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Mylogenics in Haarlem: Activation, Release & Rehab

The Mylogenics method is Overload Worldwide's flagship, used for more than ten years by personal trainers, physiotherapists and health professionals. Remko Opdam is certified in all three modules and builds them into every 17-week programme in Haarlem as standard.

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In short

  • Mylogenics has three modules: Activation, testing which muscles engage, Release, freeing stuck tissue, and Rehab, rebuilding function.
  • Remko is certified in all three, which lets training and recovery sit inside the same programme.
  • A complaint is not always where you feel it; often another muscle group has taken over the work.
  • It complements medical care rather than replacing it: acute symptoms always mean a referral.
  • A treatment is also available on its own, without a programme: free pain check first (20 minutes at most), then treatment for €70, only with your consent.

What is Mylogenics?

The combination of neuromuscular assessment, tissue therapy and active rehabilitation, built into a training programme.

Mylogenics is a methodology from Overload Worldwide in The Hague, used for well over ten years by trainers, physiotherapists and health professionals. The core idea: training and recovery are not separate worlds. If you want to build strength without accounting for the underlying patterns of muscle recruitment, tissue tension and recovery capacity, you will build yourself into a corner.

The method consists of three modules that reinforce each other: Activation, understanding which muscles engage and which do not, Release, freeing tissue that has become stuck, and Rehab, rebuilding strength and function. Together they form the Mylogenics package. Each of the three is a separate certification with Overload Worldwide, and a coach who holds all three has a complete set of tools to combine training and recovery in one programme.

According to Overload Worldwide the method is still relatively unknown in the Netherlands, despite ten years in practice. For clients whose complaints do not clear up with standard training, or athletes who keep stalling on small injuries, the Mylogenics approach can be the difference between muddling on and real progress.

The three modules in detail

Activation, Release and Rehab, each with its own role in the programme.

1. Activation, neuromuscular assessment

What it involves: more than 50 muscle tests that map which muscles the nervous system recruits correctly and which lag behind. That includes origin-insertion techniques, muscle length tests and stress protocols.

Why this is crucial: if you put force through a muscle that is not being recruited, you train another part of the body instead, often one that is already overloaded. For anyone over 40, or with an old injury, this is frequently the root of the complaint. Before we load anything seriously, we know how the body works right now.

2. Release, tissue therapy

What it involves: techniques to free adhesions in muscle, fascia and nerve tissue. Old injuries, repetitive load and chronic stress can leave tissue literally stuck, which causes pain and restriction. Nutritional support for tissue repair is part of it.

Why this is crucial: for clients who have carried a "short back", a "stuck shoulder" or a recurring pain pattern for years. The problem is often not weakness but restriction. Once that is free, the load can rise faster without setting off the old complaint.

3. Rehab, active rehabilitation

What it involves: an intensive module with active protocols for strength, speed, endurance and stability. It includes proprioceptive training and sport-specific rehabilitation, unlike classical physiotherapy where passive techniques take centre stage.

Why this is crucial: anyone coming back from an injury or an operation needs more than less pain, they need a structured route back to function. The same applies to preventive build-up: stability and proprioception are the base that strength and speed can rest on without failing again.

Who is the Mylogenics approach valuable for?

Not something everyone needs, and for some clients the deciding factor.

This is for you if…

  • You have back, shoulder, knee or neck complaints that will not settle
  • You have had injuries in the past that "still turn up now and then"
  • You notice certain exercises have hurt, or been avoided, for years
  • You want to build strength and stability preventively without stalling every time
  • You are over 40 and want to stop small complaints becoming permanent ones

Not primarily for you if…

  • You have alarming symptoms (chest pain, loss of function, fever): see your GP first
  • You need a diagnosis for unexplained symptoms
  • You are due for surgery, in which case finish the medical route first
  • Your only goal is "losing weight", with no complaints and no preventive focus
  • You are looking for a passive treatment without training actively yourself

A single treatment, without a programme

Not everyone is looking for a personal trainer. Sometimes you just want to get rid of that one complaint.

My PT clients don't need any of this: for them it is already included in the programme, at no extra charge. But I keep getting the question whether a treatment is also possible on its own, without a programme. It is, and it works like this:

  1. Free pain check, twenty minutes at most. I test the muscles around your complaint and look at where the pain really comes from, because it is often not where you feel it. It costs you nothing and you are not tied to anything.
  2. Treatment, only with your consent. I tell you what I have found, and you decide. A treatment costs €70 and is usually done within half an hour to an hour. Count on two to three treatments on average; if you are free of your complaint after one, you simply stop there.
  3. Honest advice. If a muscle tests weak, I tell you what targeted training would add, and you decide whether to act on it. If your complaint belongs with your GP or physiotherapist, I simply say so. Something sudden like acute lower back pain or a locked-up muscle? That is exactly what you can come in for quickly.

Treatments are by appointment, at SportCity Haarlem Raaks in the centre of Haarlem.

