About Us
We are women. We are strong, but also fragile inside.
We search for inspiration in strong women, who run ultra-marathons and long trail runs such as Lenka Vacval.
We admire Lucy Walker, who in 1871 wearing her favorite long dress and hobnail boots, as a proper Victorian lady, sat smiling on the Matterhorn. She was the first woman on this summit of this icon mountain.
We als admire beautiful and brave Vlasta Štáflová, the female Czech mountaineer and writer, who in 1929 climbed the Needle of Mount Patria hidden in the High Tatras. This unique needle of Mount Patria was later named for here, Vlasta´s tower.
Because through the years, women from different generations and locations have proven their strength and independence. And the strong women in Čičmany painted a white geometrical ornamentation on their houses. To protect them against the effect of sunrays. To keep them for the future.
And we admire Coco Chanel, who once said: „ Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.“
Who we are?
We are Gabriela and Valeria, two certified running and fitness coaches (Girls Gone Strong Certified Women’s Coaching Specialists®), power and hatha yoga instructors (RYT200® Yoga Alliance) and hiking guides.
We have developed an active programme (unique methodology VOWSTRIDE®), which is a combination of hiking, running/walking, fitness training, power yoga/yoga sculpt and workouts especially for women (special core training, pelvic floor training), relaxation and regeneration on beautiful beaches, and the energy of the so-called Blue Zone region of Crete.
All workouts are for beginners and slightly advanced women, for women who want to exercise, hike and generally be more active but don’t know how to get started. As well as for women who start again and again and don’t know how to keep going.
We will guide and motivate you step by step to fall in love with exercise and make it a regular and integral part of your life. Exercise is very important for us women; it helps us cope with challenging situations with ease and has a wide range of health benefits.
We have experienced all of this first-hand. We provide guidance on how we did it and what we did to move forward. We spread the hope that anything is possible and that each of us can create our own happiness.
We guide our participants (mostly aged 35/40+, but we have also had participants in their 60s) to exercise and eat healthily, not just to be slim, but above all to be healthy, fit, sexy, active and full of energy well into old age!
By women for women. That’s what we mean, and we want you to feel reborn after your stay in Crete and believe that travelling and sport can change your whole life. We want to help you become extraordinary.
Our unique methodology VOWSTRIDE® consist of:
- VOW Strength training
- VOW Power yoga
- VOW Yoga sculpt
- VOW Core and pelvic floor training
- VOW Coaching and mentoring
- Speed hiking
- Running and walking
- VOW Meditation
- VOW Breathing techniques
We are here for you.
Let’s VOW with us!
Gabriela&Valeria
