Hey, I'm Lena: Coach & Entrepreneur.
For more than a decade, I have been coaching athletes from various sports, focusing on developing individual nutrition strategies that enable long-term peak performance.
I regularly share my experience as a consultant for companies, clubs and sports organizations. I also develop concepts to implement my clients' individual goals.
Among other things, I am managing partner at wheresthefood GmbH and design sport-specific recipe books, info guides and masterclasses.
When I'm not working, you'll find me either on the golf or tennis court.
Would you like to unlock your potential, optimize your recovery or manage your body weight? Do you have digestive issues or other symptoms limiting your athletic performance? Then you've come to the right place!
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"I'm thrilled with Lena's work. With her cheerful personality, her versatile knowledge, and her holistic approach, she always has an answer ready. Personally, with her help I'm gradually achieving my goal of recovering faster and thereby increasing my performance. Lena is also an incredible asset to our team. She manages to support us optimally in nutrition — for example, by improving our match meals and ensuring optimal supplementation. Thank you so much, Lena, for your dedication and the joy you bring to your work!!"
Ultra-Endurance Events
"With Lena, I'm confident that I'm getting advice and tips from an absolute expert. Her coaching is extremely well tailored to me and my needs in extreme sporting situations. This gives me the reassurance before every new challenge that I'm very well prepared! Thank you, Lena!!!"
Para-Athlete
"Since I started working with Lena, my training has been less exhausting, I sleep better, I've lost weight on the side, and I don't feel stuffed. And Miraculena also has the recipe for a magic potion ready. When every athlete's nightmare strikes and you wake up a few days before competition with a bad cold and no voice, the lifesaving WhatsApp message arrives immediately. Competition saved; new personal best."
Taekwondo - World Championship Participant
"Lena helped me optimize my nutrition and gave me great tips for my daily meals so that I can perform at my best as an athlete. Thanks to her, I live more mindfully and pay attention to what I eat — I've learned what's good for me and what isn't. On top of that, I can always reach out to her when I have problems. I don't have to wait long before she already has a solution ready. Even when you're competing abroad, she prepares you perfectly. She's truly very helpful and I'm glad to have her by my side."
Gymnast - Olympic Participant
"As a competitive athlete, the right nutrition is a crucial part of performing well. Thanks to Lena, I'm now much more aware of my nutrition. With many helpful and practical tips, she helped me shape my diet to meet athletic demands. Even for tricky situations that come with competitive sports, like extended travel and hotel stays, she always found a solution for how I can give my body the energy it needs — for example, through well-composed snacks."
Fencer
"Thank you Lena — with you, I've finally managed to get a step closer to my athletic dreams and peak performance!"
Squash Player - European/World Championship Participant
"I'm impressed by Lena's dedication and her competent, inspiring approach. Having been in professional masters sport for many years (European and World Championships), I've encountered many nutritional approaches. But it was only through Lena's dietary adjustments that I was able to improve my fitness, endurance, and overall physical well-being. I look forward to our continued collaboration and I'm excited to see what else Lena can bring out of me!"
Golfer - Polish National Team
"I am a member of the Polish National Golf Team and I had a pleasure to cooperate with Lena during my student exchange at German Sports University in Cologne. I have to say that the consultations helped to progress with my golf prerformance, planning the meals better and understanding the importance of the right nutrition during the training and especially the recovery period."
Sport Shooter
"University and competitive sport demand a lot from your body, making the right nutrition a must. To meet the high energy demands, it's not about quantity but quality. Thanks to Lena, I now have enough energy to reach my goals every single day. Lena is worth her weight in gold to me."
Swimmer - Paralympic
"I reached out to Lena a few months ago because I couldn't manage my athletic performance and health issues on my own. She opened up a completely new perspective on the connections between mind, body, and health, and helped me restructure my nutrition to bring my mind and body back into balance and strengthen them. Both my athletic performance and my health have improved beyond recognition in such a short time. Thank you for that!"