Free pain check

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  • Muscle tests around your complaint (Activation)
  • An explanation of where the pain comes from
  • Honest advice: treat, train or refer on
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Single treatment

By appointment · only with your consent
€70 per treatment
Usually done within half an hour to an hour
  • Release techniques for muscle, fascia and nerves
  • On average 2 to 3 treatments are enough
  • At SportCity Raaks, central Haarlem
  • No programme or membership needed
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Mylogenics is not physiotherapy and is not covered by Dutch health insurance. For PT clients of Infinite Health it is already included in the programme.

About the coach

Remko Opdam, certified in the Mylogenics Activation, Release and Rehab modules

Remko Opdam, certified in all three Mylogenics modules

Alongside my main certification as a T.O.P. Trainer A, I completed all three Mylogenics modules in 2024: Activation, Release and Rehab. That means I can both train you and work on the underlying patterns holding you back, in the same session.

What that does in practice: a client who arrives with "a back that seizes up now and then" does not have to see a physio before we can start. We run the Activation tests, find where the restriction sits, use Release techniques where needed, and build from there with the Rehab approach. No months lost between appointments.

Important: I am not a physiotherapist and not a doctor. With medical complaints or unexplained symptoms I always refer you to the right professional. The Mylogenics approach is an addition, not a replacement.

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Mylogenics is included in every programme

No extra service, no separate billing. It is part of how I work. Not on a programme? There is the single treatment.

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Frequently asked questions, Mylogenics

