This is not a hobby that got out of hand. It is a method I first built on myself, then grounded in evidence, and have since applied to more than 25 people.
In 2017 I lost my brother, Florian. The years after were the hardest of my life. I went through depression and eating disorders, and it took me a long time to find my way back.
That way back was slow. I lost more than 25 kilos on it, and I found out that training, nutrition, sleep and daily habits keep pushing on each other. Fix one and leave the rest, and it doesn't hold.
I'm a historian by training, so I went looking for the sources. Since then my work has drawn on 443 scientific studies, and I've done several courses and certifications. I've been strength training for seven years and have guided more than 25 people to a lasting transformation.
Along the way I kept running into the same thing. The knowledge exists and most of it is free. What people miss is someone who connects it to their own life and keeps adjusting it. I can do that personally for ten people at a time. So I built an app that does it for everyone else, on the same rules I use with my one-on-one clients.
My company, FD96 BV, is a tribute to my brother Florian Dhaeze, who was born in 1996.
I am Timon Dhaeze, High Performance Health Coach and certified personal trainer in Belgium, with a master's degree in history from Ghent University. I am a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, registered at EREPS level 4 and a BAPT Nutrition Coach. I lost more than 25 kilos myself and then built De Bouwmethode, the system with which I have since guided more than 25 people. I coach fully online, wherever you live, and train clients in the gym in Ghent.
I obtained my master's degree with distinction, with a thesis on the historical prostitution of Antwerp. A historian in the gym is less strange than it sounds: in both fields you read patterns in raw data and separate what can be shown from what someone claims.
As a historian you learn to recognise patterns, dig for the real cause and never stop at the first answer. That is exactly the method I apply to your health.
A good coach needs more than enthusiasm. This is where I trained, what I am affiliated with and who I work with. Click through, it all checks out.
Master's in historyGhent University · with distinction
Specialised in the prostitution of Antwerp. Five years of learning to weigh sources, recognise patterns and dig past the first answer.See my degree →
NASMInternational Certified Personal TrainerSee my certificate →
EREPSFitness Instructor and Personal Trainer, EQF Level 4See my certificate →
BAPTCertified Nutrition CoachCourse completed →
Physical Coaching AcademyCertified after trainingThey featured me →How I'm connected to each of them is stated with their name. Each of them agreed to be named here.
General practitioner · Zwalm, Belgium
“His knowledge of anatomy is impressive. As a doctor I can confirm that his explanations are correct in substance and well founded, which gives a lot of confidence during the program.”
She trained with me as a personal training client. Her words come from her Google review of March 2026, translated from Dutch.
Manual therapy and sports massage · Wondelgem, Ghent, Belgium
Leung of Realignment treats me as my own therapist and we refer clients to each other. Realignment is also a client of my design and web work.
Registered sports dietitian · Ghent, Belgium
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