CEO Happy Water
"Extremely competent advice. Above all, very authentic and personable. I could simply tell that Lena lives what she preaches 1000%. On top of that, her passion and enthusiasm for holistic nutrition is palpable, which built trust for me. I feel thoroughly well taken care of."
Fencer
"I had known for a long time that as a competitive athlete I should optimize my nutrition, since I often couldn't perform at full capacity during training. Thanks to Lena's support, this step came very easily to me, and I really enjoy optimizing my personal nutrition with her step by step. After just a short time, problems that had affected my performance for years were resolved. Lena takes a lot of time for me and is always available when you have a quick question in between."
Golf Player
"Lena has helped me to make sure that I consume everything that I need on a training or competition day. I have gained so much more energy and feel healthier. Beyond that I have learned a lot about nutrition. I am sure I will use all the information in the future to stay on track. Lena is kind and caring. She will always give her best advices at any time."
Show Jumper
"Lena has helped me find an efficient balance between training, competing and academics through nutrition. I am very happy with the results I have experienced and find that I have learned a lot about myself throughout this journey. She had given me many tips and much advice that I am sure to use. She is friendly, quick to respond, and I feel that I can reach out to her with any questions I may have."
Table Tennis Player
"Thanks to Lena, I've finally managed to feel comfortable in my body again. Since working with her, I feel noticeably fitter and significantly more capable. My concentration problems have also been reduced to a minimum, and I've started to think much more carefully about my nutrition."
Ice Hockey Player
"Lena helped me fine-tune a few more aspects of my nutrition. These were tips I hadn't come across before in sports nutrition. She tailored everything to my preferences, making the nutrition plan easy for me to follow."
"My goal with Lena was to strike the balance between losing weight on one hand and increasing performance on the other. This was 100% achieved. I'm very glad to have Lena's professional support on the #RoadtoParis."
"Through working with Lena, I've learned so much and was able to improve my performance in a relatively short time. Her work helps me in many areas, including sleep, training intensity, and maintaining a regular cycle. I look forward to strengthening and deepening our collaboration."
"Lena has a gift for translating her profound knowledge of nutrition and health into holistic, highly individual solutions for personal nutrition challenges with great sensitivity. Thank you, Lena!"
"Working with Lena over the past year and a half has been an essential building block for my athletic development. Since we started working together, I feel better and have the sense that I recover more effectively. It's simply fun to work with Lena! She's very reliable, always has helpful tips, and communication is super easy!"
"I'm thrilled with Lena's work. With her cheerful personality, her versatile knowledge, and her holistic approach, she always has an answer ready. Personally, with her help I'm gradually achieving my goal of recovering faster and thereby increasing my performance. Lena is also an incredible asset to our team. She manages to support us optimally in nutrition — for example, by improving our match meals and ensuring optimal supplementation. Thank you so much, Lena, for your dedication and the joy you bring to your work!!"
Ultra-Endurance Events
"With Lena, I'm confident that I'm getting advice and tips from an absolute expert. Her coaching is extremely well tailored to me and my needs in extreme sporting situations. This gives me the reassurance before every new challenge that I'm very well prepared! Thank you, Lena!!!"
Para-Athlete
"Since I started working with Lena, my training has been less exhausting, I sleep better, I've lost weight on the side, and I don't feel stuffed. And Miraculena also has the recipe for a magic potion ready. When every athlete's nightmare strikes and you wake up a few days before competition with a bad cold and no voice, the lifesaving WhatsApp message arrives immediately. Competition saved; new personal best."
Taekwondo - World Championship Participant
"Lena helped me optimize my nutrition and gave me great tips for my daily meals so that I can perform at my best as an athlete. Thanks to her, I live more mindfully and pay attention to what I eat — I've learned what's good for me and what isn't. On top of that, I can always reach out to her when I have problems. I don't have to wait long before she already has a solution ready. Even when you're competing abroad, she prepares you perfectly. She's truly very helpful and I'm glad to have her by my side."