What is Mylogenics?
Mylogenics is a methodology from Overload Worldwide, founded in The Hague and used for more than ten years by personal trainers, physiotherapists and health professionals. Overload Worldwide describes it as their flagship. The core idea is that training and recovery are not separate worlds: if you build strength without looking at how muscles fire, how tissue holds tension and how well you recover, you will get stuck sooner or later. The method has three modules: Activation, which is neuromuscular assessment, Release, which treats adhesions in muscle, fascia and nerve tissue, and Rehab, which covers active rehabilitation protocols for strength, speed, endurance and stability. Each module is a separate certification, and a coach who has completed all three can handle training, injury prevention and recovery as one. In practice that means testing, releasing and building happen within the same session.
Who does a Mylogenics approach help?
Mylogenics is most relevant for clients with complaints or a preventive focus: back trouble, shoulder, neck or knee complaints, injuries treated in the past, recovery after surgery, or people who feel structural patterns of tension limiting how they move. It also suits athletes and people over 40 who want to build up what their body can handle without repeatedly stalling on small injuries. A common signal: there are exercises you have avoided for years because they hurt, and nobody has ever tested why. The approach makes less sense if you simply want to lose weight with no complaints and no preventive angle, or if you are looking for a passive treatment where you do not train yourself. It is not a replacement for medical care but a complement: with serious symptoms I always refer you back to your GP or physiotherapist. During the free intake we decide together whether this fits your situation.
What does the Activation module actually do?
The Activation module deals with the neuromuscular system: how muscles communicate with nerves, and how we know which muscles are not being recruited properly. It contains more than 50 muscle tests for injury prevention, origin-insertion techniques, muscle length tests and stress protocols, plus reflex points for strengthening. In practice: before we load anything seriously, we know which muscles are pulling their weight and which are lagging. That matters, because if you put force through a muscle that is not being recruited, another part of the body takes over, and it is usually a part that is already overloaded. In people over 40, and in anyone with an old injury, that is strikingly often the root of a complaint that never quite goes away. I run the tests during the intake and the first sessions, and repeat them through the programme.
What does the Release module do?
The Release module treats adhesions in muscle, fascia and nerve tissue. Movement patterns, old injuries, repetitive load or long-term stress can leave tissue stuck, which causes pain and restriction. The module teaches techniques to free that tissue and speed recovery up, including nutritional support for tissue repair. For clients who have carried a "short back" or a "stuck shoulder" for years, this can be the difference between muddling on and moving freely again. The insight underneath it: the problem is not weakness but restriction, and as long as the restriction is there, every attempt to train heavier stalls at the same point. Within a programme, Release is not a separate appointment: I use the technique the moment tension or restricted movement appears, and then we carry straight on with the training. If all you want is a treatment, you can book one on its own, starting with the free pain check.
What does the Rehab module do?
The Rehab module is training in active rehabilitation. Unlike classical physiotherapy, which often centres on passive techniques, Rehab focuses on active protocols: how do you rebuild strength, speed and endurance after an injury or a longer period of restriction? That includes stability and proprioceptive work, plus sport-specific protocols. For anyone coming back from an injury, or building up preventively, this is the final piece. Recovering from an injury or an operation takes more than less pain. It takes a structured route back to function: first stability and control, then strength, then speed and load. Stability and proprioception form the base the rest can rest on without giving way again. The order matters: if a medical treatment is still running, we finish that first and pick up the rebuilding afterwards. In practice that means planning the return to load in stages, and only adding speed once your control holds up under fatigue.
Is Mylogenics an alternative to physiotherapy?
No. It is not a replacement for physiotherapy, and certainly not for medical diagnosis. I am not a physiotherapist or a doctor. With alarming symptoms, such as chest pain, loss of function or fever, with pain that will not settle, unexplained symptoms or an indication for surgery, I always refer you to your GP or physiotherapist, rather once too early than too late. What Mylogenics does do: it integrates recovery work and injury prevention into a training programme, so you don't need a separate physio and personal trainer. It works especially well for clients where training and recovery have to go hand in hand. If you are already being treated by a physiotherapist, that is no obstacle: we match the training load to what happens there, so the two reinforce each other instead of working against each other. Not sure where your complaint belongs? The free intake is the moment to find out. I will say so honestly if training is not the first step.
How is Mylogenics built into a 17-week programme?
During the intake and the first sessions we use the Activation tests to see which muscle groups need attention. From there the training programme is built, with Release techniques used whenever tension or restricted movement appears. For clients who arrive with a specific complaint or an old injury, the Rehab approach is woven into the programme from the start. The whole Mylogenics package is part of every programme, not as an extra service but as part of how I work. Within a programme there are no separate treatment sessions and no extra charge; if you don't want a programme, you can book a single treatment on its own. Seventeen weeks is a deliberate choice: long enough to see patterns genuinely change. Programmes start at €399 per four weeks, with a minimum starting period of four months. It always begins with a free intake. How often we train, once, twice or three times a week, sets the pace, not whether Mylogenics is included.
What does a single Mylogenics treatment in Haarlem cost?
A single treatment costs €70 and is usually done within half an hour to an hour. Sometimes a muscle releases surprisingly quickly, sometimes several spots need attention; you pay per treatment, not per minute. Count on two to three treatments on average; if you are free of your complaint after one, you simply stop there. It always starts with a free pain check, in which I test where your complaint comes from and tell you honestly whether a treatment makes sense. Only then do you decide whether to go ahead, and that choice carries no obligation. Important to know: Mylogenics is not physiotherapy and is not covered by Dutch health insurance. For my own PT clients this work is already included in their programme. Treatments take place by appointment at SportCity Haarlem Raaks, a large gym in the centre of Haarlem, easy to reach by bus and by bike. Sign up through the intake form on this page, with a short description of your complaint.
What happens during the free pain check?
The pain check is a short appointment of twenty minutes at most, in which I investigate where your complaint comes from, not just where you feel it. Using the Activation muscle tests I check which muscles are firing properly and which are lagging or taking over someone else's work. If a muscle tests weak, I explain what is going on and what the options are: a single treatment of €70, targeted training, or a combination of the two. Treatment only happens with your consent. Sometimes the answer is that you should see your GP or physiotherapist first, and then I simply say so. The check costs you nothing and commits you to nothing; either way you walk out with an explanation for your complaint. Bring comfortable sports clothing, then we can test straight away. Sign up through the form on this page; choose the free pain check option and briefly describe what is bothering you.
Isn't Mylogenics already included in a PT programme?
Yes, and that stays the way it is. If you train with me in a programme, the muscle tests, release techniques and rehab work are all included as standard, at no extra charge. Aches that show up during the programme are simply treated within the session. The single treatment of €70 exists for everyone who doesn't follow a programme with me: you have a complaint, you want to know where it comes from and get rid of it, but you are not looking for a personal trainer. That is perfectly fine, and there is no obligation attached. If the tests show that a weak or poorly firing muscle is the cause, releasing it alone is usually not enough; that muscle also needs to get stronger, otherwise the complaint returns over time. In that case I tell you honestly what training would add, and you decide for yourself whether to act on it.

Last updated: 26 August 2026, by Remko Opdam, certified in Mylogenics Activation, Release and Rehab (Overload Worldwide, 2024).

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How the programme works

From first conversation to measurable result, in fixed steps.

  1. Free intake. We talk through your goal or complaint, the rhythm of your week and what did and did not work before. You get a reply within one working day.
  2. Testing and baseline measurement. The Activation tests show which muscle groups are doing their share and which are lagging behind, and we record your starting point: strength, body composition and how you feel.
  3. A programme built for you. Your training and nutrition are built around your starting point and your diary, not around a standard template.
  4. Train and adjust. Every session is one to one. Where tension or restricted movement shows up, we use Release techniques and then carry on with the training.
  5. Measure and extend. Along the way we measure again. After 17 weeks the programme continues in 4-week blocks, or you scale back to maintenance.
The minimum starting period is 4 months, after which you can cancel monthly. The results guarantee applies if you attend at least 80% of your sessions and follow the nutrition plan.
ProgrammeFrequencyPriceResults guarantee
Introduction6 sessions in 6 weeks€499 one-offNo
Foundation1× per week€399 per 4 weeksNo
Transformation2× per week€699 per 4 weeksYes
Intensive3× per week€1,249 per 4 weeksYes

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