small\" id=\"section--header\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column vc_column_container has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_c1addb3d\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_e1761758\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5><span style=\"color: #446e84;\">our team<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title color_link_inherit\">Naomi Uten<\/h1><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_20635533\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>Naomi&#8217;s Achtergrond<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Naomi groeide op in Leuven, waar haar passie voor bewegen al vroeg begon. Als kind verkende ze turnen, acro en handbal, maar het was dans (klassiek ballet, hedendaagse dans, moderne dans en pointes) die haar hart veroverde.<\/p>\n<p>Ze studeerde Kinesitherapie en Revalidatiewetenschappen aan de KU Leuven. Momenteel werkt Naomi als praktijkassistent voor de lumbale wervelkolom aan de KU Leuven en start ze binnenkort met haar Comprehensive Pilates opleiding. Buiten de studio vind je haar wandelend, lopend of op de golven als surfcoach.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Waarom ze doet wat ze doet<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Naomi&#8217;s nieuwsgierigheid naar het menselijk lichaam begon al in haar jeugd; zelfs bij de dokter of kinesist zat ze vol vragen: welke spier, welke test, waarom dit, waarom dat? Ze houdt ervan om oplossingen te zoeken en steeds meer het gehele plaatje te ontdekken.<\/p>\n<p>Voor Naomi is het motiveren en activeren van mensen essentieel. Ze gelooft in het empoweren van cli\u00ebnten om een actieve rol te spelen in hun herstel en hun doelen te bereiken. Het zorgzame, sociale aspect van haar werk stelt haar in staat om betekenisvolle connecties te maken en echt het verschil te maken in het leven van mensen.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Leuke weetjes over Naomi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Naomi is een echte &#8220;bezige bij.&#8221; Ze danst de week rond, surft in de zomer (of rijdt op haar waveskate als er geen golven zijn), en vindt rust in de bergen\u2014een liefde die ze van haar ouders heeft meegekregen. Ze luistert graag naar klassiekers uit de jaren 70 en 80 zoals Fleetwood Mac en Dire Straits, legt herinneringen vast met haar oude Kodak, en houdt van creatieve uitlaatkleppen zoals naaien, haken en haar smashbook bijhouden. Oh ja, en ze is een echte kattenliefhebber.<\/p>\n<h3><!-- notionvc: 98423b36-ca58-4575-8b75-940f1aae2d80 --><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy team--category-list style_badge color_link_inherit\"><button class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_8 term-28 term-health-nl\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Health<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Specialty areas:<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy team--tag-list style_badge color_link_inherit\"><div class=\"w-post-elm-list\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_8 term-202 term-algemene-kinesitherapie\" href=\"https:\/\/wavesleuven.be\/nl\/team_tag\/algemene-kinesitherapie\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Algemene kinesitherapie<\/span><\/a><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_8 term-158 term-dansers\" href=\"https:\/\/wavesleuven.be\/nl\/team_tag\/dansers\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Dansers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"[https:\/\/agenda.crossuite.com\/WavesLeuven\/l\/n5r4v5z5j454s2d4a444\/o\/54538444s2](https:\/\/agenda.crossuite.com\/WavesLeuven\/l\/n5r4v5z5j454s2d4a444\/o\/54538444s2)\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Book a session<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7567,"template":"","team_category":[28],"team_tag":[202,158],"class_list":["post-7564","teammembers","type-teammembers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team_category-health-nl","team_tag-algemene-kinesitherapie","team_tag-dansers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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